Saturday, April 24, 2004
My parents are here. They are leaving tmw. I am so sleepy and it's only 9:30. That's what gettin' up early will do to you. It rained here for like 24 hours straight. I mean like really rained...no sprinkles, but monster drops and tornados and stuff. My poodles have tracked in most of the mud from the backyard so my carpet is a new color of redish sand brown. Preeety. I also laid down in bed last night and it was gritty. My mom was watching the poos. Seems she let Frank lay up there. Nothing like a good exfoliation while sleeping. Gross. If this is any indication of how good mom's gona watch any future kids...um, they may not leave my side until they start kindergarten!!
Tuesday, April 20, 2004
1. What is your Full Name: Amanda Michele Matthews Napoleon
2. What color pants are you wearing now: n/a
3. What are you listening to right now: American Idol Barry Manilow edition...rather boring
4. What are the last 2 digits of your mobile phone number(s): 61
5. What was the last thing you ate: handful of cherry tomatoes
6. If you were a crayon what color would be appropriate for you: plum purple
7. How is the weather right now: overcast and humid
8. Last person you talked to on the phone: my Mom
9. The first thing you notice about the opposite sex: smile
10. Do you like the person who sent this to you: wasn't sent it, took it from Andra and she rocks
11. How are you today: a smige stressed...the parents are coming tomorrow and I'm trying to get the house ready
12. Favorite Drink: sonic lemonade (i think it's minute maid, but the sonic ice makes it rule!)
13. Favorite Alcoholic drink: cranberry juice & orange vodka
14. Favorite Sport: Anything that I don't have to watch, listen to, or participate in.
15. Hair Color: light brown w/ blonde highlights
16. Eye Color: gray
17. Siblings: Lance & William
19. Favorite Month: November
20. Last Movie you Watched: Raising Arizona
21. Favorite Day of the Year: Easter
22. Are you too shy to ask someone out? doesn't apply anymore
23. Summer or Winter: used to be summer until I moved to the humidity...now winter, I suppose
24. Hugs or Kisses: hugs, unless it means the chocolate variety...then kisses!
25. Chocolate or Vanilla: Vanilla
26. Do you want your friends to write back: yes, please!
27. Who is most likely to respond: Misti!
28. Who is least likely to respond: I'll be wild and vote for Adam!
29. Living Arrangements: Vic (husband), Nancy (black std poodle), Frank (brown midget std poodle), Carson (fat orange cat), & Chester (gray explorer kitty)
30. What books are you reading? Some non-fiction book about prophecy written by the Left Behind dudes
31. What's on your mouse pad: no mouse pad for me, thanks
32. What did you do last night? Corinth Civic League meeting, dinner w/ Vic & Sheri, unloaded & loaded the dishwasher, read, went to sleep at 3 am
33. Favorite Smell: my nose doesn't ever work so well, but fresh roses and BBQ pits make me happy
34. What do you look for in a friend: honesty, stability, loyalty, and sense of humor
35. What inspires you: I agree w/ Andra...Jesus is pretty much the big one...there are lots of others in the bible too...like Ruth and Mary
36. Popcorn: POP stands for Plain Ol' Popcorn...no butter no salt!
37. Favorite Flower: stargazer lilies
38. Favorite Cookie: oatmeal chocolate chip or my Aunt Jan's sugar w/ icing stuff
39. Favorite animal: Pandas, poodles (just the standard ones!), and my puddytats (I could have used another "P" word for them, but I got control)
40. Motto / Words of Wisdom: No one can make you feel inferior without your consent. ~Eleanor Roosevelt
OR
To have and not to give is often worse than to steal.
~Marie Von Ebner-Eschenbach
OR
go here!
