heather did it, so can i. you can do it too, right in the comments.
FIRSTS
First job: babysitter and first real job where i got a paycheck, dishwasher at country kitchen.
First self purchased CD: pocketful of kryptonite by the spin doctors.
First piercing/tattoo: piercing, my ears, i was 8. it was supposed to be extra-super special to make up for the fact that they decided to give birth to sister #4 on my 8th birthday. tattoo, my little shy daisy near my right collarbone.
First enemy: sister #2, of course. who else?
LASTS
Last big car ride: does driving out to belle plain to see sister #3 count?
Last kiss: from an adult male? sometime around 1998 (or november) by a child? why sunday of course, after playing edward tonghands with cade.
Last library book checked out: probably harold and the purple crayon, i’m a buyer not a checker outter.
Last movie seen: an affair to remember. . . cary grant is number two on my dead-imaginary-boyfriend list
Last beverage drank: chocolate caribou cooler
Last food consumed: a goldfish of the i love the fishes because they’re so delicious variety and not the swimming variety.
Last phone call: FFJ on monday. the TTHM is out of town for the week and i must say nobody has jumped in to fill his absence.
Last CD played: the first shins album the name of which i can’t remember
Last annoyance: office politics
Last pop drank: diet coke with lime
Last ice cream eaten: karamel sutra
Last shirt worn: the orange one i got on
I….
I AM: extraordinary
I HAVE: to go to the bathroom an itch in an unitchable at work place.
I WISH: someone would make out with me on the fabulous blue couch
I HEAR: good life by weezer
I SEARCH: on google.com
I REGRET: nothing
I LOVE: boundlessly
I ALWAYS: sing along
FAVORITES
Number: 6
Colour: orange
Day: wednesday
Month: october
Song(s): i will dare
Season: fall
Drink: hawaiian punch
Oh Inverted World
FIRSTS
First job: Paperboy. I had 150 people on my route when I left that job. Sundays in February will never be the same again.
First self purchased CD: “Hello, I must be going.” by Phil Collins.
First piercing/tattoo: The back of my head on my parents “Child Devouring” bedroom furniture. I bled like a stuck pig.
First enemy: My elder sister. I still loathe her in a healthy way. (More for MY health.)
LASTS
Last big car ride: Taking Mom-in-Law to the airport 120 miles away because it was $50 cheaper that way for her.
Last kiss: On the lips? Last night. On the cheek? This morning (she hadn’t brushed when I left for work at 5:45am)
Last library book checked out: Reference material for school.
Last movie seen: At the theater? Nascar 3D. At the home theater? Indiana Jones.
Last beverage drank: Diet Mt. Dew
Last food consumed: Snickers Crunchers bite. (Blood sugar dipped a wee bit too low.)
Last phone call: Someone whose computer died.
Last CD played: A compilation I made.
Last annoyance: Someone’s computer that died.
Last pop drank: See above.
Last ice cream eaten: Cookie Dough w/Fudge. One freaking scoop.
Last shirt worn: The polo I’m wearing.
I….
I AM: The card in the deck of life everyone has forgotten about, but ends up the winner.
I HAVE: to get some gleep.
I WISH: I could go home and cuddle with my cats.
I HEAR: R.E.M. mp3’s
I SEARCH: for artifacts to piece my shatter childhood memories back together (see “my first enemy”)
I REGRET: not being brave enough to start my own religion.
I LOVE: without limits or preconceptions.
I ALWAYS: know.
FAVORITES
Number: even numbers.
Colour: Dark neon blue, almost purple.
Day: Friday (I’m in LOVE!)
Month: September. My birthday is the 5th, and I always thought Labor Day was a day off to celebrate my birthday. I still do.
Song(s): “The Goodnight Song” I made up for my wife. It goes like this: “GoodNIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIGHT! The End.”
Season: The time between spring and summer when it rains all the time and the lilacs bloom.
