Thanks NolaChick!  Here's to a fantastic 2009!

2008: In The Beginning

Where were you on New Years?
2008? I was chillin' at my third floor apt w/a bottle of Piper Heidseck thankfully saying goodbye to 2007.

Who were you with?
Me, myself, I, and my two feline children.

Did you make any resolutions?
I don't think so.

2008: Your Love Life:

Did you break up with anyone?:
didn't date anyone to break up w/, the year was all about ME.

Did you meet anyone special?
No

2008: Friends and Enemies:

Did you meet any new friends this year?
Yes! :)

Did any of your friendships end?
Yes.

Did you dislike anyone?
Yes.

Did you make any new enemies?
I don't think so.

Did you resolve any fights?
Huh?

Did you have any regrets when it comes to your friendships?
No.

2008: All about YOU:

Did you change at all this year?
Yes!!!

Did you dye your hair?
I didn't but my hairdresser did! :)

Did you get your hair cut?
Yes!

Did you change your style?
Yes.

Were you in school?
No.

Did you get good grades?
n/a

Did you drive?
Duh, yes!

Did you own a car?
Yes, still do as a matter of fact.

Did anyone close to you give birth?
Not that I was aware of.

Did you move at all?
YESSSS!!!  Halle-frikkin'-lujah!!!

Did you go on any vacations?
Yes!  Twice, three if you count the Competition in Austin.  (Pssst!  Any cakers want to share a hotel room for That Takes the Cake this Feb??? I will be driving on my own, but am cool w/sharing a room)

Would you change anything about yourself now?
Just what I am working on - rediscovering my organizational skills so that I can get my new place spiffy.

2008: Wrap Up:

Was 2008 a good year?
It had it's high & low points...overall decent - and MUCH better than 2007!!!

Do you think 2009 will top 2008?
I sure hope so!  It's starting off nice enough! :)

I confe​ss that in 2008 I...
( ) made out in/on a car
( ) kissed in the snow
(x) celebrated Halloween
( ) went over the minutes on your cell phone
( ) someone questioned your sexual orientation
( ) came out of the closet
( ) had/have a relationship with someone you'll never forget
( ) done something you've regretted
(x) lost faith in love
( ) painted a picture
( ) wrote a poem
( ) ran a mile
(x) posted a blog on MySpace
(x) listened to music you couldn't stand
( ) went to a sleepover
( ) went camping
( ) threw a surprise party
(x) laughed till you cried
( ) laughed till you peed in your pants
( ) visited a foreign country
( ) cut in a line of waiting people
(x) told someone you were busy when you weren't
(x) partied to celebrate the new year
( ) cooked a disastrous meal
(x) lost something/someone important to you
( ) lied about how old you were
( ) prank called someone
( ) got prank called by someone

With 2008 at an End, Do This and BE HONEST:

Have you had any relationships this year?
Just friendly ones.

Have you had your birthday yet?
Yes

Puked at all?
Yeah :(

Bought something(s)?
DUHHHH!!!  Of course.

What are you thinking about?
Dinner

--Ten Things About Your Love Life 2008--

Do you believe in love?
sort of

This year have you ever been heartbroken?
yes

This year have you broken someone's heart:?
I guess, even tho' he was the one that assumed a familiarity that was not there and I blatantly told him there was nothing there.

This year have you ever fallen for your best friend?
Up until he stopped being my friend.

Have you loved someone but never told them?
No

Are you afraid of commitment?
No

Have you been kicked out of a store this year?
No

Have you shop lifted this year?
No

Have you told someone you loved them & meant it?
Yes

Whats your plan for 2009?
Carry on from 2008 and keep on moving up in my happiness and success and  strengthening my friendships old & new.  :^)

Silliness is exceptionally necessary at this time of year and thus I present to you something appreciatively pinched from Lord David.
W.

Here is the Washington Post's Mensa Invitational which once again asked
readers to take any word from the dictionary, alter it by adding,
subtracting, or changing one letter, and supply a new definition.



Here are the winners:

1. Cashtration (n.): The act of buying a house, which renders the
subject financially impotent for an indefinite period of time.


2. Ignoranus : A person who's both stupid and an asshole.


3. Intaxication : Euphoria at getting a tax refund, which lasts until you
realize it was your money to start with.


4. Reintarnation : Coming back to life as a hillbilly.


5. Bozone ( n.): The substance surrounding stupid people that stops
bright ideas from penetrating.  The bozone layer, unfortunately, shows
little sign of breaking down in the near future.


