Saturday, December 1, 2007

fun lil quiz

So I do plan on blogging tonight, was just catching a moment to write while Aiva napped. Blogging and drinking Egg Nog. The world is lovely. lol.

I give you money and send you into the grocery store to pick up 5 items. You can only pick one thing from the following departments.. what is it?

Produce: Green Apple
Bakery: croissants
Meat: skinless chicken breast
Frozen Foods: black raspberry ice cream
Dry Goods: banana chips

Let’s say we’re heading out for a weekend getaway. You’re only allowed to bring 3 articles of clothing with you. So, what’s in your bag?

  1. red hoody 
  2. black pants
  3. sandles ( i never said i had good fashion sense!!)

If I was to listen in on one of your conversations throughout the day, what 5 phrases or words would I be most likely to hear?

  1. Right!
  2. I love you ki ki’s
  3. I love you too honey
  4. “No sir/ma’am we do not give away free money”
  5. “No sire/ma’am we are not trying to steal your money” (and yes I do use these both quite often, I deal with employees of the federal government, based in washington and maryland mostly)

So, what 3 things do you find yourself doing every single day, and if you didn’t get to do, you probably wouldn’t be in the best mood?

  1. cuddle chip
  2. kiss aiva
  3. laughing

You just scored a whole afternoon to yourself. We’re talking a 3 hour block with nobody around. What 5 activities might we find you doing?

  1. Reading a book
  2. Writing Poetry
  3. Taking a bath
  4. Watching AMC movies
  5. Making jewelry or playing on MySpace

We’re going to the zoo. But, it looks like it could start storming, so it’ll have to be a quick visit. What 3 exhibits do we have to get to?

  1. reptiles
  2. elephants
  3. monkeys

You just scored tickets to the taping of any show that comes on t.v. of your choice. You can pick between 4, so what are you deciding between?

  1. The office
  2. Saved by the Bell 
  3. Myth Busters
  4. Arrested Development

You’re hungry for ice cream. I’ll give you a triple dipper ice cream cone. What 3 flavors can I pile on for ya?

 

  • black rasperry
  • mint chocolate chip
  • coffee

Somebody stole your purse/wallet…in order to get it back, you have to name 5 things you know are inside to claim it. So, what’s in there?

  1. Cell Phone
  2. Wallet
  3. Skeleton Keys
  4.  book on lyrics
  5. Over sized safety pins

You are at a job fair, and asked what areas you are interested in pursuing a career in. Let’s pretend you have every talent and ability to be whatever you wanted, so what 4 career would be fun for you?

  1. Author 
  2. Poet 
  3. Glass blower/artist
  4. Odd Doll Maker

If you could go back and talk to the old you, when you were in high school, and inform yourself of 4 things, what would you say?

  1. GO TO COLLEGE!
  2. Let go of the past 
  3. Mom was right
  4. Hug dad more
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a thing called hope

“I wish that I could claim these words as my own, but they’ve come from someone that understands this world far better than I could ever imagine.  In a time of disposable love and faith based upon circumstance, a time where we’d rather watch someone else’s life broadcast on our television than take part in our own triumphs and tragedies, a time where I know that I’m not the only one that has a need that no prescription or product can even begin to fulfill……I’ll never claim to have any of the answers, only the same questions as everyone else.  Take joy in being ignorant with me, for ignorance is bliss.  I was once told that what seperates intelligence and genius is realizing how little you really know and what seperates faith and blindness is a thing called hope.” ~Jamison Covington

So I admit, as you can tell from my last entry, it’s not always fierce concentration and time management at my job. Sometimes we get silly, sometimes we get into lengthy discussions, sometimes we debate. Today was such a day. Around 5 o clock I felt ready to pass out on my keyboard. Still an hour and a half left until quittin time. So I decide to entertain myself a little bit. In my immediate area there are two men and two women ranging in age from 25-40.  There’s a lull in phone calls so I pose a question at large to my group……

“If you were to witness a murder and the murderer offered you a hundred million dollars to stay silent, would you take the money?”

Both women automatically asked “Who was murdered?” as if it mattered wether it was a 5 year old child or a 95 year old man. And both men said yes.  I’m not being sexist at all. Just stating the answers.
My next question wasn’t far off.

“If a man/woman (opposite gender of yourself) offered you 50 million to cheat on your spouse and gauranteed no one would ever find out, would you do it?”

All of them said yes.

This really had me thinking. What happened to all of the basic standards of humanity? Like honesty, truth,love? The sad thing is I’m sure it wasn’t just contained to my small cubicle in my office on a busy road in louisville ky. I’m sure if I posed the question to the world at large, guaranteeing no proof of identity, I’d get pretty much the same response. I’ve got hope for mankind. Really I do.

Anywhootles. I was on my way to work this morning and realized my wallet was missing from my purse. Not only is it a much loved wallet( I’ve had it forever) but it contains debit card/license/social security cards for me and kiki’s/insurance cards /a million receipts and a photo of my dad. I was upset. More than upset I was freaking out a little. I called Chip and had him search the house. I searched the car. No luck. I freaked out continuously for about 5 hours until Chip called and reminded me I had made a last minute run to the store Wednesday night for pullups and maybe I should call the store to make sure I hadn’t left it there. Thankfully that was the case and they held it for me until I got off work. I was ready to scream. Thank goodness for level headed husbands.

Tired now.  Happy weekend and sweet dreams dear ones.

Dinner theatre with momma in law on Sunday! Woo hee!

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