Favorite Quotes: "Amanda the Great "
41. If you could be an animal what would you be: either a whale or an eagle...or one of poodles...they have the life!
2. What color pants are you wearing now: n/a
3. What are you listening to right now: American Idol Barry Manilow edition...rather boring
4. What are the last 2 digits of your mobile phone number(s): 61
5. What was the last thing you ate: handful of cherry tomatoes
6. If you were a crayon what color would be appropriate for you: plum purple
7. How is the weather right now: overcast and humid
8. Last person you talked to on the phone: my Mom
9. The first thing you notice about the opposite sex: smile
10. Do you like the person who sent this to you: wasn't sent it, took it from Andra and she rocks
11. How are you today: a smige stressed...the parents are coming tomorrow and I'm trying to get the house ready
12. Favorite Drink: sonic lemonade (i think it's minute maid, but the sonic ice makes it rule!)
13. Favorite Alcoholic drink: cranberry juice & orange vodka
14. Favorite Sport: Anything that I don't have to watch, listen to, or participate in.
15. Hair Color: light brown w/ blonde highlights
16. Eye Color: gray
17. Siblings: Lance & William
19. Favorite Month: November
20. Last Movie you Watched: Raising Arizona
21. Favorite Day of the Year: Easter
22. Are you too shy to ask someone out? doesn't apply anymore
23. Summer or Winter: used to be summer until I moved to the humidity...now winter, I suppose
24. Hugs or Kisses: hugs, unless it means the chocolate variety...then kisses!
25. Chocolate or Vanilla: Vanilla
26. Do you want your friends to write back: yes, please!
27. Who is most likely to respond: Misti!
28. Who is least likely to respond: I'll be wild and vote for Adam!
29. Living Arrangements: Vic (husband), Nancy (black std poodle), Frank (brown midget std poodle), Carson (fat orange cat), & Chester (gray explorer kitty)
30. What books are you reading? Some non-fiction book about prophecy written by the Left Behind dudes
31. What's on your mouse pad: no mouse pad for me, thanks
32. What did you do last night? Corinth Civic League meeting, dinner w/ Vic & Sheri, unloaded & loaded the dishwasher, read, went to sleep at 3 am
33. Favorite Smell: my nose doesn't ever work so well, but fresh roses and BBQ pits make me happy
34. What do you look for in a friend: honesty, stability, loyalty, and sense of humor
35. What inspires you: I agree w/ Andra...Jesus is pretty much the big one...there are lots of others in the bible too...like Ruth and Mary
36. Popcorn: POP stands for Plain Ol' Popcorn...no butter no salt!
37. Favorite Flower: stargazer lilies
38. Favorite Cookie: oatmeal chocolate chip or my Aunt Jan's sugar w/ icing stuff
39. Favorite animal: Pandas, poodles (just the standard ones!), and my puddytats (I could have used another "P" word for them, but I got control)
40. Motto / Words of Wisdom: No one can make you feel inferior without your consent. ~Eleanor Roosevelt
OR
To have and not to give is often worse than to steal.
~Marie Von Ebner-Eschenbach
OR
go here!
Favorite Quotes: "Amanda the Great "
41. If you could be an animal what would you be: either a whale or an eagle...or one of poodles...they have the life!
TCS: Tech Central Station - The Diet Problem: "Sandy Szwarc"
Sandy Szwarc is my hero. If I had read this article when I was like 12 I would still be fat...because, well, I was then...but not this fat. And bastards like Weight Watchers Camp aka pig farm (yes, I chose to live there for a month at 14) would not have had my $$. It just continually blows my mind that we know that diets don't work and the media still doesn't pick up on it....I mean, really it doesn't...it is a billion dollar industry...but still. That is so dishonest.
International No Diet Day (INDD)--Love Your Body! is coming up. I think I will have a party. Even if me and Vic are the only attendants. I always think about it, INDD that is...but this year I think I will do something fun like try a new recipe and make us a tasty homemade dessert...Vic's mom gave me her recipe for cherry sheet cake that Vic loves...I think I will make it.
Sandy Szwarc is my hero. If I had read this article when I was like 12 I would still be fat...because, well, I was then...but not this fat. And bastards like Weight Watchers Camp aka pig farm (yes, I chose to live there for a month at 14) would not have had my $$. It just continually blows my mind that we know that diets don't work and the media still doesn't pick up on it....I mean, really it doesn't...it is a billion dollar industry...but still. That is so dishonest.
International No Diet Day (INDD)--Love Your Body! is coming up. I think I will have a party. Even if me and Vic are the only attendants. I always think about it, INDD that is...but this year I think I will do something fun like try a new recipe and make us a tasty homemade dessert...Vic's mom gave me her recipe for cherry sheet cake that Vic loves...I think I will make it.
