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I’ve been tagged by Diane to do the “6 things that are totally normal about me” meme (I’ll let you be the final judge of whether or not I’m really normal!):

1. I don’t know any of my immediate neighbors.
2. I’m overweight.
3. I sing along to the music when I am driving the car.
4. I love jewelry.
5. I like to take long, hot bubble baths.
6. I don’t follow the “wash instructions” on my clothing.

I attended a career fair at a local college this week. No, I’m not looking for a new job - I was doing recruiting!

The college is internationally known, and has a very prestigious reputation. It draws students in from all over the world.

It was very interesting to be on the other side of the table during this career fair. It was only last year that I was interviewing as well!

The students were very aggressive in promoting themselves. I’ve already received quite a few follow up emails.

Part of one email made me laugh out loud in my office for a good twenty seconds:

If you are not hiring any internship recently, could we still keep touching?

Yes, I know what the person meant, and I don’t mean to make fun of them… but I thought I would share!

I’ve been tagged! Follow the extended post for the Fluff Five Meme from Lumpy. (more…)

Borrowed from Living Life Moment By Moment…

What is your favorite:

• GUM: I don’t usually chew gum, but my favorite flavor is cinnamon
• RESTAURANT: Red Robin… ymmm!
• DRINK: It’s a tie between Diet Coke and Diet Dr. Pepper
• SEASON: Fall
• TYPE OF WEATHER: High 70s with a breeze
• EMOTION: Excited
• THING TO DO ON A HALF DAY: Sleep in… or take a nap in the afternoon
• LATE-NIGHT ACTIVITY: Watching DVDs
• SPORT: Soccer
• CITY: Rome
• STORE: Barnes & Noble

When was the last time you:

• CRIED: Maybe a month or so ago?
• PLAYED A SPORT: I played soccer when I was a junior… so three years ago?
• LAUGHED: Today
  
• HUGGED SOMEONE: Today
• KISSED SOMEONE: Friday
• FELT DEPRESSED: Last Thursday
• FELT ELATED: Two Thursdays ago
• FELT OVERWORKED: Every weekday, so last Friday
• FAKED SICK: Never
• LIED: Outright? Maybe Friday? Not sure.

What was the last:

• WORD YOU SAID: Okay
• THING YOU ATE: Apple
• SONG YOU LISTENED TO: “Sweet Home Alabama” (played through our walls courtesy of the a-hole neighbors)
• THING YOU DRANK: Diet Dr. Pepper
• PLACE YOU WENT TO: Chicago, a friend’s condo
• MOVIE YOU SAW: The Other Boleyn Girl
• MOVIE YOU RENTED: August Rush, No Reservations and Spider-Man 3
• CONCERT YOU ATTENDED: A concert with my aunt in September 2006… can’t remember who!

Who was the last person you:

• HUGGED: Steven
• CRIED OVER: No one
• KISSED: Steven
• DANCED WITH: Steven
• SHARED A SECRET WITH: My mom
• HAD A SLEEPOVER WITH: Steven
• CALLED: My dad
• WENT TO A MOVIE WITH: Steven
• SAW: Other than Steven? My friend, Alex.
• WERE ANGRY WITH: Probably a coworker
• COULDN’T TAKE YOUR EYES OFF OF: Steven?
• OBSESSED OVER: Do celebrities count? Natalie Portman for sure

Have you ever:

• DANCED IN THE RAIN: Yes
• KISSED SOMEONE: Yes
• DONE DRUGS: Yes, prescription and over the counter
• DRANK ALCOHOL: Yes
• SLEPT AROUND: No
• PARTIED ‘TIL THE SUN CAME UP: No
• HAD A MOVIE MARATHON: Yes
• GONE TOO FAR ON A DATE: No
• SPUN UNTIL YOU WERE IMMENSELY DIZZY: Yes
• TAKEN A SURVEY QUITE LIKE THIS BEFORE: No

Since everyone loves the other movie meme… and since I still have nothing going on in my personal life, I decided to create a movie screenshot meme for you. This should be EASY. In fact, it is going to be SO EASY that I ask you to not answer them all if you know them all so others can guess too.

The rules are the same - post your guess for the movie title in the comments, and I’ll fill in the film once it’s been guessed! (And no cheating and all that)

1.
(American Graffiti - guessed by Robin)

2.

3.
(Pride and Prejudice - guessed by Megan)

4.
(300 - guessed by Christina)

5.
(Batman Begins - guessed by diane - I knew she would get this one!!!)

