What’s the strangest/funniest thing you’ve ever seen on a gift registry? Have you ever put anything strange/funny on one for yourself?
We’re going to a wedding next week, and I totally geeked out when I saw my friends had the monkey bathroom decor from Target on their registry. We got them the trash can and shower curtain. We have an on-going joke that Steven loves monkey themed things* so it made me laugh even more.
Should I keep doing Friday Questions? Aren’t they kind of cheesy?
I really fall behind in doing Friday Questions. Right now I have a list of quite a few I could ask, but what do you guys think – keep them? Yay or nay?
Also – if I am quiet next week it is because I am stressed at work. I had an awful week that will continue in to next week. I am hoping things will quiet down the week after Labor Day.
*Everytime I travel someplace new, I try to find Steven a stuffed monkey with a locale-specific shirt. Steven has so many he keeps them in the closet and calls them “closet monkeys.”
If there were crumbs found in your kitchen, what were they probably from?
Let’s get this straight – there are ALWAYS crumbs on our kitchen floor (and probably counter), because I suck at cleaning. Right now though, they are from the bagels we brought home from Queens*
and the bag of bulghar I spilled on the floor Wednesday night (yeah, that’s going to be getting stuck to our feet for awhile – I was not very successful at sweeping that all up).
*I didn’t check any bags and had my roller bag, messenger bag and bag of bagels to bring on the plane. Yeah, you are only supposed to have two carry ons and the ticket lady totally made me repack my bags. The funny thing is that they didn’t close after I repacked them so what’s the point? Another funny thing – when we landed in Milwaukee another passenger asked me what happened to my bagels. Ha! He was concerned about them for me. Aww.
Did you have braces growing up (or as an adult)? Did you hate them or tolerate them? Were you happy with the results when they were taken off?
Braces were in my destiny – I had a severe under bite and a huge gap between my two front teeth.
Yikes! I think this photo below is actually from the day I got them put on in summer of 1999, before my sophomore year in high school -
I wore the braces until the summer of 2001 – the summer before my senior year.
(I thought it was really funny when I wore green braces to play Sneezy in the community playhouse production of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs - that is my sister on the left – I think she helped out with costumes).
I tolerated them. I never had much pain that I recall. It was annoying to clean stuff out of them though. I still ate all the stuff I wasn’t supposed to eat.
I was really happy when I got them off though. I loved my smile (still do!). It totally makes wearing the stupid things for almost two years worth it.
(This is the summer (one year) after I got them off, in Spain, with my dad).
It seems like ALL kids get braces these days. I don’t remember it being like that. Okay, sure, me and my two younger siblings had them, but I swear, a lot more kids have them than used to, and at a much younger age! I should let Steven tell his braces story, maybe in the comments…
Do you like to sleep with the sheets tucked in around your feet, or loose?
I didn’t sleep very well in the hotel at first this week, and then I realized it was because the sheets were tucked in so tight I felt stuck in bed, like I couldn’t move. Apparently I like to be loose and free. So I ripped all the sheets out from the end and slept with them kind of crumpled up on top of me. Much better.
What is your favorite email client/webmail and what do you like about it?
Most Popular Email Clients, Winter 2011 (from here):
I’ve been using yahoo mail for years and have just stuck with it. I like it when it works. I like using the shortcuts to compose and respond to emails (I know most systems have that). I like all of my folders, although recently I have deleted many and combined them. Their search feature is okay. I like being able to download several attachments as one zip file )(again, other systems do this now too). I sort of like the built-in chat, when it works. Their interface for smartphones really stinks, but I don’t have a smartphone, so it’s no bother.
Next Monday, we are making a transition to a new email client (well really, webmail) at work, and it’s a really big deal. We’ve been with the old email client for over 10 years and the new system is going to be very different. I need to spend some time thinking about how I am going to organize my email in the new system.
If you have or could have a vanity plate for your car, what does/would it say and mean?
(assuming a hypothetical car if you don’t have one)
You probably all know I drive the KIMBOT:
Ha! I wish. Here is my real car, which I love just as much as the Ferrari F430 (even though I am not very good at keeping it clean on the outside).
