1. Your thoughts on hunting?
I can see the need to go hunting if a person absolutely has to, but I don’t see the point in shooting animals as a “sport.”
2. Swine Flu vaccine… will you get it?
No
3. What is one job/profession that you think there are just too many of?
Lawyers
4. I want to go on a diet, what advice will you offer me?
Cutting back on soda and eating smaller portions of food is the easiest way to “diet” without dieting and denying yourself of the things you enjoy.
5. You are going out on a date with someone for the very first time. When you get into their car, you see a box of condoms on the floor. What do you do?
I wouldn’t mention anything to the person directly about what I saw. I wouldn’t want to embarrass the person or make a big deal over something that could mean nothing; however, I would be cautious the rest of the evening.
6. Name something in your bathroom that shouldn’t be there.
That shouldn’t be there? Well, the occasional magazine, I guess. That’s the most out of place thing that I can think of.
7. What was your Kindergarten teacher like?
She was very kind. I remember doing a lot of fun things in kindergarten, like making applesauce, having a mock first Thanksgiving feast in the classroom, and watching baby chicks hatch.
8. What kind of oil do you use when you cook?
Depends on what I’m cooking, how I’m cooking (frying, baking, etc.), and what I have on hand…
9. If someone takes an unflattering picture of you and posts it online, do you beg them to take it down or do you laugh at yourself with everyone else?
It depends on how unflattering it is.
10. What brand of dishwashing soap do you use?
We change brands every so often.
From: Thursday Thunks
“So here today I present to you an Unread Books Challenge. Give me the list or take a picture of all the books you have stacked on your bedside table, hidden under the bed or standing in your shelf – the books you have not read, but keep meaning to. The books that begin to weigh on your mind. The books that make you cover your ears in conversation and say, ‘No! Don’t give me another book to read! I can’t finish the ones I have!’”
- Meyer, Stephenie – Twilight Read, need to give it back to my friend
- Max, B. Delores – Dumped Still haven’t read
- Buford, Bill – Heat Reading, still haven’t finished
- Palahniuk, Chuck – Invisible Monsters Reading for the 5th time
- Ellis, Robert – City of Fire Still haven’t read
- Kamp, David – The United States of Arugula Read a few pages, then stopped
- Ehrenreich, Barbara – Nickel and Dimed Read a chapter, then stopped
- Mastrosimone, William – Extremities Read a few times
- Ibsen, Henrik – A Doll’s House Read a few times
- Suduko and word search books from the dollar store lol!
Do you keep all your unread books together, like books in a waiting room? Or are they scattered throughout your shelves, mingling like party-goers waiting for the host to come along?
I have books on a bookshelf in my computer room, several boxes of books hidden away in the garage or basement, and bags of paperbacks that my aunt gave me stashed in my room. I’ll go through them every now and again to select books that I want to read or re-read, and I’ll add them to the stack of books in my nightstand.
From: Booking Through Thursday
Which do you prefer? (Quick answers–we’ll do more detail at some later date)
Reading something frivolous or something serious? Serious.
Paperbacks or hardcovers? Paperbacks.
Fiction or Nonfiction? Depends on the book and subject, but generally fiction.
Poetry or Prose? Poetry.
Biographies or Autobiographies? Autobiographies.
History or Historical Fiction? History.
Series or Stand-alones? Stand-alones.
Classics or best-sellers? Best-sellers.
Lurid, fruity prose or straight-forward, basic prose? Lurid & fruity.
Plots or Stream-of-Consciousness? Plots.
Long books or Short? Short-ish.
Illustrated or Non-illustrated? Non-illustrated.
Borrowed or Owned? Owned.
New or Used? Used, if in good condition.
From: Booking Through Thursday
Do you read celebrity memoirs?
If they are interesting enough, I will read them.
Which ones have you read or do you want to read?
Giggle if you must, but a few years ago I read Marylin Manson’s autobiography, The Long Hard Road Out Of Hell, and it was pretty entertaining. I also read Pamela Anderson’s “Star” novels that are loosely based off of her life, and they were also entertaining.
I would like to read Anthony Kiedis’ memoir, Scar Tissue, and I’m also curious to read Jenna Jameson’s memoir, How to Make Love Like a Porn Star: A Cautionary Tale. I have watched the E! true life story episode about Jenna Jameson several times and think it’s something how she went from being just another stripper to the “queen” of porn. Say what you want about pornography, but look at the empire she has built in the industry (several books, DVDs, and websites; a product line; partnerships with other models and companies…) and then try to tell me that she isn’t one hell of a businesswoman…
Which nonexistent celebrity memoirs would you like to see?
Maynard James Keenan. I would be curious to read what he has to say.
From: Booking Through Thursday
1. Do you like iTunes? Why/why not? What do you think of the iTunes store maybe going away? Does it matter to you? Why/why not?
At first, I didn’t like using iTunes and was a hardcore Winamp user, but I grew to like iTunes and the features that came with it. Admittedly, I haven’t purchased a lot of songs from the iTunes store; I didn’t hear that it might be “going away,” though, so I am going to have to check into that and see what that rumor is all about…
2. How do you get your music these days (torrents, iTunes, Amazon, record store, other)? What’s your preferred method of media (mp3s, cd, vinyl)? Why?
I am an avid XM Radio subscriber and listener. Even though some XM stations are streamed to the internet and available for subscribers to listen to on their computers, it is still something I mainly listen to while in the car. Otherwise, I have a huge iPod playlist that I listen to (and need to update as soon as I hook up the additional hard drive that I have laying around) when I work out (approximately two times a year) or when I can remember to charge and bring my iPod with me. I still occasionally burn CDs to listen to in the car – when my damn CD player doesn’t skip because it needs one of those cleaning discs, or because the CD-Rs are cheap.
3. Do you play any Rock Band or Guitar Hero? What do you think of downloadable content? More specifically, what do you think of downloading entire albums to play when you’ve already bought the CD in the past?
I love both Rock Band (RB) and Guitar Hero (GH), but I am partial to Guitar Hero. I think the idea of downloadable content is a great way to keep games fresh while fans wait for a completely new release, but buying all sorts of additional song packs could get pricey after a while. It especially sucks when you consider that the games and consoles are already expensive to begin with, and it isn’t nearly as expensive to download single-track MP3s from a reputable music website (i.e. iTunes, where – the last time I checked – MP3s were anywhere from $0.99 to $1.99.) If additional songs are available to download, they should be cheaper. Don’t get me wrong, I would totally download the Nine Inch Nails song packs for RB if I had an XBox 360 – but it would probably be one of the only things I would consider downloading, and it would have to cost $10 or less.
From: 3x Thursday
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August 20, 2009 10:18 pm | 
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