6. Foreploy : Any misrepresentation about yourself for the purpose of
getting laid.


7. Giraffiti : Vandalism spray-painted very, very high

8. Sarchasm : The gulf between the author of sarcastic wit and the
person who doesn't get it.

9. Inoculatte : To take coffee intravenously when you are running late.

10. Osteopornosis : A degenerate disease. (This one got extra credit.)

11. Karmageddon : It's like, when everybody is sending off all these
really bad vibes, right? And then, like, the Earth explodes and it's
like, a serious bummer.

12. Decafalon (n.): The gruelling event of getting through the day
consuming only things that are good for you.

13. Glibido : All talk and no action.

14. Dopeler Effect: The tendency of stupid ideas to seem smarter when
they come at you rapidly.

15. Arachnoleptic Fit (n.): The frantic dance performed just after
you've accidentally walked through a spider web.

16. Beelzebug (n.) : Satan in the form of a mosquito, that gets into
your bedroom at three in the morning and cannot be cast out.

17. Caterpallor ( n.): The color you turn after finding half a worm in
the fruit you're eating.

The Washington Post has also published the winning submissions to its
yearly contest, in which readers are asked to supply alternate meanings
for common words.

And the winners are:

1. Coffee , n. The person upon whom one coughs.

2. Flabbergasted , adj. Appalled by discovering how much weight one has
gained.

3. Abdicate , v. To give up all hope of ever having a flat stomach.

4 Esplanade , v. To attempt an explanation while drunk.

5. Willy-nilly , adj. Impotent.

6. Negligent , adj. Absentmindedly answering the door when wearing only
a nightgown.

7. Lymph , v. To walk with a lisp.

8. Gargoyle , n. Olive-flavored mouthwash.

9. Flatulence , n. Emergency vehicle that picks up someone who has been
run over by a steamroller.

10. Balderdash , n. A rapidly receding hairline..

11. Testicle , n. A humorous question on an exam.

12. Rectitude , n. The formal, dignified bearing adopted by proctologists.

13. Pokemon , n.. A Rastafarian proctologist.

14. Oyster , n. A person who sprinkles his conversation with Yiddishisms.

15. Frisbeetarianism , n. The belief that, after death, the soul flies
up onto the roof and gets stuck there.

16. Circumvent , n. An opening in the front of boxer shorts worn by
Jewish men

Thanks to NolaChick (who's page I pinched this from).
W.

In the year 2008

1- Did you kiss anyon​e?​​
No, not romantically.

2- Did you date anyon​e?​​
No.

3- Are you going​ to kiss someo​ne when the ball drops​ ?
Don't know yet.

4- Did you lose any frien​ds?​​
Yes, a friend of 14 years that let his ego supersede our friendship.

5- Did you gain any frien​ds?​​
I sure did, and some friendships became even better.

6- Did you do somet​hing new?
Yes.

7-​​Who do you love?​​
My family & friends.

8- Did you chang​e?​​
Yes, I changed back to me! :)

9- Are you happy​ with the year over all?
Yes, to be sure.

10- Whats​ the best thing​ that happe​ned to you?
Moved back into the city and had two trips to New Orleans.

11- Did you fall in or out of love?​​
Fell out of love w/the friend dude.

12- Are you happy​ the years​ almos​t over?​​
Yes, but I hope 2009 can be a great year, too.

13- Are you going​ to chang​e somet​hing about​ yours​elf next year?​​
Yes.

14- Do you think​ 2009 will be a bette​r year then 2008?​​
I'm w/NolaChick - a new president will be MUCH better for our country & our world.  And I hope to truly fall in love, but I am not holding my breath (unless it's a home in New Orleans...that could happen...ha!)

15- Did you go on a summe​r vacat​ion?​​
Yes, to "Tales of the Cocktail" in New Orleans (I highly recommend it).

16- Did you lie to your paren​ts?​​
I don't think so.

17- Did you get into a fight​ ?
Just an e-mail exchange w/the ex-friend.

18- Did you leave​ the count​ry?​​
Nope.

19- Did you have a good birth​day?​​
It was okay.

