a no-theme meme

A little meme I found languishing in my drafts. I changed a few questions, added a few questions, and voila, here it is. Short ‘n’ sweet.

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1. You have $5 and need to buy snacks at a gas station. What do you buy?

2. If you were reincarnated as a sea creature, what would you want to be?

3. Who’s your favorite movie redhead?

4. What do you order when you’re at IHOP or any other breakfast-type establishment?

5. Last book you read?

6. Describe your favorite school lunch when you were a kid.

7. Describe the last time you were injured.

8. Choose: Bagel or English muffin?

9. Rock concert or symphony?

10. What kind of toothpaste do you use?

11. What kind of shampoo?

12. Bath or shower?

13. If you could only use one form of transportation for the rest of your life what would it be?

14. Most recent movie you’ve watched at the movies?

15. What’s your favorite breed of dog?

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  1. 1. You have $5 and need to buy snacks at a gas station. What do you buy?

    Some of those cheese crackers with peanut butter and maybe a chocolate milk.

    2. If you were reincarnated as a sea creature, what would you want to be?

    Either a dolphin or a giant octopus. I would go for the smarter sea creature and those are supposed to be two of the more intelligent. Besides, it seems like it would be fun to be a dolphin.

    3. Who’s your favorite movie redhead?

    Oh, man, that’s hard. I tend to prefer comedies so I’ll say Lucille Ball (yes, she was in some early comedies but I don’t think she was a redhead at the time)

    4. What do you order when you’re at IHOP or any other breakfast-type establishment?

    Belgian waffles and bacon, but only if they make the bacon really really crisp.

    5. Last book you read?

    Last finished: “Larklight.” Currently reading:”Mass Observation in World War II” (about Britain during WWII)

    6. Describe your favorite school lunch when you were a kid.

    Peanut butter sandwich. I didn’t like the cafeteria lunches.

    7. Describe the last time you were injured.

    I nicked the back of my ankle the other night shaving my legs.

    8. Choose: Bagel or English muffin?

    English muffin.

    9. Rock concert or symphony?

    Symphony.

    10. What kind of toothpaste do you use?

    Aqua-fresh. I still am amazed by how they get the stripes in it.

    11. What kind of shampoo?

    I switch from time to time but right now the Herbal Essences that’s made for long hair.

    12. Bath or shower?

    It depends but usually shower.

    13. If you could only use one form of transportation for the rest of your life what would it be?

    I’d like to say walking but I don’t live close enough to a grocery store so I’d starve so I’ll have to say car. Or maybe a Vespa.

    14. Most recent movie you’ve watched at the movies?

    I don’t go out to the movies any more; too many bad experiences with rude people. I don’t remember.

    15. What’s your favorite breed of dog?

    Probably the standard poodle except when people do those ridiculous show-cuts to them. But I also like some of the “weird” breeds like that one that looks like a sheep.

  2. 1. You have $5 and need to buy snacks at a gas station. What do you buy? It depends on how long I have to drive. If it’s a short drive than mountain dew and little chocolate donuts. If it’s a long drive than mountain dew and unshelled pistachios.

    2. If you were reincarnated as a sea creature, what would you want to be? a dolphin.

    3. Who’s your favorite movie redhead?
    Catherine O’Hara

    4. What do you order when you’re at IHOP or any other breakfast-type establishment?
    eggs benedict

    5. Last book you read? Sin and Sensibility (wasn’t very good)

    6. Describe your favorite school lunch when you were a kid. to long ago, I can’t remember 🙂 I do remember my worst was when my mom made bread and we had to have sandwiches made with the bread…her loaves were like solid bricks! they never raised more than 2 inches or so and they were as hard as rock.

    7. Describe the last time you were injured. It was either when I caught a softball with my eyebrow or when I cut off the tip of my finger with my tablesaw. They both happened w/in months of each other and I can’t remember which came first.