Monday, April 19, 2004
WellnessGear Digital Step Pedometer: The Walker's Warehouse
My mom just let me order this, in purple no less. She got one and keeps telling me how many steps she took and I want to tell her how many I took too.
She's a dork though...the first day she had it she called all upset because everyone is supposed to walk 10,000 steps a day and she had walked 2 times that day, gone to the grocery store, home depot, and vacuumed the whole house...and hers said she had walked 423 steps. She was so sad. So that night she was reading the instructions and noticed that it said that it had to be on your waist band to work...she had hers on the NECK OF HER SHIRT!! Duh. So the next day she did much less and it said she walked 10,000 something.
Of course, I just have to add this because well...you never know if I have a new "reader"....neither of us (me or Mom) would do something to attempt to loose weight...health is a much better motivator and movement should be fun!!
My mom just let me order this, in purple no less. She got one and keeps telling me how many steps she took and I want to tell her how many I took too.
She's a dork though...the first day she had it she called all upset because everyone is supposed to walk 10,000 steps a day and she had walked 2 times that day, gone to the grocery store, home depot, and vacuumed the whole house...and hers said she had walked 423 steps. She was so sad. So that night she was reading the instructions and noticed that it said that it had to be on your waist band to work...she had hers on the NECK OF HER SHIRT!! Duh. So the next day she did much less and it said she walked 10,000 something.
Of course, I just have to add this because well...you never know if I have a new "reader"....neither of us (me or Mom) would do something to attempt to loose weight...health is a much better motivator and movement should be fun!!
Sunday, April 18, 2004
Speaking of cats...while we were gone pet sitter Sheri accidentally lost my Pesty Cat (Chester). She called us freaking out last Sunday because he was no where to be found. She was trying to get the poodles back into their palace and left the back door open for a few. Seems the temptation was too great. She looked, Teri and Heather came over to help her look, she called animal control, left the garage door cracked so he would come in if he came home and slept in the living room so she could hear him if he was crying in the backyard.
I cried, dreamed he and Rowdy were in heaven together, and just generally felt sick about the whole thing. He's such a baby...though he does have his claws...he's never been outside before in his 13 months of life!!
So when we came home, I went to the pound and called all the little towns around here's animal control. Noone had any info. So for the next few days I stared into the backyard with no signs of Pesty.
THEN! Thursday night, Sheri and I were on the phone when I noticed that Nancy had her front paws in the window seal and was wagging her nub. That's what she does about 3-5 times a day this time of year when we have cottontail bunnies in the yard (we affectionately call them Nancy's bunnies). So I figured she was just crying wolf, when I looked outside to see a small gray Pesty walking back towards the woods. So I ran outside (naked) and couldn't see him. I came back in and got the Pounce treat can and ran back outside (naked) and shook the can. He instantly started meowing really fast and after he figured out the dogs were not outside with me, he came running. He is so skinny, and as soon as I got him in the house he went bounding towards the food bowl where he stayed most of the night. But other than that, he's in perfect health. He must be much tougher than I thought, because 4.5 days out in the forest behind our house couldn't have been easy. Especially since one night the low was 37!! He has not left my side since he came home and runs the other way everytime I open any of the outside doors. Carson is so happy to have his brother back too, he keeps giving him baths. So sweet!
And I had said a week or so before we left that we needed to have him declawed when we came back. I am SO glad we hadn't or we probably would still be Pesty-less. But I still think we might, this was a freak deal. I could never have outside cats, I would worry way too much about the. And, yes, he is fixed. All of our fur babies are genderless.
I cried, dreamed he and Rowdy were in heaven together, and just generally felt sick about the whole thing. He's such a baby...though he does have his claws...he's never been outside before in his 13 months of life!!
So when we came home, I went to the pound and called all the little towns around here's animal control. Noone had any info. So for the next few days I stared into the backyard with no signs of Pesty.