20- Did anyon​e in your famil​y get marri​ed?​​
No.

21- Do you think​ you grew?​​
Emotionally, yes.

22- Did you dye your hair?​​
No, but my hairdresser did! :)

23- Who do you think​ you were on the phone​ with the most?​​
Eunice, of course!

24- Did anyon​e sing to you?
No, the one person I wanted to, is no longer my friend.

25- Did you sing to anyon​e?​​
Gads, I hope not! ;)

26- Did anyon​e tell you they loved​ you?
Yes, family & friends.

28- What did you drink​ and eat the most?​​
Abita & parmesan cous-cous

29- Did you chang​e your top frien​ds at least​ 8 times​ ?
Oh, at least!!!

30- Did you chang​e your profi​le over 10 times​ ?
I don't think so.

31- Did you chang​e your defau​lt at least​ 20 times​ ?
Almost.

32- Did you get a tatto​o?​​
No...but maybe next year.

33- Did you vote?​​
YES!!!

34- Are you going​ to make a new years​ resol​ution​ ?
Meh, not so much, maybe a list of things I would like to do/achieve.

35- Think​ you'l​l date someo​ne in 2009?​​
It would be a (hopefully) pleasant change - but if he isn't a good guy, I hope to determine that super early and move on to the next one.

36- Where​ will you be when the ball drops​?​​
Possibly Numbers since it's close to home, but I wish I could be in City Park for "Pop A Cork" in New Orleans...!

37- Do you think​ you will make new frien​ds in 2009?​​
Of course.

38- Are you hopin​g to meet someo​ne speci​al in 2009?​​
I sure hope so.

39- How do you feel,​​ anoth​er year has passe​d you by?
Beats the alternative...dirt nap.

AAAAHHHHHhhhhh!!!  I am FINALLY here in my beloved New Orleans!  I woke up at 5 a.m.  (OUUUUUCCCHHHHHH!) turned on the news (such as it is...I mean, really, the local stuff is SHITacular) and saw many cars doing the electric slide into ditches/phone poles, etc...  I figured "eff that" and disgustedly went back to bed for about an hour or so. I really wanted to be out early, BCOD beeyatches, but it was not to be.  I finally got on the road around 9:54 a.m., the weather was damn near perfectly sunny, clear and cold - only to spend the next two hours not quite moving 19 miles...?!? 
Whiskey Tango Foxtrot?  Hadn't the perky ass weather dude promised by 9 a.m., all the snow would be gone and roads eminently passable?  Yeah, except for the poor schmucks that managed to catch the last of the black ice or whatever the hell it was and cause themselves or was it someone else a grave-entering injury...  As someone apparently did on I-10E at Thompson an hour or so before I started loading the car...  After having to exit the freeway due to the wreck, and then getting .. said scene of gruesomeness, it was smooth sailing.  I at last crossed the stateline into LA at 1:11 p.m.  The weather only got moderately murky as I neared Baton Rouge, lots of banked up snow and smeary surfaces on the highway.  I trod carefully there.  Saw a few roadside mini-snowmen, or as a friend called them when I described them - "Snomes" LOL!  I guess kids waiting for the bus at their rather rural bus stops made them?  Or road crews that were on break?  They were amusing...even at 80mph (yeah, I blew out the speedlimit - I burned 60 minutes to not even go 20 miles earlier, I had to suck up some time dude!).
As per usual, I mucked up the exit/turn to head to the BnB - but at least this time it saw me taking my first drive thru the FQ! :)  Ended up behind a mentally challenged/ill/whathaveyou cab driver who kept waving in reverse (I finally realized she was gesticulating at me) and she then started rasping about the law to keep 15' back and "No tailgating asshole!" and while she was berating me in her rearview mirror (and many folks were on everyone elses' tails - it was the FQ and there isn't a lot of room to drop back at 4:30 p.m., or ever) - she WAS HOLDING A DISPOSABLE CAMERA out of her driver's side window and trying to get a left-hand-held, camera angled at the side of HER van/cab flash just a pumpin' picture...  Yeah, if she got a viable shot - let her explain why it's all blurry and just my headlight...  She completely missed the irony that while she was trying to grate out another reason to call me "asshole" for tailgating, she was totally holding up traffic (missing lights, and now cars were all the way back up St. Louis to Decatur...) and trying to photograph as if she were Calamity Jane (or was it Annie Oakley?) taking a shot in a mirror????  WTF ever! LOL! 
I touched down around 4:45 at the BnB.  Got my stuff settled and then went w/the proprietress and another guest (who was celebrating her b'day) to "Celebration in the Oaks" at City Park.  :)  I had a great time, and I got to ride the Carousel!!! :)  (pics later) I totally missed the blanket of snow that New Orleans received, but I saw some traces of it.  The night was fantastic - perfect midnight blue and the stars were showing off. 
We met up with the proprietor at Liuzza's on Bienville for dinner, then swung around the corner for dessert at Brocato's! :)  Yum and YUM! :)
Then Mary drove us to see a funky cool piece of sculpture that was of scrap/driftwood and looking rather Viking-like ship and a Valkyrie. (again, pics later)
And now, having finally caught up on many things and doing a lot (which clears out tomorrow!), it's time for some shut-eye! :)
I love this city!!! :)
Hugs,
W.