Drink: Diet Dewquilla Sunrise – Equal parts Diet Mt. Dew and Diet Code Red Mt. Dew.
well, i guess we could make out on the bloo couch when i visit, if you’re really, really desperate. 😉
First job; Carpenter’s dogsbody. Lasted three hours…
CD bought; Rush ‘Moving Pictures’
Piercing/Tattoo; none
Enemy; Nursery teacher, she was mean and I was meaner
Last big car ride; Does a coach ride to Leeds count? It was hell…
Kiss; About this time last year, it was soulless
Library book; Graham Greene ‘Brighton Rock’
Movie; Roger Dodger
Beverage; Tea
Food; Toast
Phone Call; ‘Sorry for forgetting your birthday dear brother’….
CD played; Hendrix ‘BBC Sessions’
Annoyance; My oh-so-beloved manager
pop drank; Lemonade
Ice Cream; Karamel Sutra
Shirt; the ‘lucky’ Gap one’ It didn’t work.
I Am; knackered
I have; a drumkit
I wish; infrequently
I hear; The bells, the bells….
I search; haphazardly
I regret; without changing
I love; solitude
I always; blink first
Favourite number; 13 and 25
Colour; black and amber
Day; Sunday
Month; September
Season; Autumn
Drink; Jamesons Irish Whiskey
it’s nice to see james from the shins stopping by.
First job: Babysitter (first real job where i got a paycheck was working at a bookstore)
First self purchased CD: Geez I can’t remember that far back, I think it was Beastie Boys Licensed to Ill.
First piercing/tattoo: Ears pierced at the very grown-up age of 12.
First enemy: My baby sister
LASTS
Last big car ride: 2 years ago to New York for a wedding.
Last kiss: A real kiss? December…
Last library book checked out: It’s like a nickel a day for 2 months before I remember to take the book back. Cheaper to buy. (Naked Prey by John Sandford, it’s like an addiction.)
Last movie seen: Breakfast at Tiffany’s. I watch it a few times a year.
Last beverage drank: Water
Last food consumed: Girl Scout cookies (Tagalongs because they’re the best)
Last phone call: Bestest friend Chrissy
Last CD played: Otis Redding
Last annoyance: Anything associated with my job.
Last pop drank: Pepsi
Last ice cream eaten: New York Super Fudge Chunk
Last shirt worn: Grey sweater
I….
I AM: fantabulous
I HAVE: the worst craving for a really good steak
I WISH: I could be understood by the one person most important to me
I HEAR: American Music by Violent Femmes
I SEARCH: on google.com
I REGRET: learning too late to buy 2 pairs of the better-than-sex sandals
I LOVE: to a fault (too much and too often the wrong guy)
I ALWAYS: make my own fun
FAVORITES
Number: 27
Colour: green
Day: Saturday
Month: June
Song(s): anything that makes me smile at fun memories
Season: summer
Drink: Mocha Frappuccino with Stoli Vanil
I’ve been meaning to introduce myself, and I felt like this was a fairly good way to do so..
FIRSTS
First job: mowing lawns
first job where I got a paycheck: manual labor at a book factory
First self purchased CD: Crush by the Dave Matthew’s Band (I didn’t buy cds until my senior year of high school (1996)because that’s the year I got a cd player)
First piercing/tattoo: ears, I think I was in the 10-12 age range.. can’t really remember. I can’t decide what to get a tattoo of, but when I do, I will be getting one.. small and on my foot… 😉
First enemy: my cousin, Angela
LASTS
Last big car ride: Fairfax, VA three weeks ago… I assume 200+ miles is “big.”
Last kiss: this morning
Last library book checked out: hmm.. the Hobbit I think.
Last movie seen: The Last Samurai – we watched it last night for the first time.. not bad.
Last beverage drank: Starbucks Vanilla Frappuccino
Last food consumed: Caramel Hershey Kiss
Last phone call: Saturday night I called a good friend at 2 or 3 in the morning (Sunday) because I needed to talk… luckily he was awake and willing to talk.. And his name is Rainer..