THEN! Thursday night, Sheri and I were on the phone when I noticed that Nancy had her front paws in the window seal and was wagging her nub. That's what she does about 3-5 times a day this time of year when we have cottontail bunnies in the yard (we affectionately call them Nancy's bunnies). So I figured she was just crying wolf, when I looked outside to see a small gray Pesty walking back towards the woods. So I ran outside (naked) and couldn't see him. I came back in and got the Pounce treat can and ran back outside (naked) and shook the can. He instantly started meowing really fast and after he figured out the dogs were not outside with me, he came running. He is so skinny, and as soon as I got him in the house he went bounding towards the food bowl where he stayed most of the night. But other than that, he's in perfect health. He must be much tougher than I thought, because 4.5 days out in the forest behind our house couldn't have been easy. Especially since one night the low was 37!! He has not left my side since he came home and runs the other way everytime I open any of the outside doors. Carson is so happy to have his brother back too, he keeps giving him baths. So sweet!
And I had said a week or so before we left that we needed to have him declawed when we came back. I am SO glad we hadn't or we probably would still be Pesty-less. But I still think we might, this was a freak deal. I could never have outside cats, I would worry way too much about the. And, yes, he is fixed. All of our fur babies are genderless.
Wednesday, April 14, 2004
1.Grab the nearest book.
2.Open the book to page 23.
3.Find the fifth sentence.
4.Post the text of the sentence on your blog.
Here's mine:
The guy had a certain muscular resemblance to Popeye the Sailor, although I'd eat a can of spinach on the spot if he turned out to be a hard-working, good-natured type.--Lynne Murray, At Large
Um. I made it home. I can not bare to re-hash the whole horrible thing. Suffice to say that the entire time it seemed like his family just cussed at each other and hit each other. I hated everything there was to eat...it all swam or was weird, like caviar and raw beef. NYC is gross, crowed, and made me feel claustrophobic. Baltimore was ok. I also hurt my knee while gone...can barely walk today and have a UTI plus some other strange thing. I'm going to the Dr. in the morning. I love Texas/New Mexico. I know I could never ever live on the east coast.
Ohhh, one cool thing...I've now been to New Jersey. I have always wanted to go. I wanted to feel connected to Jon (bon Jovi, that is) and now I do. I've been to his homeland. Swoon.
States I visited on this trip: Maryland, New Jersey, Delaware, New York...I had never been to any of those before!!
2.Open the book to page 23.
3.Find the fifth sentence.
4.Post the text of the sentence on your blog.
Here's mine:
The guy had a certain muscular resemblance to Popeye the Sailor, although I'd eat a can of spinach on the spot if he turned out to be a hard-working, good-natured type.--Lynne Murray, At Large
Um. I made it home. I can not bare to re-hash the whole horrible thing. Suffice to say that the entire time it seemed like his family just cussed at each other and hit each other. I hated everything there was to eat...it all swam or was weird, like caviar and raw beef. NYC is gross, crowed, and made me feel claustrophobic. Baltimore was ok. I also hurt my knee while gone...can barely walk today and have a UTI plus some other strange thing. I'm going to the Dr. in the morning. I love Texas/New Mexico. I know I could never ever live on the east coast.
Ohhh, one cool thing...I've now been to New Jersey. I have always wanted to go. I wanted to feel connected to Jon (bon Jovi, that is) and now I do. I've been to his homeland. Swoon.
States I visited on this trip: Maryland, New Jersey, Delaware, New York...I had never been to any of those before!!
Sunday, April 11, 2004
Wednesday, April 07, 2004
Ok, my little food questionnaire is all fixed now. I found it, posted it to my blog but didn't publish, and then the next time I blogged I was in a hurry and forgot about it so it still have the old answers. But now it's al la Amanda.
I'm leaving on my trip today. I am so nervous. I can't believe I'm spending 6.5 days w/ his mother and sister. But Vic is excited. And he's so good about doing things w/ my family. Only thing is, he likes my family and they like him. Or at least they pretend to like him! I do love to go new places too so I am excited about that.
Kim, Bryan, Drew, Mandy Rue, Teri, Vic & Myself had dinner and drinks last night. Mandy brought pineapple juice & malibu rum...Teri brought beer...I had a box o' wine. Mandy's happy stuff tasted like Mexico. I drank a lot but over a long period of time and never even had a buzz. But sure did have a hang over. That sucks. But it was fun. And we sat in the dining room. That was weird. Baby Drew has his surgery in the morning at 7:30 am. So everyone be praying from him and the doctors cutting on his sweet baby head.
I'll be back on the 13th...but will try to blog from MD or NY. Peace out.