(oh, I bought "twilight" on Monday night...yeah, worked three full days, and still managed to finish it this morning!  I loved it!  I don't care if it's 'teen' stuff, well written, and devourable, I didn't want to put it down! I can't wait to see the movie!!!)

Gleaned from Mizzet, a fantastic gal w/top notch hubs and adorable daughter!!!

What if you had a baby with the last perso​n you texte​d?​​​
not possible, it's my gal pal.

what would​ you say if your ex told you they hated​ you ?
"And your point is...?"

Name somet​hing you are doing​ tomor​row?​​​
Most likely going to Old Town Spring w/Holly - I feel a Puffabelly's cheeseburger & Shiner coming on! :)

When was the last time you had Starb​ucks?​​​
Yesterday morning...it was my 3rd S'bux this week...?!?!?  But I am totally enamored of the Espresso Truffle. :)

What are your favou​rite colou​r(​​​s)​​​?​​​
Deep rich jewel tones and black.

Are you named​ after​ anyon​e?​
Nope, just a tribute to a couple of songs of the time.

What were you to be calle​d if you were a girl/​guy?​​​
don't know.

Anyth​ing you want to ask someo​ne?​​​
"Do you know what it feels like to be overlooked/second banana?"

What is on your bed right​ now?
lots of blankets, pillows, batty mc battersons (my ugly doll) and quite possibly, Amelie.

Where​ were you last night​ at midni​ght?​​​
Dancing w/the Sandman.

Who was the last perso​n you gave your numbe​r to?
Lord David so that we can hang out next week.

What are you excit​ed about​?​​​
Going to New Orleans next week!!!  I miss 'my' city.

Do you drink​ bottl​e water​?​
During hurricanes...yes, but I prefer to use a Brita pitcher at home (need a new one, the old one died during 'da move').

Do you think​ you have made a diffe​rence​ in anyon​e'​​​s life?
Yes.

Where​ is your phone​?​​​
Just to my left.

LAST THING​:​​​

Movie​:​​​
"27 Dresses"

Phone​ Call:​​​
Jari

CD Playe​d:​​​
Moonlight Magic (bellydance c.d.).

Showe​r:​​​
Yesterday

Time You Cried​:​​​
Not recently and it feels sooooo good! :)

FIVE,​​​ Have You'​​​s:​​​

Dated​ Someo​ne Twice​:​​​
No.

Been Cheat​ed On:
Unfortunately yes, thanks guys - really - I hope Karma bites you in the ass BIG time.

Lost Someo​ne:​​​
Yes.

FOUR Thing​s You Did In The Past Three​ Days:​​​

Went To Work:​​​
Yes, thankfully I have a job to go to. 

Taken​ drugs​:​​​
Does chocolate count? ;) If not, no. 

Gotte​n drunk​:​
No.

List TWO Thing​s You Want To Do Befor​e You Die?
Have a real love partner, and my own successful artsy bakery.

So Far in '08:

Laugh​ed Until​ You Cried​:​​​
Yes!!!

Who Is The Best Hugge​r You Know:​​​
My late Grandfather.

Do You Belie​ve In Love At First​ Sight​:​
I used to, but apparently I need glasses, or romantic lasik 'cause I was wroooong (the people cite wendy v. chef, wendy v. navy).

Is your bed again​st more than one of your walls​?​​​
No, it's centered under my clerestory window.  