    8. Choose: Bagel or English muffin? English muffin

    9. Rock concert or symphony? Rock Concert

    10. What kind of toothpaste do you use? Crest

    11. What kind of shampoo? Envio

    12. Bath or shower? Shower

    13. If you could only use one form of transportation for the rest of your life what would it be? Does this mean I can’t use the other forms of transportation for anything else? If that’s the case I’d have to chose a bike b/c I can’t see myself giving up being able to ride my bike just b/c I like being able to drive a car for long trips…

    14. Most recent movie you’ve watched at the movies? I think it was Mr. Brooks…

    15. What’s your favorite breed of dog? Siberian Husky

  3. 1. You have $5 and need to buy snacks at a gas station. What do you buy?

    I normally get Nutter Butter cookies and a Cherry Coke.

    2. If you were reincarnated as a sea creature, what would you want to be?

    A manatee.

    3. Who’s your favorite movie redhead?

    Rita Hayworth

    4. What do you order when you’re at IHOP or any other breakfast-type establishment?

    French toast (or if I’m at a Waffle House, I order a pecan waffle), eggs, bacon, black coffee

    5. Last book you read?

    The Memory-Keeper’s Daughter. Was it supposed to be good?

    6. Describe your favorite school lunch when you were a kid.

    White beans and ham with cornbread. We’d squirt ketchup into the beans. (shut up)

    7. Describe the last time you were injured.

    Two years ago I severely sprained my ankle and foot. I am JUST NOW able to wear certain shoes without pain, and
    it still swells when it’s humid.

    8. Choose: Bagel or English muffin?

    Bagels win ever’time.

    9. Rock concert or symphony?

    Symphony.

    10. What kind of toothpaste do you use?

    That Aquafresh kind that comes in a silver tube and is very foamy.

    11. What kind of shampoo?

    Right now I’m using Sunsilk Anti-Flat, but I’m thinking of changing because it’s tearing my hair UP.

    12. Bath or shower?

    Shower.

    13. If you could only use one form of transportation for the rest of your life what would it be?

    I guess a car.

    14. Most recent movie you’ve watched at the movies?

    Heh, I can’t remember! Some kid movie we went to see over Christmas, I’m sure.

    15. What’s your favorite breed of dog?

    I want a French Bulldog SO. BAD.

  4. I’m calling it the “freak meme” b/c I probably come off like a total freak here.
    1. You have $5 and need to buy snacks at a gas station. What do you buy? Soft pretzel, peanut chews, and a big bottle of water. Or if it’s really warm out I might chuck it all and get cherry/coke slushie.
    2. If you were reincarnated as a sea creature, what would you want to be? A clam, because as the saying goes, I’d be happy!
    3. Who’s your favorite movie redhead? Julianne Moore (I’m thinking of An Ideal Husband)
    4. What do you order when you’re at IHOP or any other breakfast-type establishment? Scrambled eggs, bacon, rye toast (dry), home fries. And lots of hot coffee.
    5. Last book you read? I can’t remember any I’ve actually finished, but the last one from which I just read several chapters was What Works in Schools by Robert J. Marzano. It was nice to read that not all schools are failures and there are ways to analyze them to determine the contributing factors and figure out a plan of action for any school or classroom.
    6. Describe your favorite school lunch when you were a kid. Well, we didn’t have an actual cafeteria, so usually I brown-bagged it, but every Wednesday we had “hot” lunches. Hot Dog Day made me pretty happy. As a clam.
    7. Describe the last time you were injured. My cat jumped on my shoulders and accidentally scratched my left shoulder. (She needs her claws trimmed. It’s a two-person job so I have to make arrangements.)
    8. Choose: Bagel or English muffin? Bagel, usually sesame. Man, I haven’t had an English muffin in years. If you find me a good milk-free English muffin, I’m there.
    9. Rock concert or symphony? Well, I said, “Never again!” after the last rock concert, so symphony. People don’t know concert etiquette anymore.
    10. What kind of toothpaste do you use? O.K., I’m weird: Crest multicare with whitening in the morning, Rembrandt in the evening.
    11. What kind of shampoo? More weirdness: I’ve had “hair issues” for a few years now (I think the ex-roommate put a hex on me) and still haven’t found one that takes care of everything, so usually I alternate a clarifying one with either DevaCurl Low-Poo or Ojon Hydrating Thickening.
    12. Bath or shower? Most days, shower. Baths are good at the end of a bad day.
    13. If you could only use one form of transportation for the rest of your life what would it be? I wouldn’t mind the train.
    14. Most recent movie you’ve watched at the movies? Expelled (Don’t judge me! It was really well done! The music was awesome!)
    15. What’s your favorite breed of dog? I used to be afraid of big dogs when I was a kid but once I met golden retrievers and labs I was won over by their sweet personalities. So, those two.