I'm leaving on my trip today. I am so nervous. I can't believe I'm spending 6.5 days w/ his mother and sister. But Vic is excited. And he's so good about doing things w/ my family. Only thing is, he likes my family and they like him. Or at least they pretend to like him! I do love to go new places too so I am excited about that.
Kim, Bryan, Drew, Mandy Rue, Teri, Vic & Myself had dinner and drinks last night. Mandy brought pineapple juice & malibu rum...Teri brought beer...I had a box o' wine. Mandy's happy stuff tasted like Mexico. I drank a lot but over a long period of time and never even had a buzz. But sure did have a hang over. That sucks. But it was fun. And we sat in the dining room. That was weird. Baby Drew has his surgery in the morning at 7:30 am. So everyone be praying from him and the doctors cutting on his sweet baby head.
I'll be back on the 13th...but will try to blog from MD or NY. Peace out.
Monday, April 05, 2004
The history of... cell phones, satellite tv, credit cards & more revealed!
I like this website.
Kim & Bryan & Drew are spending the night tonight. Teri & Mandy are coming over for dinner. I'm making homemade lasagna, salad, & bread. I've been cleaning since yesterday and I don't feel like anything has been accomplished because I'm also trying to get ready for the trip too. But I'm going to drink some vino & brewskies tonight and just be happy. And tmw I'll be hung over. Just like the good ol' days.
Moe, I have been meaning to tell you...Kim & Bryan's anniversary is July 17...this year will be 5 years for them. I always confuse Misti & Danny's and Kim & Bryan's. Now I won't...M & D's is first, and K & B's AND M & A's is second. Get it, one on the first date and two on the second. Now I will never be confused again. Thank you for changing the date.
I also feel the need to point out right now that I have a new friend, Sheri. She is my animal sitter and in Corinth Civic League with me. So now I have MistI, TerI, and SherI. That is out of control. Just call me Amandi.
I like this website.
Kim & Bryan & Drew are spending the night tonight. Teri & Mandy are coming over for dinner. I'm making homemade lasagna, salad, & bread. I've been cleaning since yesterday and I don't feel like anything has been accomplished because I'm also trying to get ready for the trip too. But I'm going to drink some vino & brewskies tonight and just be happy. And tmw I'll be hung over. Just like the good ol' days.
Moe, I have been meaning to tell you...Kim & Bryan's anniversary is July 17...this year will be 5 years for them. I always confuse Misti & Danny's and Kim & Bryan's. Now I won't...M & D's is first, and K & B's AND M & A's is second. Get it, one on the first date and two on the second. Now I will never be confused again. Thank you for changing the date.
I also feel the need to point out right now that I have a new friend, Sheri. She is my animal sitter and in Corinth Civic League with me. So now I have MistI, TerI, and SherI. That is out of control. Just call me Amandi.
Saturday, April 03, 2004
I had saved this to do it later and then forgot about it...so it's updated now. And though I sound picky, I am really not. Just about meat. I do admit that I'm picky about meat...I would actually be happy being a vegetarian again, but I live w/ a carnivorous husband and if I have to mess w/ cooking it...I'm gona eat it. So though this is terribly pointless, I thought it was interestin'...
What's the last thing you ate? left over lasagna, salad, pineapple juice
What's your favorite cheese? I love a stinky stinky cheese! Have yall seen that commercial? The traveling gnome? No, but really, I do love cheese. All of them. From Brie to colby jack to swiss to provolone to cheddar!
What's your favorite fish? I'd rather naw off my own arm than eat anything that lived in water.
What's your favorite fruit? There's not one single one I don't eat. But most often...bananas, oranges, blueberries, tomatos
When, if ever, did you start liking olives? I love to put jumbo black olives on all of my fingers and eat them off. I hate green ones.
When, if ever, did you start liking beer? Ahh, yes, the summer of 96. Miller Lite. Thanks to Levi Whitley, who was the only person I knew w/ a fake ID.
When, if ever, did you start liking shellfish? Refer to the nawing of the own arm response earlier.
What was the best thing your mum/dad/guardian used to make? Everything my mom makes I can make better. Except chicken fried steak and gravy. My dad makes a kick ass fruit salad every Thanksgiving & Christmas...he can cut the apples just right and get just the right amount of sugar in the whipping cream! My Beth grandma makes the best german chocolate cake, snow ice cream, & chicken noodle stuff and Trent Grandad makes awesome chicken salad on toast w/ the crust cut off. He always cuts me up an apple when I'm there too :).
