9 posts tagged “qotd”

What is your "role" in your family?

In my home with fuzzypaws of love:  Alphabitch
With my mom and stepdad: eccentric, sharp-tempered, wry, queer, daughter
With my sister: I'm more of a looked-up-to aunt to her b/c of the age diff and the fact that we've never lived together. 
Extended family:  I don't really know - I'm not the weirdest grandchild/cousin/niece, but I'm not exactly one of the traditional ones either.  Not close to any of them at all.

What do you think is too serious to joke around about?

I'm with South Park on this one. 

When was the last time you surprised yourself?

Every time I say "never", it's a certainty that what I said "never" about will happen.  

What are you saving up for? 
Submitted by Star. 

Saving?  What is this saving you are speaking of? I have no saving.  I have 40k in school debt and I'm about to get a new house.  there is no saving in my life.  It is all spending.  And not much of it is the good kind of spending.  

What won't you miss about 2007? 
Submitted by uncagedbird.

DIVORCE.

What treats do the kids in your family leave out for Santa?  What treats did you leave for him as a child?

Bourbon.  A good sized shot o bourbon for the big guy - and incidentally some cookies and milk too.  We exchanged stories about this very subject at my work Christmas party and I'm afraid the practice of leaving hard liquor out for Santa shocked some of my co-workers, and I was all, "What?  Every family doesn't do that?  Daddy said Santa needed something to warm him up."

.....never mind that we lived in Florida.....

Today is Blog Action Day!  Take action by posting about the environment in your own way.

Mountain top removal.  Nuclear waste. Blood Diamonds.  Terminal Fossil Fuels. Skyrocketing use of excess packaging materials. Chevy Suburban & Ford Expedition. Landfills. Heat Pollution. Methodical destruction of ecosystems.

Recycle. Re-use. Solar power. Wind Power. Hybrid Technology. Electronic media vs paper media. 

Who would you trust with your life?

Wow.  Thinking about this question made me realize how incredibly lucky I am....to have more than one person in my life that I would trust this way.  Since I'm having such a shitty couple of weeks, this question has really helped refocus my perspective in a more positive direction for a few minutes. 

Number one:  Mom - obviously - she brought me into this world, she ensured my survival for the formative years, and I truly believe if it came down to it...I would definitely trust her with my life, no questions asked.  We have a concrete and solid established trust relationship.  very predictable. Like the foundation of a house.

Number two:  My husband.  Our trust is constantly challenged by our independence and has come through every time.   It's not an easy, casual trust - it's a dynamic, ever-changing, intense limit-pushing trust - like a trip to the roller coaster park where you're forced to ride all the rides - the ones you love AND the ones that scare the living shit out of you. If our trust could withstand the last 11 years...there's no doubt in my mind. I would trust him with my life.

Number three: My heart sister.  Our trust is warm and soft and safe -  Think - Warm snuggly blanket in a chilly room.  Think - hot chocolate.  Think - comfort food.  Think - roasting marshmallows with a mug of warmed bourbon and honey.  Our trust is really embedded in our hearts in a way that truly makes us sisters.  I would not hesitate to put my life in her hands. 

Where do you get recommendations for new books to read?

Friends - often my good friends are reading interesting fiction and non-fiction selections.
Family - my mom is a voracious reader and generally suggests books that are easy to digest.
The library - I browse, look at titles and summaries, and generally hit more than I miss in terms of readability.
Book Lust - a new book I've bought that provides book recommendations and tiny reviews by topic - so that I don't have to depend on the formerly listed ways of getting book recommendations.

Book Lust: Recommended Reading for Every Mood, Moment, and Reason (LUST)