Last CD played: Jimmy Buffett’s Song’s You Know By Heart (yesterday- haven’t put a cd in today yet)
Last annoyance: not being able to find a close parking spot AGAIN
Last pop drank: Diet Rite Red Raspberry
Last ice cream eaten: generic ice cream sandwich
Last shirt worn: odd question.. same response… the one I’m wearing.. it’s a button up, striped, long-sleeved shirt..
I….
I AM: still sleepy
I HAVE: something fun planned tonight
I WISH: I could stop everything and start over sometimes…
I HEAR: clicking of keyboards
I SEARCH: google.com
I REGRET: more than I should
I LOVE: until it hurts
I ALWAYS: over-analyze
FAVORITES
Number: 7 (not just because it’s lucky, but because it’s the date of my birthday)
Colour: blue
Day: Saturday
Month: Late September
Song(s): Best of What’s Around- Dave Matthew’s Band, I Will Remember You- Sarah Mclachlan, These Are Days- 10,000 Maniacs
Season: Fall
Drink: a good beer or wine- if I have to be specific, Sam Adam’s Cherry Wheat is one of my favorite beers, and red wines are my favorite.. try a Shiraz, if you like reds
In case you’re wondering, I found your page at Wendy’s site, twodolla. About a month ago I read most of your backwash columns and I started reading your archives, but haven’t gotten very far. I think you’re a very interesting and talented person, and I enjoy reading about you. I’ve been meaning to send you an e-mail and say hi, I’m reading your blog, etc.. I figured today would be a fine day to do it. So if noticed that you were getting a lot of traffic from a vt.edu server last month or the month before, it was me! 😉
All right, I’ll play along.
FIRSTS
First job: Video arcade attendant
First self purchased CD: Spinal Tap soundtrack
First piercing/tattoo: Left ear pierced, age 13 (back before it was cool).
First enemy: None
LASTS
Last big car ride: Drove to San Francisco for a business meeting.
Last kiss: This morning as I left for work.
Last library book checked out: I haven’t been in a library for so long, there’s no way of knowing.
Last movie seen: Caddyshack.
Last beverage drank: Diet Coke with lime
Last food consumed: Ferrara Pan Chewy Hotheads
Last phone call: Wife
Last CD played: I don’t own any CDs any more.
Last annoyance: Traffic.
Last pop drank: Diet Coke with lime.
Last ice cream eaten: Moose Tracks.
Last shirt worn: Maroon pullover.
I….
I AM: tired.
I HAVE: too little time.
I WISH: American voters would wake up.
I HEAR: buzzing.
I SEARCH: for boobies.
I REGRET: nothing.
I LOVE: my wife and kids.
I ALWAYS: have one more drink than I should.
FAVORITES
Number: I don’t have one.
Colour: Blue.
Day: Friday.
Month: April.
Song(s): At the moment, “This Girl’s In Love With You” by Dionne Warwick.
Season: Spring.
Drink: Gin and tonic.
FIRSTS
First job: Ironing my Dad’s shirts for a dollar a shirt.
First self purchased CD: God, it’s been awhile…Sting maybe? Madonna?
First piercing/tattoo: Pierced ears, when I was 11 in Airzona for Aunt Kelle’s wedding.
First enemy: Becky Nolan
LASTS
Last big car ride: probably going to the cabin sometime last fall
Last kiss: hubbin, this mornin’
Last library book checked out: written on the body and the phantom tollbooth
Last movie seen: buffalo soliders
Last beverage drank: water
Last food consumed: hot tamales
Last phone call: work related – boring. non work related – hubbin
Last CD played: diva
Last annoyance: the dry skin that is forming around my nose because i’m blowing it way too much.
Last pop drank: sierra mist
Last ice cream eaten: eewww…ice cream is gross.
Last shirt worn: black t (which i’m wearing)
I….
I AM: lucious
I HAVE: a wonderful life
I WISH: i could eat and not get fat
I HEAR: the printer
I SEARCH: for myself
I REGRET: not making the first move in PT’s basement apartment.
I LOVE: cheese and crackers
I ALWAYS: leave ’em laughing.
