Friday Feast Substitute
In lieu of the Friday Feast, I got this one from Average Jane who got it from Mom to the Screaming Masses.
A is for age. I’m 31 and a half.
B is for Burger of Choice. That’s a tough one. I hate to say this, but the best burger I’ve had in the last two years was at the Airport Sheraton in Paris. In the states? Maybe the Burger Bar in Vegas. Kobe Beef with Monterey Jack and Bacon. Something easily accessible? I’ll make my own, thanks.
C is for Car. White Dodge Durango. Want a new one, but the Durango is paid for and runs well. It just eats lots of gas.
D is for daughters. Um…no thank you? I have a beautiful niece and two nieces-to-be. That’s enough for me.
E is for essential item you use every day. My iPod. It makes the commutes and the work day tolerable.
F is for favorite tv show. I will forever love “Friends” more than any other show. Currently…that’s tougher. Probably Lost. Reality: Top Chef.
G is for groceries. We’ve started cooking at home a lot more these days so our grocery bill has gone up. I love that we have a Price Chopper within 5 minutes of our house, but I really wish we had a Whole Foods closer.
H is for how often you embarrass yourself. I don’t really get embarrassed very often, but on occasion - when I do - it’s pretty big. But that only happens once or twice a year.
I is for ice cream. I love all kinds of ice cream, although I’m on a Blue Bunny Peanut Butter Panic kick right now.
J is for juice. Orange juice. As pulpy and fresh as I can get it.
K is for kids. See ‘daughters’.
L is for Lipstick. No, because I’m a dude, but if I use lip balm, I like Burt’s Bees.
M is for Mexican food. Chipotle is only kind of Mexican food. But that’s good enough for me.
N is for number of piercings. I have 12-gauge horseshoe barbells in both ears. So 2.
O is for Optometry. I wear contacts most days, but I have awesome glasses.
P is for People You Were With Today. I got to wake up with my best friend and my awesome dog. Now I’m with my co-workers, but I’m not really with them.
Q is for Quiet Time. I like to read, but need to make more time for it. I also very much like to nap.
R is for Biggest Regret. I try to live without regrets. I sort of regret quitting swimming, but only because I think I would have gotten a more fit body out of it.
S is for sports you play. I played volleyball in college. I’ve also played basketball, football and soccer. I swam competitively as a kid. Now I like poker. (If they show it on ESPN, it’s a sport, right?)
T is for tattoo. One. I have had my second one designed for about 4 years. I’m just waiting until I feel like it’s a good time to get it.
U is for what is unique about you. I was born in the wrong era. I’m a Renaissance Man - interested in everything from art to mathematics and nerdery. I don’t quite fit into today’s corporate world.
V is for Vegetables you Love. Cucumbers. Yellow Peppers. Carrots. Corn.
W is for Worst Habit. Blogging? I would probably say that my nutritional habits are the worst.
X is for number of x rays. One or two. Not too bad. Never a broken bone, although I had a cyst on my coccyx that had to be removed. It was un-shockingly uncomfortable.
Y is for Yummy Food you ate today. Morning oatmeal with cinnamon, brown sugar and almonds.
Z is for Zodiac. I am a Capricorn, which is a dead-on description of me…if I believed in that crap.
It’s iPhone day, so ROCK ON!
A Quiz of Absolutes
For no reason whatsoever, I was reading blogebrity Jason Kottke’s About page and as is often the case when reading Kottke, I was struck with the idea for a post of sorts. Actually, it’s more of a meme of absolutes. The inspired passage went something like this:
I prefer red wine to white, movies to films, jeans to khakis, vanilla to chocolate, Pixar to Dreamworks, the subway to taxis, nonfiction to fiction, and Safari to Firefox.
And it got me thinking…when it comes down to the either/or questions, which do you prefer?