  5. 1. You have $5 and need to buy snacks at a gas station. What do you buy?

    1 hot dog, 1 coke, 1 candy bar

    2. If you were reincarnated as a sea creature, what would you want to be?

    a mermaid

    3. Who’s your favorite movie redhead?

    Maureen O’Hara

    4. What do you order when you’re at IHOP or any other breakfast-type establishment?

    Eggs and bacon (because I don’t normally make this at home)

    5. Last book you read?

    Callings, Finding and Following an Authentic Life by Gregg Michael Levoy

    6. Describe your favorite school lunch when you were a kid.

    Sandwiches: Peanut butter and honey or cheese and mustard.

    7. Describe the last time you were injured.

    I pulled a muscle exercising. Thank goodness, I’ve never had a major injury. Or stitches.

    8. Choose: Bagel or English muffin?

    If I’m at home, an english muffin, but if I’m out and can find a REAL bagel (not just bread shaped to look like a bagel), I’d prefer a bagel. With cream cheese.

    9. Rock concert or symphony?

    Depends on my mood. I can do either.

    10. What kind of toothpaste do you use?

    Something whitening gel something something.

    11. What kind of shampoo?

    Pantene for color treated hair. (ahem)

    12. Bath or shower?

    A hot shower with good water pressure.

    13. If you could only use one form of transportation for the rest of your life what would it be?

    My legs and feet. I never had to worry about matters of weight when I walked everywhere. Imagine that.

    14. Most recent movie you’ve watched at the movies?

    Enchanted. I’m not a big go-out-to-the-movies gal. I saw 27 Dresses last night, courtesy of Netflix.

    15. What’s your favorite breed of dog?

    I love puppies of any breed. Doesn’t matter. I’m really a cat person, though.

  6. 1. You have $5 and need to buy snacks at a gas station. What do you buy? – Milky Way Midnight and coffee

    2. If you were reincarnated as a sea creature, what would you want to be? – Sea Turtle – Fin, Noggin, Dude!

    3. Who’s your favorite movie redhead? – Seth Green

    4. What do you order when you’re at IHOP or any other breakfast-type establishment? – Eggs Benedict

    5. Last book you read? – Life of Pi, Yann Martel

    6. Describe your favorite school lunch when you were a kid. – Chili and Peanut Butter Sandwich. For some reason the peanut butter sandwich was so good dipped in the chili. Sounds gross today!

    7. Describe the last time you were injured. – A few weeks ago our puppy bit me so hard on the finger that it hurt for 3 days. Ok, not as exciting as when I fell down the stairs and knocked my head on the wall.

    8. Choose: Bagel or English muffin? – English muffin. Much more diversity with butter and jam, peanut butter and jelly or cream cheese.

    9. Rock concert or symphony? – Rock concert. Though, yesterday I took the kids to see the Oregon Symphony and I enjoyed it very much.

    10. What kind of toothpaste do you use? – Whatever is on sale – currently Crest.

    11. What kind of shampoo? – Suave

    12. Bath or shower? – Shower

    13. If you could only use one form of transportation for the rest of your life what would it be? – The Max – Our local “train.”

    14. Most recent movie you’ve watched at the movies? – The Spiderwick Chronicles

    15. What’s your favorite breed of dog? – Dauchsaund

  7. 1. You have $5 and need to buy snacks at a gas station. What do you buy? Bottled water and sunflower seeds. Unless it’s hot — then add an ice cream bar.

    2. If you were reincarnated as a sea creature, what would you want to be? I don’t swim and I have a slight water phobia so this question gives me the heebie jeebies. So I guess a turtle or some other reptile that could escape to land.