FAVORITES
Number: 13
Colour: purple
Day: Saturday
Month: October
Song(s): Lisa, It’s Your Birthday (by Bart Simpson and Michael Jackson)
Season: Baseball or Hockey…it’s a tie
Drink: Wine
FIRSTS
First job: pulling weeds, baby sitting, real job: hostess at a local coffee shop/restaurant
First self purchased CD: uh I was an adult before cds came out but the first album I bought was Simon and Garfunkle’s, Parsley Sage Rosemary and Thyme.
First piercing/tattoo: Pierced ears around sixth grade.
First enemy: Becky Ruby and Cary Hemphill, they cut out letters from magazines and wrote two letters to my boyfriend’s parents and my parents telling them we were having sex and doing drugs.
LASTS
Last big car ride: driving from Colorado to Florida via New Orleans at Christmas
Last kiss: husband and daughter in a “mashed potato hug/kiss” this morning (she’s smushed between us as we hug/kiss)
Last library book checked out: The Epicure’s Lament; The Girl Who Played Go; Beachcomber
Last movie seen: at a theater Bend it Like Beckham, on tv Lovely and Amazing
Last beverage drank: morning coffee
Last food consumed: toasted bagel with peanut butter
Last phone call: with Vanessa giving her directions to get to our house
Last CD played: Lucy Kaplansky’s Red Thread
Last annoyance: parents who show off at preschool graduation
Last pop drank: diet pepsi
Last ice cream eaten: Schwans’mississippi mudpie sandwich
Last shirt worn: silky navy blue shirt with orange bambo leaf design that my mom made for me before she died
I….
I AM: still learning
I HAVE: two dogs, two cats, a bunch of fish and plants who require regular feeding and watering
I WISH: the US would follow Star Trek’s prime directive
I HEAR: my 5 year old chattering about the bugs she’s examining, the songbirds outside, the whir of the computer
I SEARCH: to understand and be balanced
I REGRET: not accepting the scholarship to Colorado College instead of Gonzaga University, Colorado Springs would have been far enough away from my parents and Gonzaga was too straight, causing me to drop out
I LOVE: animals
I ALWAYS: seem to pay too much attention to things
FAVORITES
Number: 9, birthday is 9th day of 9th month and birth year adds up to nine, add all three together get 27 which adds up to nine
Colour: betsy blue, sort of a turquoise
Day: Saturday
Month: Sept, but the greenery coming out this May is just amazing
Song(s): In Your Eyes-Peter Gabriel, any Joni Mitchell or Bruce Cockburn
Season: Spring/Fall
Drink: scotch and water, cabernet sauvignon, Tsing Tao
so most importantly dweebie. . . were you doing drugs and having sex with him?
So Dweebie, you were born in 62′? My closest sibling is my sister, born in 64′, then my sister born in 59′. No wonder your comments remind me of them!
I posted mine here. And I was born in ’62, too, Dweebie.
Well, to avoid lying by omission, my birthday is 9/9/54. Please think of me more in the type of Anna Madrigal, from Tales of the City, only not a transexual. But I do have a 5 and 9 year old, so they’re keeping me young. See what I meant about short term memory loss?
Yes Jodi, we were doing drugs and having sex, but my parents really didn’t want or need to know about it. I was using birth control. I think I’m old enough to have had you as a baby if I got pregnant then, in 1972. That would have altered the college choices.
So you 1962ers just consider me your big sister okay? Now I have to go read dainec’s things.
Hey dainec, you’ve got the Diane Keaton thing going on!!! Sounds like you’re young at heart too.
dweebie would it break your heart to know that my mom was born in 1951? she was really young when i was born.
I think she did a pretty good job with you, now you just have to believe it and keep sharing the good stuff she imparted. I wish I had the energy of a 17 year old to help me with my kids, but I think it was better emotionally for me to wait.
Ha! My eldest Brother was born in 53′. You’re old enough to be my sister.
My eldest brother (Brother #1) was born in ’53, too. I remember all about his Iron Butterfly and Grand Funk Railroad records. 😀
Hey, Dweebie, and thanks for the young at heart comment – being compared with Diane Keaton is an awesome thing.