I’d love to be on Cash Cab. Not so much for the prize money but because I enjoy Ben and the questions. I’m a huge trivia nut and I do pretty well answering the questions- the other great thing about being on Cash Cab would mean I was in one of my favorite cities- New York!
1 of 2 Two delightful girls give thumbs up – Runners at 1st Annual Rock 2 Rock 5 Mile Fun Run
I’m competitive about Everything. Every single thing. Wish I wasn’t but I am. That being said, I don’t begrudge anyone their own achievements. I relish it when my friends succeed. To me, their success takes nothing from me so I can be happy for them. So, I guess the real truth is- I’m competitive with myself and place too much pressure on myself, but that’s the way I roll. I’m too old to change!
I have a family member that never calls me unless she has a legal question. Even if it’s not something I handle or it’s a different state, she calls. She won’t give up calling until I pick up the phone- even if I can’t answer the question and even if my spouse tells her I’m not home, she’ll call back and leave messages like “I know you don’t want to get involved, but…”
She NEVER calls just to chat or to see how we are. I feel very used. I don’t like it at all.
MICK!
Anything by the Rolling Stones MUST be sung aloud. My son says most of their lyrics are repetitive but I think that’s why they are so fun to sing out loud. It’s mindless and fun. AND “Hey, you, get off of my cloud!” I’ll sing in my awful voice that makes small children weep if I want to- “you can’t always get what you want” and make me shut up.
FACEBOOK? Is it Taking the Place of Real Faces?
Facebook has really affected families, I believe- both in a good way and a bad way. I know I’m more up to date on my far flung relatives than I ever have been. It’s nice to be able to jot them a quick note and see what’s up with them and their kids.
The downside, I think, is I sometimes see people who are either in the same house or across the street from each other posting to each other’s wall. That seems inane and isolating- Are we not talking to each other in real life in the same house or town?
I’ve been on stage in many capacities. I was a dancer for years. Ballet was my love but I was much better at jazz and tap since I’m not the most graceful person on the planet. I had delusions that I was as suave as any prima ballerina but I really was more of a “jazz hands” kind of girl than a lovely “en pointe” beauty (kind of like this photo here- doesn’t she look like she’d be better off in jazz? Note the bent legs and bad back posture).
I’ve also been on stage playing in an orchestra- violin.
Been on stage as Dorothy in a toga in a production of “The Wizard of Oz” in a competition- for a district wide Latin classes event- in high school- think, “There’s no place like Rome” and “Leones, et tigres, et Orsi, oh my.”
And lastly, as a lawyer speaking at seminars. So, I run the gamut here.
Hanging in a Hammock with a Jane Austen character
If I could bring one fictional character to life for a day it would have to be Colonel Brandon from Sense and Sensibility. He was such a gentle soul and deserved the happiness he finally found at the end of the book.
We’d spend the day under the trees with him reading the sonnets of Shakespeare as we hung out in a hammock.
If I could only eat one thing for the rest of my life, it would have to be chicken and dumplings. I love, love, love them. A pot of chicken and dumplings is a comfort food that reminds me of my maternal grandmother. She always made sure she had some on the stove when I came to visit. She never said she loved me, but the dumplings were the proof that she did. She was an excellent country cook. Just yummy!!
Alan Rickman. He’s so versatile. He totally becomes his characters. He can do evil and he can do the lead. He has some great movies that are not in the mainstream but they are all awesome. Check out “Close My Eyes”, “Dark Harbor,” and “An Awfully Big Adventure” for a few.
He’s funny in interviews and he’s just one sexy guy-
Wednesday Night – Spinach Bleu Cheese Stuffed Chicken Parmesan – Summer Zucchini – Fresh Bread
If a meteor was going to destroy the Earth, I would call everyone I love and tell them so- by the time I got done, I’d be dead- and if not, I’d eat some amazing pasta as my last meal. And I would totally not eat the zucchini in this picture- blech!
Ramblings of a Writer 