What's the native specialty of your home town? Other than Avila's Nipa Hut Burritos or Pizza Mill & Sub Factory's happy hour cokes...nothing. It's Hobbs, NM. Duh.
What's your comfort food? Sonic coke & gum
What's your favorite type of chocolate? I only like milk chocolate, and not usually by it's self...but I do love a good brownie!
How do you like your steak? WELL DONE! Gray on the inside, crunchy on the outside! Yes, I'm serious.
How do you like your burger? Well done, cheese, mustard, onions, pickles, lettuce, tomatos, wheat bun.
How do you like your eggs? Scrambled hard w/ lots of pepper and ketchup
How do you like your potatoes? Yes, please! Garlic mashed is my fav.
How do you take your coffee? I'd rather have a coke or iced tea. I will drink a Starbucks mocha every now and then.
How do you take your tea? Iced tea only...plain or sweet.
What's your favorite mug? I don't have "mugs" I have left over Sonic cups.
What's your biscuit or cookie of choice? oatmeal chocolate chip
What's your ideal breakfast? leftovers from the night before, cold.
What's your ideal sandwich? I am a turkey sandwich connoisseur.
What's your ideal pizza? Lots of cheese, onion, black olives, & a little bell pepper.
What's your ideal pie? I only really like 3 kinds: banana cream, coconut, pumpkin
What's your ideal salad? I've not meet too many I didn't like.
What food do you always like to have in the fridge? Yogurt, juice, butter, eggs, milk, ketchup, mustard, cheese, whole wheat tortillas.
What food do you always like to have in the freezer? ground beef, b/s less chicken, biscuits, popsicles, frozen fruit
What food do you always like to have in the cupboard? instant mashed potatos, rice, pasta, Vic's damn tuna & corned beef hash, cup of noodles, crackers w/ unsalted tops, canned veggies, extra ketchup & juice, cream of everything soups
What spices can you not live without? Garlic and pepper and I'm good to go.
What sauces can you not live without? Ketchup. It's love in a bottle.
Where do you buy most of your food? Albertsons
How often do you go food shopping? I try to go about every 10 days.
What's the most you've spent on a single food item? I don't know...but I know that the deli's peppered turkey that I love is almost $9 a lb. No MSG's or nitrates, dontcha know!
What's the most expensive piece of kitchen equipment you own? Kitchen Aid mixer, but it's a hand me down from mom.
What's the last piece of equipment you bought for your kitchen? a pink spoon at William-Sonoma
What piece of kitchen equipment could you not live without? my chopper! ohh, and my apple slicer
How many times a week/month do you cook from raw ingredients? I'm working on that. It used to be about once a week, now I'm up to at least 5 times a week.
What's the last thing you cooked from raw ingredients? Teri & I made lasagna last night. But just me...um, I made grilled squash & au gratin potatoes and Vic cooked steaks outside.
What meats have you eaten besides cow, pig and poultry? I've tried fish and damn near died. I eat: ground beef, filet mignon, burnt bacon, breakfast sausage, chicken w/out bones, and turkey. That. Is. All. No pork chops, no ribeyes, no ribs...no bones can be on my plate, actually...no shrimp, no chicken legs, etc!
What's the last time you ate something that had fallen on the floor? I don't remember, but I do it often. God made dirt and dirt don't hurt.
What's the last time you ate something you'd picked in the wild? Um. Never. Thanks. I stay out of the wild.
Place in order of preference (greatest to least): Garlic, basil, lime, mint, ginger, anise. ( I only like garlic, basil, and sometimes lime. I don't like ginger much and mint is made for gum only and I have no clue what anise is.)
Place in order of preference: sex, food, Internet, books, movies, fashion. (that's a stupid question, it's like comparing apples to oranges...)
Bread and spread: biscuit and peach preserves
What's your fast food restaurant of choice, and what do you usually order? Quizno's turkey guacamole w/ swiss on wheat
What's the next thing you'll eat? more left over lasagna in the morning
What's the last thing you ate? left over lasagna, salad, pineapple juice
What's your favorite cheese? I love a stinky stinky cheese! Have yall seen that commercial? The traveling gnome? No, but really, I do love cheese. All of them. From Brie to colby jack to swiss to provolone to cheddar!