    3. Who’s your favorite movie redhead? Molly Ringwald

    4. What do you order when you’re at IHOP or any other breakfast-type establishment? Eggs benedict

    5. Last book you read? 101 Great Answers to the Toughest Interview Questions. (I just had a job interview and I don’t think I was asked any of those questions.)

    6. Describe your favorite school lunch when you were a kid. I liked walking home and having Grandma make me a bowl of Cream of Mushroom soup.

    7. Describe the last time you were injured. It’s been awhile since I’ve been injured. I’m not sure. My rats inadvertently scratch me sometimes.

    8. Choose: Bagel or English muffin? Definitely English muffin. Bagels are too chewy. I have a thing against chewy bread. And English muffins have holes for little butter pools. Yum.

    9. Rock concert or symphony? Rock concert. I fall asleep at symphonies.

    10. What kind of toothpaste do you use? Aim.

    11. What kind of shampoo? TresSemme Vitamin E

    12. Bath or shower? Shower, but I love an occasional bath.

    13. If you could only use one form of transportation for the rest of your life what would it be? As long as we are talking hypothetical, I would want a chauffeur. Not necessarily a fancy car, but I don’t like to drive.

    14. Most recent movie you’ve watched at the movies? I asked my husband, and we can’t remember. We almost always rent them. “Stranger Than Fiction” was the last one I remember, but surely there has been one since then?

    15. What’s your favorite breed of dog? Every dog I have ever really loved has been a mutt.

  8. Mmmmmm…. Meme…..

    1. You have $5 and need to buy snacks at a gas station. What do you buy? Probably some chips and a beverage. If I’m really hungry I’ll risk a hot dog.

    2. If you were reincarnated as a sea creature, what would you want to be? Laser-eyed shark with a missile in my gullet. 😉 If it’s a real creature, I think I’d be a penguin.

    3. Who’s your favorite movie redhead? Ann of Green Gables as played by Megan Follows.

    4. What do you order when you’re at IHOP or any other breakfast-type establishment? Eggs, sausage, toast. I’m dull. But I’ll get a skillet from Le Peep or grits if they have them.

    5. Last book you read? I’m in the middle of three or four right now. “The Thrill of the Chaste” by Dawn Eden is one of them.

    6. Describe your favorite school lunch when you were a kid. I loved pizza day and taco day. Everything else was just eh.

    7. Describe the last time you were injured. I pulled something in my shoulder just a few days ago, actually. It feels a lot better now. The last time I hurt myself badly was last June, when my back made a noise not unlike someone popping bubble wrap all at once. Rehab has done wonders but it will never be quite right again.

    8. Choose: Bagel or English muffin? English muffin, mostly because it’s a rarity for me.

    9. Rock concert or symphony? Depends on who’s playing.

    10. What kind of toothpaste do you use? The sale brand, mostly, but I like the Arm and Hammer stuff.

    11. What kind of shampoo? Whatever the Ladybug picks out, actually. Currently Garnier Fructis for long hair.

    12. Bath or shower? Shower.

    13. If you could only use one form of transportation for the rest of your life what would it be? I used to bike everywhere and I loved it, but it’s useless for getting to the rink or hauling anything or going long distances. This is rather an unrealistic question, so I shall say “Starship Enterprise,” since it can beam me and my stuff anywhere.

    14. Most recent movie you’ve watched at the movies? We saw “Forbidden Kingdom” the other day. Goofy and fun.

    15. What’s your favorite breed of dog? I favor the larger breeds, and for a while in high school my family had a Husky. Gorgeous animal. I think we’d get something smaller though, maybe a Welsh Corgi, which is a good compromise between large and small (they are the smallest working breed, as I recall).

  9. I am answering these before I read anyone else’s answers, so forgive me if I’ve copied something inadvertently.

    1. You have $5 and need to buy snacks at a gas station. What do you buy? A bag of sunflower seeds (dill pickle flavored, if possible), a box of Hot Tamales and a gimormous Dr. Pepper.

    2. If you were reincarnated as a sea creature, what would you want to be? A whale…that way you would be big and bad and no one would mess with you, but you wouldn’t have the bad rap of the shark. Plus, when you are a whale, blubber is a GOOD thing.