Vanilla or Chocolate? vanilla
Dogs or Cats? dogs
Coke or Pepsi? Pepsi
The Beatles or The Rolling Stones? The Beatles
Microsoft or Apple? Apple
Nike or Adidas? Nike
Coffee or Tea? coffee
Spider-Man or Batman? Batman
Ketchup or Mustard? ketchup
Pen or Pencil? pencil
Soup or Salad? salad
Books or Magazines? magazines
Indiana Jones or James Bond? Indiana Jones
Summer or Winter? winter
New York City or Los Angeles? New York City
Google or Yahoo? Google
CNN or Fox News? CNN
Jeopardy or Wheel of Fortune? Jeopardy
Mountains or Beach? mountains
Yoga or Pilates? yoga
Star Wars or Star Trek? Star Wars
The only rule is that you have to choose one. It may be close or you may not like either, but it’s my quiz…NOT YOURS. Copy and paste your responses on your blog if you are so inclined. Or just do so in the comments. It’s your preference, really.
Pass it around.
Photomosaic Meme
I originally saw this at Average Jane’s blog, and Logtar and Bea have both done it. Now, it’s my turn.
a. Type your answer to each of the questions below into Flickr Search.
b. Using only the first page, pick an image.
c. Copy and paste each of the URLs for the images into fd’s mosaic maker.
The Questions:
- What is your first name?
- What is your favorite food?
- What high school did you go to?
- What is your favorite color?
- Who is your celebrity crush?
- Favorite drink?
- Dream vacation?
- Favorite dessert?
- What you want to be when you grow up?
- What do you love most in life?
- One Word to describe you.
- Your flickr name - Or online handle.
Your turn. Alli even did one over at Today’s Favorites.
Friday Feast
Appetizer
When you drink soda/pop/coke, do you prefer to drink it from the bottle, a can, or after pouring it into a cup?
I like my soda on ice in a cup. But I’m non-discriminating. I’ll drink it in a bottle or a can too. I’m an equal-opportunity beverage consumer.
Soup
What television show are you willing to stay up late to watch?
Top Chef is one of the only shows that I want to watch on the same day that it airs. I still watch it on the DVR so I can fast-forward through the commercials. There’s enough product placement during the show (Gladware, Kenmore, Toyota, whatever else they’re pimping that week), that I don’t need all the extra Bravo advertisements for shows I’m going to watch anyway.
Salad
Name one person, place, or thing you think of as brilliant.
Besides my wife, of course? This may come off as a little cheesy, but I think people who convey truth in what they do, whether it be writing books, acting in movies, writing songs, painting pictures…any form of art that conveys truth…that’s brilliance to me.
Main Course
Would you be willing to work 4 10-hour days instead of 5 8-hour days in order to save gas?
Absolutely. I wouldn’t even have to think about it. I’d do it to save gas, but I’d also like to do it to have lots of 3-day weekends.
Dessert
If you were a superhero, what would you call yourself?
I’d be The Sasquatchewan, a Canadian hairy monster who scares babies and uses their tears to solve droughts all over the world.
Logtar took a pass on the Friday Feast today, so I got it from Sit. Stay. Good Blog.
Friday Blogthing Musical
What Does Your Taste in Music Say About You?
Your musical tastes are intense and rebellious. You are intelligent… but in a very unconventional way. You are curious about the world. You love doing something new. In fact, you enjoy taking risks and doing things most people would shy away from.
You are very physical. It’s likely that you’re athletic, but not into team sports. You have the soul of an artist. Beauty and harmony are important to you.
I’m not sure if I agree with all of this, but it’s pretty on point.
via Emaw
My Dog’s Friday Feast
Appetizer
Name something you would categorize as weird.
My dog. More funny than anything, but he can be very weird. He ate a couch once and has color dilutional alopecia. He’s still way awesomer than your dog.
Soup
What color was the last piece of food you ate?
Red - A red LifeSaver. Is that food?
Salad
On a scale of 1-10 with 10 being highest, how much do you enjoy being alone?
4. I enjoy my alone time, but I thrive around people, particularly my wife.
Main Course
Fill in the blank: I will _________ vote for ___________ in _______.
Never…Hillary Clinton…this or any other life time.