Have you ever been attra​cted to someo​ne'​​​s paren​t?​
well, my ex was a dad...so I suppose 'yes'.

Do you think​ you'​​​ve chang​ed over the past year?​​​
Oh hell yeah, and so much the better for me.  :)

Do you curre​ntly have feeli​ngs for anybo​dy?​​​
No. 

Would​ you ever kiss your best frien​d'​​​s boyfr​iend/​​​girlf​riend​ ?
I can't see where that would be a good thing.

Would​ you ever live with anyon​e on ur top frien​ds?​
Not that I can foresee, but I wouldn't mind being neighbors for some - oh the block parties/dinners! :)

Which​ do you like bette​r,​​​ myspa​ce or faceb​ook?​​​
I don't have facebook...yet. So I will have to go w/myspace until I can compare.

Have you hugge​d anyon​e in the last 72 hours​?​​​
Yes, saw many friends at the architect firm's party last night.

Who can you blame​ for your mood today​?​​
Myself...and it's a good thing! :)

Three​ days from now will you be in a relat​ionsh​ip?​​​
Oh, gads I hope not, I am soooo not tucking into a relationship at the holidaze.

What is somet​hing you wish you had?
winning, valid lotto ticket for a tidy sum after taxes.

Have you kisse​d any frien​ds on your top frien​ds?​​​
No.

Do you fall for peopl​e easil​y?​​​
Used to, but I can't take the emotional wounds. 

Would​ you ever becom​e a veget​arian​?​​
I don't think so, meat is too tasty when cooked right.

Who was the last perso​n you hugge​d?​
Mary's mom.

What was the first​ thing​ you thoug​ht this morni​ng?​​​
"coffee!!!"

From Draken.

1.
First off, what's your name?
Wendy

2.
Okay, but what does your best friend call you?
"Frund"

3.
Have you ever kissed someone with braces?
I can't recall, that would have been many moons ago.

4.
Who is the fourth received call on your call log?
I don't know and 'da phone' is in the other room.

5.
If you could change your eye color what would it be?
I don't know, a great sapphire blue would be cool, but they are currently a perfect shade of dark chocolate. :)

6.
What is the wallpaper on your phone?
My half-consumed Pat O's Hurricane from the "New Orleans Interview" weekend last year.

7.
How many pillows on your bed?
2 and a body pillow.

8.
Who was the last text message you sent to?
Prob Bob.

9.
Is there someone you can't stop thinking about?
Does New Orleans count? :)

10.
What was the best thing that happened to you last year?
2007?  Hmmm, there were many things that seemed 'best' at the time, that have since faded to nothingness.  I guess I will go with 'getting back out on my own and being a success at it'! :)

11.
Do any of your friends annoy you?
No, but a couple of them confuse the living peewaddle out of me every so often.

12.
Who's the fourth person on your contacts list?
huh?  Top Friends?  Or fourth entry on my mobile?  Whatever.

13.
When was the last time you cried from laughing so hard?
Oh, wow, it was fairly recent, but I can't recall exactly.  I can say that about a month ago, someone said I looked "happy" again...and I pondered on that and started smiling and feeling so happy, I cried - isn't it ironic? LOL!

14.
What school did you attend in elementary?
Westwood, Woodview & Lamkin...confused?  It was like I was a military brat, but I wasn't.

15.
Do you have a crush on somebody?
yeah.

16.
Who was the last person that made you laugh?
Does my cat Amelie count?  She's a delightful crackhead - hard to believe she's 5-1/2!!!

17.
Do you like Quiznos?
Yeah.

18.
Who do you make fun of the most?
Flat-out, consciously ignorant people.

19.
What's the longest you've ever talked on the phone?
Over 5 hours once...and irony of ironies, I don't even talk to him anymore, thankfully.

20.
Do you think you've gotten prettier since grade school?
I suppose. 

21.
Have you seen your best friend cry?
Yes, and she's seen me.

22.
Where did you last go out to eat?
Starbucks, hey, I like the blueberry scones, they are just dry enough and just moist enough. 

23.
Do you dance in the car?
Sugar, I dance EVERYWHERE when the mood or music strikes.

24.
What do you think of hunting and fishing?
if you kill it, you better eat/process as much as possible - none of that f*cking 'trophy' bullshit.