6.
(Casino Royale - guessed by kapgar)

7.
(Live Free or Die Hard - guessed by SJ)

8.
(Reno 911!: Miami - guessed by CourtneyInControl)

9.
(Transformers - guessed by kapgar)

10.
(V for Vendetta - guessed by Megan)

I apologize for making this so easy. It’s kind of a waste of time. When I thought of it, I thought I could make it harder, but I am not finding any good screenshots on the internet.

Can you tell how bored I am right now?

Borrowed from SoMi…

Ten seconds ago I pulled my hair out of the ponytail I always wear it in.
Ten minutes ago Steven and I started eating freshly popped popcorn!
Ten days ago I spent the entire day in my pajamas, playing Xbox.
Ten weeks ago I was driving a Cadillac DTS to Fort Wayne for a work trip.
Ten months ago I was adjusting to my first week of work after graduation.
Ten years ago I was in the eighth grade. Wow.

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Ten years from now I hope to be living in Europe. Or somewhere overseas.
Ten months from now I will be recuperating from holiday partying.
Ten weeks from now I will be much healthier.
Ten days from now I will be at a friend’s open house party in Chicago.
Ten minutes from now I will be on my way upstairs to take a shower.
Ten seconds from now I will be posting this.

Alright, everyone’s doing it, and it seems to be fun. So here goes:

* Pick 15 of your favorite movies
* Go to IMDB and find a quote from each movie
* Post them on your blog for everyone to guess
* Fill in the film title once it’s been guessed

These are your rules:
* No Googling or using IMDB search functions (Don’t cheat!)
* Leave your answer(s) in the comments

1. “Wow, he just made the international sign of the doughnut.”
   (Mars Attacks! - guessed by Dave2)
2. “My theory on Feds is that they’re like mushrooms, feed ‘em shit and keep ‘em in the dark.”
   (The Departed - guessed by Quinn)
3. “But I’d like the pie heated and I don’t want the ice cream on top, I want it on the side, and I’d like strawberry instead of vanilla if you have it, if not then no ice cream just whipped cream but only if it’s real; if it’s out of the can then nothing.”
   “Not even the pie? ”
   “No, I want the pie, but then not heated.”
   (When Harry Met Sally - guessed by kapgar)
4. “I love you. ”
   “I know.”
   (The Empire Strikes Back - guessed by kapgar AND Return of the Jedi. Originally, I wasn’t going to give it to kapgar, because I was being tricky and using Return of the Jedi and I was still upset at myself for missing HIS Empire quote on his site. But then I got over it.)
5. “Jesus, this is a nice limo. ”
   “Yes, it is. Now suck my cock.”
   (Team America World Police - guessed by E)
6. “We need a witness to our lives. There’s a billion people on the planet… I mean, what does any one life really mean? But in a marriage, you’re promising to care about everything. The good things, the bad things, the terrible things, the mundane things… all of it, all of the time, every day. You’re saying ‘Your life will not go unnoticed because I will notice it. Your life will not go un-witnessed because I will be your witness’.”
   (Shall We Dance? - guessed by Gina (Mannyed))
7. “If you ever loved me, don’t rob me of my hate. It’s all I have.”
   (The Count of Monte Cristo - guessed by Hilly)
8. “Jeez, why do I always have to be the one to tell the kids there is no Santa Claus?”
   (The Island - guessed by SJ)
9. “What do you mean he don’t eat no meat? ”
   “Oh, that’s okay. I make lamb.”
   (My Big Fat Greek Wedding - guessed by Odie)
10. “Blew it. Didn’t I? Why didn’t I concur?”
    (Catch Me If You Can - guessed by suze)
11. “Would ya just watch the hair. Ya know, I work on my hair a long time and you hit it. He hits my hair.”
    (Saturday Night Fever - guessed by diane)
12. “The only thing that you and I have in common, Mr. Creedy, is we’re both about to die.”
    (V for Vendetta - guessed by Megan)
13. “I’d like to make an offer on the house. This is what I can pay, minus the work on the place, and a rental car to drive off a cliff when this all turns out to have been a terrible mistake.”
    (Under the Tuscan Sun - guessed by sizzle)
14. “Now if you’ll excuse me, I have an after-funeral party to attend.”
    (Zoolander - guessed by SJ)
15. “This is my family. I found it, all on my own. Is little, and broken, but still good. Yeah, still good.”
    (Lilo & Stitch - guessed by Christina)

I apologize if I used any quotes that have already been used - there have just been so many!

Diane tagged me for the quirky meme! The rules are to share six non-important things / habits / quirks about yourself.