Dessert
Describe your sleeping habits.
I can’t sleep on my stomach…maybe it’s too big or whatever…I just can’t do it. We share our bed with a 90-lb. mutt who likes to stretch out, so sometimes sleeping means contorting your body around something that smells like corn chips.
See also: Logtar
Movie Quotes Update
You guys are very good. Within 8 hours of posting yesterday’s movie quotes meme, over half of the quotes were completed and Jake and Alli hadn’t even taken a crack at them yet. I added an additional bonus quote for two reasons.
- The movie it’s from is in my top 5 and I can’t believe I forgot it.
- We actually had the quote read at our wedding…I’m such an idiot.
So, while there is now one additional quote, there are only 5 left. Take a look…a couple of them are kind of difficult.
Movie Quote Meme
I lifted this from Average Jane, who lifted it from someone else (who I’m sure lifted it from someone else). Still, it’s awesome and given how much I like movies, I thought it would be fun for a Friday. Here are the rules of the meme:
- 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 the rules, people!
- Leave guesses in the comments.
- No Googling or using IMDB search functions. Don’t cheat, suckas!
- Know-it-alls, limit your guesses to three movies. Save some for others! Jake and Alli, you only get 1 each. Make it count.
On to the quotes!
- “If the professor asks, tell him sorry, I had to go see about a girl.” (Good Will Hunting, Emaw)
- “It means fasten your seat belt Dorothy, ’cause Kansas is going bye-bye.” (The Matrix, Nuke)
- “Could I borrow your towel? My car just hit a water buffalo.” (Fletch, Emaw)
- “The only true currency in this bankrupt world if what we share with someone else when we’re uncool.” (Almost Famous, Shea)
- “I don’t want to lose heart. I want to believe as he does.” (Braveheart, Jake)
- “Which came first, the music or the misery?” (High Fidelity, Jake)
- “Get in there, you big furry oaf! I don’t care what you smell!” (Star Wars, Average Jane)
- “We’re in the middle of a revolution Jude. And what are you doing? Doodles and cartoons?” (Across the Universe, Bea)
- “The greatest thing you’ll ever learn is just to love and be loved in return.” (Moulin Rouge!, Alli)
- “I just know, before this is over, I’m gonna need a whole lot of serious therapy. Look at my eye twitchin’.” (Shrek, The D)
- “Know why you hate me so much Jeffrey? Because I look the way you feel.” (With Honors, Kelly)
- “What we do in life echoes in eternity.” (Gladiator, Chimpotle)
- “Are we like couples you see in restaurants? Are we the dining dead?” (Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Alli)
- “Lightning. Fire. Power of God or something.” (Raiders of the Lost Ark, Average Jane)
- “I don’t know about the cat, but I sure am enjoyin’ it.” (Christmas Vacation, Steve)
- (Bonus added because I can’t believe I forgot it…it was in our wedding) “I will have poetry in my life. And adventure. And love. Love above all. No… not the artful postures of love, not playful and poetical games of love for the amusement of an evening, but love that… over-throws life. Unbiddable, ungovernable - like a riot in the heart, and nothing to be done, come ruin or rapture. Love - like there has never been in a play.” (Shakespeare in Love, Shea)
Good Friday Feast
Appetizer
Given the choice, would you prefer to live in the country or in the city?
It really would depend on the city. There is a part of me that has always wanted to live in NYC just so I could say I’ve done it, but after visiting some friends who live in the unpopulated area between Gardner and Olathe, it was really peaceful. And I’m all about peace.
Soup
Who is the cutest kid you know?
My niece Ireland. Duh.
Salad
Fill in the blank: I couldn’t believe it when I heard ___________.
that Taylor Hicks won American Idol. Seriously. That guy was terrible.
Main Course
If you could star in a commercial for one of your favorite products, which one would you want to advertise?
iPod or something in the Mac realm.
Dessert
What type(s) of vitamins and/or supplements do you take on a regular basis?
Multivitamin, Fish Oil, Co Q-10, B-Complex.