25.
Do you and your best friend act alike?
Not really, but we have been told we dance "old school"! LOL!

26.
What is a noise that you cannot stand?
My downstairs neighbor's LOUD ASS television (the bass notes of bombs/music/voices just reverb into my apt...AND her gorgeous, but JACKASS German Shepherd that growls LOUDLY and BOOMS barks at every dang dog that walks past the window.  Methinks she should either teach him to be less boundary aggressive or move to another apartment...AND GET a f*cking HEARING aid! :*(

27.
Does your mom vacuum early in the morning, when you're sleeping?
Um, I can safely say "No".

28.
Are your parents in love?
What's it to you?  Check w/them.  As far as I can tell, yeah.

29.
At what age did you get your mp3 player or ipod?
39

30.
Where did you get your last bruise from?
Something klutzy somewhere.

31.
Would you rather sleep at a friend's or have them over?
I would rather have them over - I have a mad obsession w/making breakfast for friends. LOL!!!

32.
Who is in your house right now?
Me and 'da katzenjammers.

33.
Have you ever thought you were gonna die?
Emotionally?  Yeah a few times...luckily I didn't.

34.
How do you like your steak?
Medium rare...anything past that and you're getting a sh*t piece of meat.  Well done?  UGH - might as well bypass the steakhouse and start sucking on charcoal.

35.
What do you smell like right now?
clean tee-shirt.

36.
Do you have a hard time admitting you're wrong?
Not really, I have actually gotten better at it.  It's easier and folks can't hold it against you later, because you already admitted it.

37.
Who was the last person you held hands with?
my now ex-friend Stephen.

38.
What shoes did you wear today?
My uncomfortable black heels, mayhap I shall shoe shop tomorrow evening?

39.
What makes you lose your appetite?
Bobby Flay, Guy Fieri, pain...

40.
What color is your laundry basket?
ironically - dirty beige, it's time for a new one.

41.
Does your mom make you wear a winter coat?
Um, no.

42.
Does it contain fur?
No, it's nowhere near cold enough down here for fur - not even when it's icy.

43.
Do you own any Hollister polos?
Um, no.  But my family once lived on Hollister...

44.
Do you think those stores are too expensive?
Yes, too expensive for the 'quality' of garment.  If you want me to wear your brand, you make it affordable and well-made so that I want to wear it.  I am no label whore.

45.
Where do you shop the most for clothes?
Dirty Coast (fab tees), Target & Kohls.

47.
Why do you do surveys?
They are my Mt. Everest - they are 'there'.

48.
Can you go on MySpace from school or work?
I can from work, but I prefer to use my own computer so that they can't log it!

49.
Do your parents have a MySpace account?
My mom does...?!?!

50.
Have your parents seen your MySpace page?
My mom has - but I don't think she cares for it...oh well, it's 'my' space.

I just have to take a moment out to vent about the excessively crappy/ill-thought-out commercials that are swirling through the digital (and waning analog) waves out there.

(this list is in no particular order)

1.  Progressive's "Insurance Store"-based ads.  Scary-eyed gal and bad copy...need I say more?!?

2.  Comcast's "Sam Houston"-themed spots.  Just when I thought the papier-mache' Burger King spots took the cake...Comcast puts a bad replica of Sam Houston in a cheesy track suit and on roller-blades and essentially celebrates the ignorance of our modern culture. 

3.  (is it?) X-Box commercials (or whatever system) where the camera tightens up on an individual's face (there's one w/a teen guy, a kid, a woman...) their face torques up and locks and the camera pans around to the back - the rear of the subject's head is MISSING and a little stage and helicopters and lights fill the void...it CREEPS me out.  It's disturbing.

4.  Yeah, I am returning to Comcast again - the effing "Slowsky's" commercials featuring animatronic turtles bitching about how fast broadband is...really!??!?
(and before I belabor the point too much further down the road - any of Comcast's spots are really lame)

5.  ANYTHING w/Billy Mays!  Really?  MUST you (this is to Billy) HOLLER at us?  I don't care if you were shilling World Peace, your delivery turns me right off of whatever product you are schlepping.

6.  Sunny 99.1 (local Houston radio station) - their computer-generated spots w/the extremely misshapen 'humans' just weirds me out.  I don't know why, but they just do.