    3. Who’s your favorite movie redhead? Oh no! I can’t think of ANY. Hmmmm. I guess I’ll have to say Rupert Grint (I think that’s his name…aka Ron Weasley), since he is the only one I can think of right now.

    4. What do you order when you’re at IHOP or any other breakfast-type establishment? Skillet breakfasts if they have them, but almost no one does anymore, so I have to be adventurous…usually something involving sausage.

    5. Last book you read? Wicked

    6. Describe your favorite school lunch when you were a kid. Well if it was cafeteria food, I loved hamburger day. It was really the only decent thing they made. If is was a sack lunch, (which I almost NEVER got, only if there was a field trip or something, so my mom always made it special) I usually had a pepperoni & cheese sandwich, cheetos, some Hostess dessert thing (a Twinkie or Ding Dong) and the famed can of soda wrapped in tin foil. I loved field trips as much for the special lunch as the being out of school!

    7. Describe the last time you were injured. I slipped off a curb a few years ago and severely sprained my ankle. I was in a boot for six weeks, limped around for another six months, and finally had surgery to fix the damage to the joint.

    8. Choose: Bagel or English muffin? Depends on the day, if the bagel is flavored (jalapeno & cheese, for example) and what is available for spread.

    9. Rock concert or symphony? Rock concert hands down. In fact if the choices are root canal or symphony, the answer would be root canal. The answer is never symphony. NEVER.

    10. What kind of toothpaste do you use? Colgate.

    11. What kind of shampoo? Suave…why pay more? 😉

    12. Bath or shower? Oh, I looooove a good bubble bath, but have not had the “right” tub for years now, so I am stuck with showers.

    13. If you could only use one form of transportation for the rest of your life what would it be? Ohh! Something that hasn’t been invented yet, that can get me to and from my destination in mere minutes…even across the country to see my family. Kind of like the Star Trek transporter thingy. But if I must choose something actually in existence, a car would be my choice.

    14. Most recent movie you’ve watched at the movies? We hardly ever go to the movies! The last one was Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix.

    15. What’s your favorite breed of dog? A good old fashioned mutt…they are unpretentious and lovable.

    Fun meme! Thanks, Tracey!

  10. ricki — Oooh! Vespa is a very cool answer!

    sam — Catherine O’Hara is a friggin’ genius. I love her.

    Lisa — I think Nutter Butters are some of the most miraculous cookies ever. That peanut shape gets me every time.

    Kate P — I don’t judge you! I totally want to see Expelled.

    Kathi — /Seth Green/ Hee hee hee.

    redfish — I’m looking for a new shampoo. Is this Tresemme stuff good?

    NF — /so I shall say “Starship Enterprise,” since it can beam me and my stuff anywhere./ Hahahahaha! How did I know you’d say this?

    And I’m a big dog girl myself. That’s my preference. Welsh Corgis are little aren’t they? Aren’t they the Queen Elizabeth dog with the cute short legs?

    True story: MB and I were at an animal shelter years ago, looking around. There was a dog there that was part German Shepherd and part Corgi — basically, picture a German Shepherd body and head with little Corgi legs and that is EXACTLY what this dog looked like. It was so weird.

    MM — The jalapeno/cheese bagel is the King of the Bagels. And wait. I just went back and reread your answers. Your mom would make you pepperoni and cheese sandwiches?? Holy moly, you just made me so happy. I never knew such a thing existed. Could you grill them like grilled cheese?? Guess what we’re having for dinner!? And we will have Cheetos and we will have Ding Dongs and it will be — well, frankly, the best dinner I’ve ever made. Who’s with me?? God bless you, MM, and your mother. Amen.

  11. 1. You have $5 and need to buy snacks at a gas station. What do you buy?
    -A 20 oz can of Arizona iced tea, and 2 or 3 Cadbury dairy milk candy bars.

    2. If you were reincarnated as a sea creature, what would you want to be?
    -a manta ray

    3. Who’s your favorite movie redhead?
    -Julianne Moore

    4. What do you order when you’re at IHOP or any other breakfast-type establishment?
    -waffle and extra crisp bacon

    5. Last book you read?
    -KOKO, by Peter Straub

    6. Describe your favorite school lunch when you were a kid.
    -Fridays were great days, not only because it was Friday, but also because it was pizza day. I also liked “spaghetti day”(even though it was elbows, not spaghetti).