But I am having a hard time coming up with six quirky things about myself that I haven’t already shared with you! (Or aren’t on my 100 Things list). Well, here goes anyway… Play along if you want.

1. I walk a specific path to work each morning to avoid one annoying homeless man. He yells at everyone who walks by… and I just can’t take it that early in the morning. Especially on Mondays.
2. I don’t like mushrooms. Now, that wouldn’t be so quirky, if I wasn’t a vegetarian. But some people assume if you’re a vegetarian, you love mushrooms. And I thank those people for being so considerate of my diet, but mushrooms are not on my list of things I want to eat on purpose.
3. Even though I love ALL animals… big dogs really scare me. I try not to tense up when I am around them, but their power and size intimidates me. I need a friend with a big dog to help me get over this fear!
4. I could eat homemade popcorn all day, every day. Steven makes the best homemade popcorn - right in a kettle on the stove. I actually missed it when we were in Aruba for a week. If I don’t have it every few days, I go a bit nuts. (The only bad part? The kernels stuck in your teeth!)
5. I love getting my teeth cleaned at the dentist. I like it when they do that little scrape-y thing. Feels so good.
6. I don’t mind driving 60 miles to meet friends for a date. That’s just part of living in this suburban sprawl.

Damn. I told Hilly I would participate in self love day, and now that I’m not feeling much self love, I don’t really feel like participating. Oops. Oh well.

Here are the rules:

1. Post one a banner on your blog and declare February 14th as the day you not only love your one and only, but the day that you love yourself!
2. Post one nice thing about yourself……then ask others to post one thing that they really like about you.
3. Enjoy yourself!

So obviously, I love Obi-Wan Kenobi Steven, Data, my family and friends…

I have a hard time coming up with one nice thing to say about myself because working has made me stressed out… and turned me into a less nicer version of myself at some times.

But here’s one nice thing - I’m thoughtful. I try to do little things to brighten people’s day - write them notes/emails, but special little gifts, give them a call, pick up their favorite treat for them, bring them some shiny kitty stickers, ask how things are going in their life… I try not to be so involved in my own life that I don’t take the time to make other people feel good about themselves.

After Hilly, Dave, Kevin, SJ, Suze and Rachel did the CD cover meme, I finally had to do it too. I have a slight problem where if I go to bed without having a post ready for the next day, I can’t sleep. Nice.

The rules are:

1. The first article title HERE is the name of your band.
2. The last four words of the very last quote HERE is the title of your album.
3. The third picture HERE, no matter what it is, will be your album cover.
4. Now take your pic, add the band name and title to it, then post it.

The funny thing is, every time I have seen this meme, I have “played at home” and come up with some pretty cool covers. Of course, I didn’t save any of them. Oh well.

My name, quote, and photo.

I promise, if I ever start a band, it will be called “Hymie the Robot.” In fact, I think I will change my legal name to Hymie the Robot the next time I’m at the DMV.

Kimberly tagged me with this book meme:

Pick up the nearest book of 123 pages or more.
Find Page 123.
Find the first 5 sentences.
Post the next 3 sentences.

Can you guess what the nearest book was? Maybe you can after this excerpt:

Despite criticism for its ensuing invasion, the U.S. claimed that stabilizing Iraq was the only way to prevent another nuclear attack like the one carried out on Hiroshima and Nagasaki by Iraq. The U.S. plans to continue occupying the nation until Iraq either returns the kidnapped Lindbergh baby, or admits to all the acts of unjust violence for which it is responsible, including the Boston Massacre, a series of shark attacks in the summer of 1998, and the U.S. invasion of Iraq.

Okay, that isn’t 3 sentences, and it isn’t actually after the first 5 sentences… but the other text on the page was bullet points, so I thought this made the most sense.

Of course, the book is Our Dumb World: Atlas of the Planet Earth. I raved about the book in this post, and it is still on my nightstand, which means I pick it up to laugh out loud every night.

The 123rd page happened to be titled “Iraq: They Had It Coming.” So… sorry if I insulted anyone by posting it.

I usually don’t talk about politics here. In fact, I don’t think I ever have. I don’t want to insult or offend anyone. Because while we are all entitled to our own opinion, politics seems to be something everyone thinks their opinion is right about. So, people don’t have discussions about politics, they have arguments. Most of the time.

But, since I kind of brought it up, I really hope our government settles on a plan and date to safely pull our troops out of Iraq. I can’t imagine what it is like to have a husband/wife, brother/sister, son/daughter, nephew/niece, friend, acquaintance (anyone!) in the war. I worry enough about Steven getting home safely from this commute; I can’t imagine the worry and stress those people go through.