7.  TGI Friday's commericals w/Guy Fieri.  DUDE!  Lay off of the peroxide for a year (let your hair regenerate for crying out loud)...put on some long pants and FOR THE LOVE OF (insert deity of choice here) take your damned sunglasses OFF!!!  If all you have is your spiked hair/cargo shorts/sunglasses on the back of your head...sit down and shut the EFF up!!!  You are not talented, you only have a 'look'.  I am sorry, that doesn't work for me, I require substance. And for crying out loud - CLEAR your throat and take a decongestant, I fear for your diners that they will accidentally ingest a lung biscuit you hork into whatever you are making. 

(Essentially - based on this list, I really need to appreciate my friend's conscious choice to not have a television, n'est ce pas?)

Okay - that being said - my Cake Goddess is on Food Network's Cake Challenge tonight, GO BRONWEN!!! :)

Wendy

Connection between you and the last person who text messaged you?
He's a friend

How did you and your number one become friends?
It was a "blond hair/blue eyed thing" - we were dating some serious fools who always said that. LOL!!! 

What do you really think of Starbucks Coffee?
It's alright, but I hate that they stopped having a Mocha Valencia and then the Almond Mocha...and that they haven't brought back the nummeh Chantico drinking chocolate.  I can make nice coffee at home.

What were you doing last night?
Being a bum online. :)

Are you a jealous person?
Hmmm is there a reason I should be?

Have you ever kissed anyone whose name started with B, J or R?
Yeppers - all three.

Where is your phone?
table beside me.

Are you jealous of your siblings?
No.

When is your birthday?
June 23, so just over 7 months.

Last time you felt bad about something?
I feel badly that my frund lost her job.  I hope that something even better comes along for her shortly.

Do you go tanning?
Heck no - I do what I can to cultivate my paleness.

If someone liked you would you want them to tell you?
I believe so.

How did you and your number two become friends?
oh, if only John Cusack and I were friends...how utterly cool would that be?

What are you doing right now?
watching "Love Actually".

Do you have a dog?
Not at the moment.

Biggest annoyance right now?
Comcast ads, Overstock.com ads!

When's the last time you talked to your siblings?
a couple of weeks ago...

Do you drink water?
Um, yeah.

When is the last time you saw number one on your top friends?
Last Saturday for her little one's 4th b'day. :)

Are you too forgiving?
it totally depends on what's applying for forgiveness.

Do you think someone is thinking about you right now?
Maybe.

Do you care if people hate you for no reason?
No.

What was the last thing you cried about?
well, it's been a while since I cried...but I did get a bit misty in Central Market earlier - my first visit back there since I moved away (and am NOW BACK!!!).

What are you listening to right now?
"Love Actually"

What are the last two digits in your phone number?
19

What was the last thing you ate?
freshly baked molasses cookie. :)

If you were a crayon what color would you be?
something rich & dark.

How is the weather right now?
Brrrrrrrr! :)

Who was the last person you talked to on the phone?
Mary

Favorite type of Food?
New Orleans!

What color are your eyes?
rich dark chocolate brown.

Do you wear contacts?
Yes.

Favorite Month?
October

Ever cried for no reason?
Yeah.

Last Movie you watched?
Yet again - "Love Actually".

Favorite day of the week?
Friday.

Do you like Hugs?
Of course.

What books are you reading?
trying to sort that out.

Do you like to travel by plane as opposed to car?
only if it's farther than a 5 hour drive.

How many pillows do you sleep with?
2 under my head & one body pillow.

Name five people who you talked to today?
Beth, Nancy, Pam, Tim & the clerk at MAC

What were you doing at 8 am this morning?
arriving at work.

What were you doing 30 minutes ago?
working on my bookcases.

What is your favorite board game?
Dark Tower!!! :)

What is the last thing you yelled aloud?
WTF??!!!

Have you bought any new clothing items this week?
No but I have bought some cosmetics! :)

If you could go anywhere in the world, where would you go?
Paris!

Okay, how typical of me -GORGEOUS day out today - from what I saw between the blinds.  Drop dead gorgeous - great temps, great light, great everything...I stay inside!!!???  And now that darkness has wrapped its cloak around me - I am all about getting off of my fanny and doing things...

I am such a creature of the dark - see, we're not all bad, but many of us are not solar powered! :)  LOL!

That's it - it's just a quickie - peace! :)

W.