    7. Describe the last time you were injured.
    I was in the hospital twice last December for pericarditis, which hurt like a fat elephant standing on top of me, but I guess that isn’t an [i]injury[/i].
    I smashed my head on the concrete side of a swimming pool when I was seven. It was not pleasant.

    8. Choose: Bagel or English muffin?
    Bagel.

    9. Rock concert or symphony?
    It depends who is playing.

    10. What kind of toothpaste do you use?
    Colgate

    11. What kind of shampoo?
    Truefitt & Hill

    12. Bath or shower?
    Shower

    13. If you could only use one form of transportation for the rest of your life what would it be?
    Someone said chauffeur already. Me too, please.

    14. Most recent movie you’ve watched at the movies?
    I Am Legend.

    15. What’s your favorite breed of dog?
    Great Dane

  12. Well, I didn’t think *you* would judge me, T–but yeah, go see it. Really anybody regardless of what side of the argument he or she falls on (and for me I don’t know if I go for either side completely) would find it a good movie, I think.

  13. Sam2 — I LOVE Great Danes! There was a regular customer at Boheme who would come with his Great Danes, Buster and Simba, and sit out on the sidewalk. One of those dogs was always sitting in his lap. All 150 pounds or whatever. Such big drooling babies. I loved them.

  14. Tracey, I am howling at the picture of a German Sheperd with little stubbly Corbi legs. Just dying. And yes, they are the Queen Elizabeth dogs, the orange ones with no tail (though there is a variety that is darker brown, and does have tails). They’re sort of medium-small (20 pounds or so), active, and quite clever. One of our bridesmaids has a friend whose Corgi likes to herd people at parties – they find themselves all standing in one corner of the room while Jake watches them from the hallway.

    Maggie, I forget where you are in the world, but if you have a Le Peep near you, the skillets are da bomb. (A million percent yes! Blazing!)

    These answers are all fabulous and you are my best friends forever. Thanks for the meme, Tracey!

  15. 1. You have $5 and need to buy snacks at a gas station. What do you buy?
    Giant Sweetarts, Nerds, one of those disgustingly huge gas station pickles, and a bottle of Aquafina. If I have any money left over, Super Bubble bubble gum (apple and grape).
    2. If you were reincarnated as a sea creature, what would you want to be?
    An electric eel. With all that electricity shooting through me, I might not notice when I have seizures. That’d be cool.
    3. Who’s your favorite movie redhead?
    Julianne Moore.
    4. What do you order when you’re at IHOP or any other breakfast-type establishment?
    I don’t go to those anymore. But when I did, pancakes and hashbrowns.
    5. Last book you read?
    Currently rereading Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows and then moving on to something else for a while, maybe non-fiction about Russia. I really need to stop the madness with the Harry Potter. Also reading the Bible and the Reagan Diaries.
    6. Describe your favorite school lunch when you were a kid.
    Pizza. I scraped all the cheese and sauce off and then put corn on my crust and ate it. Sometimes I ate the cheese and sauce later. But not the high school pizza. They had pizza boats in high school, and I preferred the wedges.
    7. Describe the last time you were injured.
    Well. I was trying to open a bottle of wine, and I pinched my thumb HARD in the corkscrew. It bled in a little circle and hurt like the dickens. I whimpered a lot. And previous to that, it was the big toe incident.
    8. Choose: Bagel or English muffin?
    Bagel covered in dried onions or garlic or something non-breakfasty. But NOT Asiago Cheese. It tastes like barf.
    9. Rock concert or symphony?
    Both.
    10. What kind of toothpaste do you use?
    Tom’s of Maine baking soda toothpaste.
    11. What kind of shampoo?
    Garnier Fructis.
    12. Bath or shower?
    Usually shower with the occasional epsom salts bath thrown in.
    13. If you could only use one form of transportation for the rest of your life what would it be?
    SUV with 4WD. Or a hover board.
    14. Most recent movie you’ve watched at the movies?
    Hmm. Umm. I think it was 3:10 to Yuma, but I can’t remember. But I do know what I’m seeing next at the movies. Iron Man.
    15. What’s your favorite breed of dog?
    Large mutts.