The KIMBOT plate has been transferred from Iowa to Illinois (and been through quite a bit):
No comment.
Kimbot is a random nickname my younger brother gave me and I thought it was funny so I used it. No one really calls me Kimbot, but you can, if you would like.
And who is this young fellow?
Could that be STEVEZ?
Okay, maybe young is the wrong word. That is Steven’s 1978 Datsun 280Z. He got the “STEVEZ” plate because it can be read like Steve’s Z (get it?). STEVENZ was already taken, bummer.
Can anyone read the vanity plate on my dad’s ’39 Chevy Coupe?
I don’t think I need to explain the meaning behind THAT.
Alright, enough car talk. Happy Friday!
Do you write with expensive or cheap disposable pens?
Return of the Friday Question! Yikes, it’s been awhile. I lost my FQ mojo. Do you guys think I should keep the Friday Question going?
So this week I ate lunch with a coworker then stopped at a pen store afterward so she could order fancy pens for her nephew and his girlfriend for graduation. Guys, these pens were not cheap. I couldn’t believe how expensive they were! But they sure were gorgeous. And she was having their initials engraved on them too.
It made me wonder if any of you are in to pens. I had a friend in college who was. And a lot of my architecture classmates had pen preferences. But for me, I will always prefer the Pilot G-2 o5. It is a very fine gel pin that writes beautifully (and it’s not very expensive). When I googled it, I found this facebook goup – “Pilot G2-05 is the Best Pen… Ever.” Ha ha. I concur.
These look fun too, but maybe not very practical?
If you were a DJ (deejay), what would your DJ name be?
Steven and I have some very interesting conversations on our long car drives back and forth to Iowa (and sometimes Missouri). During one of these trips in the past year, he randomly said to me, “I figured out what my DJ name would be if I was a DJ.” Of course, I had to ask, “What would it be?” He responded, “DJ Couscous.”
I laughed out loud. That name just sounds so funny, and we make couscous a lot, so, it just made me laugh.
On Sunday’s drive back to Illinois, we decided it was time to come up with my DJ name. We went through a lot of ideas before we settled on DJ Chickpea. Since I like chickpeas so much, and am a chick (and because of the whole healthy lifestyle thing – DJ 5K was another idea).
So, we’re DJ Couscous and DJ Chickpea. Of course, we know nothing about actual deejaying, we were just having fun. We started brainstorming DJ names for our family members too, but they’re not exactly finalized… or entirely appropriate.
What would your name be? If you can’t come up with anything on your own I found this little DJ name generator… but it’s kind of lame!
What kind of computer do you use? How long have you been using it? Do you like it?
I have a Dell Latitude D800 (on the left above) that I have been using since September of 2004. And I have an HP Mini (on the right above) that I have been using since April of 2009. My Dell has been reformatted numerous times, as well as had the motherboard and other various things replaced. I really like it… when it works. It’s been acting funny lately, and Steven’s going to look in to it. The HP Mini is awesome for traveling because it is so lightweight! I take it downtown with me every day!
I’m curious to hear what other people are using!
Side Note - I had my sister order me new running shoes with her Amazon Prime account yesterday and they came today! Holy crap that is fast! Thanks, snister!*
I love new running shoes! How often do you get new running shoes? I have been rotating between two pairs at a time. This is my third pair of Asics Gel Cumulus 12s. I got the lavender ones this time.
Ooo, and know what else I love? Working from home and dressing like a bum! Oh yeah… sweatpants all day long, baby!
*No Dad, I did not misspell “sister” – that is a word that Christina and I call each other.
Have you ever had a professional massage before? Did you like it?
From here
Guess who is getting their first ever professional massage today? This girl, right here:
Maybe they can help with some of my shoulder tightness:
Okay, that last picture may have been a bit of a dramatization.
But I have seriously never had a professional massage before! I have heard some people love them, some people hate them, some say you have to find the right person… I am just going to go for it and see what happens.*
*I am going with my sister and future sister-in-law as sort of a bachelorette party sort of thing. I did not set the massage up and have no idea what it is – I do doubt it is a sports massage (which is probably what I really need) though!
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