  16. sarahk — So lemme get this straight: You had corn pizza? Pizza crust with everything else scraped off and corn added? You are hilarious. Also: What is a pizza BOAT? Please enlighten.

    Oh, and Iron Man? I am so there! It just looks like fun.

  17. I think the best part of Tracey’s questionnaires is reading everybody’s answers and seeing how few questions you need to guess who the respondent is.

  18. 1. You have $5 and need to buy snacks at a gas station. What do you buy?
    Smartfood, a 20 oz. Regular Coke and a Milky Way
    2. If you were reincarnated as a sea creature, what would you want to be?
    Coral
    3. Who’s your favorite movie redhead?
    Old School: Katherine Hepburn, with Lucille Ball right behind. Today: Julianne Moore
    4. What do you order when you’re at IHOP or any other breakfast-type establishment?
    Eggs, scrambled; bacon, hash browns, toast, tea.
    5. Last book you read? Love Among the Ruins by Angela Thirkell
    6. Describe your favorite school lunch when you were a kid.
    Brought from home: meatloaf sandwich, potato chips, Toll House cookies, milk.
    Bought at school: fish sticks, tomato soup with Goldfish crackers, a Flying Saucer, milk. This cost 55 cents. It was way before most of you were born, m’kay?
    7. Describe the last time you were injured. Squeam alert.
    I almost severed the pad of my left thumb completely off, chopping veggies.
    8. Choose: Bagel or English muffin? English muffin
    9. Rock concert or symphony? Symphony
    10. What kind of toothpaste do you use? Closeup, the red kind
    11. What kind of shampoo? What’s in the shower?
    12. Bath or shower? Bath
    13. If you could only use one form of transportation for the rest of your life what would it be? Automobile
    14. Most recent movie you’ve watched at the movies? National Treasure II
    15. What’s your favorite breed of dog? Something calm. More of a cat person.

  19. Tracey…grilling the pepperoni and cheese sandwich is inspired! We are not going to be home much this weekend, but I’m trying that Sunday night fo’ sho’! Enjoy your dinner tonight…don’t forget to wrap your beverage in tin foil, just to complete the mood.

    Nightfly…Le Peep! I remember these from when I lived in New Mexico! They were teh awesome. We don’t have them here. Lookout…I’m coming to visit!!

  20. Lisa- yes, it was supposed to be good. I thought it started out well and then kind of petered out.
    A deep and serious question- seeing as how there are only about what? 12? 15? stories in the world, has anyone else gotten tired of reading b/c you know where the story is going?
    Nowadays, it takes someone telling the story in an awfully good or novel way to catch and keep my attention.
    Ditto modern movies.

  21. Sal — Oooh, school fish sticks were always da bomb!

    MM — You know how you butter the outside of the bread for a grilled cheese? What if — for your pepperoni grilled cheese — you buttered it, then sprinkled Parmesan on the buttered part, THEN grilled it? I’ve done this before with regular grilled cheese. It’s YUM.

    Kate P — I always do that too. See if I can guess whose answers they are before I get to the end. ‘Sfun. I just adore the minutiae we talk about ’round here sometimes. 😉

  22. 1. You have $5 and need to buy snacks at a gas station. What do you buy?

    Coffee & jelly-filled donuts

    2. If you were reincarnated as a sea creature, what would you want to be?

    Star fish

    3. Who’s your favorite movie redhead?

    Rita Hayworth

    4. What do you order when you’re at IHOP or any other breakfast-type establishment?

    The Breakfast Buffet for sure

    5. Last book you read?

    The Gettysburg Gospel. It is a facinating study of the aftermath of the battle and Lincoln’s address.

    6. Describe your favorite school lunch when you were a kid.

    It had to be any lunch where they served rolls with honey butter.

    7. Describe the last time you were injured.

    8. Choose: Bagel or English muffin?

    English muffin

    9. Rock concert or symphony?

    Symphony

    10. What kind of toothpaste do you use?

    Crest

    11. What kind of shampoo?

    Whatever the wife buys

    12. Bath or shower?

    Shower

    13. If you could only use one form of transportation for the rest of your life what would it be?

    the train

    14. Most recent movie you’ve watched at the movies?

    I think it was The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe. Don’t get to the movies much.

    15. What’s your favorite breed of dog?

    Lab-Shep mix

  23. 1. You have $5 and need to buy snacks at a gas station. What do you buy?

    Ginger ale, chex mix (the original brand), and the pizza “Combos”. I adore Combos.

    2. If you were reincarnated as a sea creature, what would you want to be?

    A shark

    3. Who’s your favorite movie redhead?

    Maureen O’Hara

    4. What do you order when you’re at IHOP or any other breakfast-type establishment?

    Scrambled eggs, homefries, bacon, toast, coffee, large OJ

    5. Last book you read?

    That Night, by Alice McDermott

    6. Describe your favorite school lunch when you were a kid.

    I loved ham sandwiches. I ate them every day. Which is one of the reasons why I can no longer eat ham. I had one too many ham sandwiches as a kid, I guess.

    7. Describe the last time you were injured.

    Probably falling on an icy sidewalk or something

    8. Choose: Bagel or English muffin?

    Bagel

    9. Rock concert or symphony?

    rock concert

    10. What kind of toothpaste do you use?

    I am agnostic. I usually buy Colgate but I don’t stress about it – I have no brand loyalty.

    11. What kind of shampoo?

    I buy shampoo through Melaleuca, this online store where I get all my household items.

    12. Bath or shower?

    Shower

    13. If you could only use one form of transportation for the rest of your life what would it be?

    A private jet

    14. Most recent movie you’ve watched at the movies?

    I think it was the documentary The Cool School

    15. What’s your favorite breed of dog?

    German shepherd

  24. Sal, I thought the book was okay. I mean, I cried and all at the end, but it seemed a little, oh, I don’t know, TELEGRAPHED. There was really no other way it could’ve ended, was there?

    And could the writer have used MORE florid language? It seemed like sometimes she just vomited up the thesaurus onto the page.

  25. 1. You have $5 and need to buy snacks at a gas station. What do you buy?

    Chips and chocolate milk

    2. If you were reincarnated as a sea creature, what would you want to be?

    Dolphin

    3. Who’s your favorite movie redhead?

    Nicole Kidman

    4. What do you order when you’re at IHOP or any other breakfast-type establishment?

    Eggs over easy, home fries, lots of bacon, oj

    5. Last book you read?

    Epicenter

    6. Describe your favorite school lunch when you were a kid.

    Mac/cheese

    7. Describe the last time you were injured.

    Torn rotator cuff

    8. Choose: Bagel or English muffin?

    Onion bagel w/ cream cheese

    9. Rock concert or symphony?

    Symphony

    10. What kind of toothpaste do you use?

    Crest

    11. What kind of shampoo?

    Arbonne

    12. Bath or shower?

    Depends if I’m in a hurry…usually shower

    13. If you could only use one form of transportation for the rest of your life what would it be?

    Train

    14. Most recent movie you’ve watched at the movies?

    I don’t remember. It’s been a while!

    15. What’s your favorite breed of dog?

    One that doesn’t shed

    I, too, have seen a shepherd/corgi mix. Strangest dog I’ve ever seen. Looked like a shepherd dwarf.

  26. Sven — You had rolls with honey butter?? Get out!! That is amazing. I’m completely jealous.

    sheila — MB was obsessed with ham as a kid. (Uhm, still is, much to my non-ham-making chagrin.) As the legend goes, at a long ago party, little MB was placed in his high chair near the sliced ham. Later, he was caught with fistfuls of ham, devouring them like a monster and crying, “DELICIOUS!”

    One of his first words, actually.

    When he was removed from the ham area, he had a complete fit. Started screaming, “HAAAAAAAM! HAAAAAAM!” and banging his hands down on his high chair table.

    This is still pretty much what happens whenever he has ham.

    Olga — I can still picture that dog. He was all catawumpus. Poor thing.

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