What's your favorite fish? I'd rather naw off my own arm than eat anything that lived in water.
What's your favorite fruit? There's not one single one I don't eat. But most often...bananas, oranges, blueberries, tomatos
When, if ever, did you start liking olives? I love to put jumbo black olives on all of my fingers and eat them off. I hate green ones.
When, if ever, did you start liking beer? Ahh, yes, the summer of 96. Miller Lite. Thanks to Levi Whitley, who was the only person I knew w/ a fake ID.
When, if ever, did you start liking shellfish? Refer to the nawing of the own arm response earlier.
What was the best thing your mum/dad/guardian used to make? Everything my mom makes I can make better. Except chicken fried steak and gravy. My dad makes a kick ass fruit salad every Thanksgiving & Christmas...he can cut the apples just right and get just the right amount of sugar in the whipping cream! My Beth grandma makes the best german chocolate cake, snow ice cream, & chicken noodle stuff and Trent Grandad makes awesome chicken salad on toast w/ the crust cut off. He always cuts me up an apple when I'm there too :).
What's the native specialty of your home town? Other than Avila's Nipa Hut Burritos or Pizza Mill & Sub Factory's happy hour cokes...nothing. It's Hobbs, NM. Duh.
What's your comfort food? Sonic coke & gum
What's your favorite type of chocolate? I only like milk chocolate, and not usually by it's self...but I do love a good brownie!
How do you like your steak? WELL DONE! Gray on the inside, crunchy on the outside! Yes, I'm serious.
How do you like your burger? Well done, cheese, mustard, onions, pickles, lettuce, tomatos, wheat bun.
How do you like your eggs? Scrambled hard w/ lots of pepper and ketchup
How do you like your potatoes? Yes, please! Garlic mashed is my fav.
How do you take your coffee? I'd rather have a coke or iced tea. I will drink a Starbucks mocha every now and then.
How do you take your tea? Iced tea only...plain or sweet.
What's your favorite mug? I don't have "mugs" I have left over Sonic cups.
What's your biscuit or cookie of choice? oatmeal chocolate chip
What's your ideal breakfast? leftovers from the night before, cold.
What's your ideal sandwich? I am a turkey sandwich connoisseur.
What's your ideal pizza? Lots of cheese, onion, black olives, & a little bell pepper.
What's your ideal pie? I only really like 3 kinds: banana cream, coconut, pumpkin
What's your ideal salad? I've not meet too many I didn't like.
What food do you always like to have in the fridge? Yogurt, juice, butter, eggs, milk, ketchup, mustard, cheese, whole wheat tortillas.
What food do you always like to have in the freezer? ground beef, b/s less chicken, biscuits, popsicles, frozen fruit
What food do you always like to have in the cupboard? instant mashed potatos, rice, pasta, Vic's damn tuna & corned beef hash, cup of noodles, crackers w/ unsalted tops, canned veggies, extra ketchup & juice, cream of everything soups
What spices can you not live without? Garlic and pepper and I'm good to go.
What sauces can you not live without? Ketchup. It's love in a bottle.
Where do you buy most of your food? Albertsons
How often do you go food shopping? I try to go about every 10 days.
What's the most you've spent on a single food item? I don't know...but I know that the deli's peppered turkey that I love is almost $9 a lb. No MSG's or nitrates, dontcha know!
What's the most expensive piece of kitchen equipment you own? Kitchen Aid mixer, but it's a hand me down from mom.
What's the last piece of equipment you bought for your kitchen? a pink spoon at William-Sonoma
What piece of kitchen equipment could you not live without? my chopper! ohh, and my apple slicer
How many times a week/month do you cook from raw ingredients? I'm working on that. It used to be about once a week, now I'm up to at least 5 times a week.
What's the last thing you cooked from raw ingredients? Teri & I made lasagna last night. But just me...um, I made grilled squash & au gratin potatoes and Vic cooked steaks outside.
What meats have you eaten besides cow, pig and poultry? I've tried fish and damn near died. I eat: ground beef, filet mignon, burnt bacon, breakfast sausage, chicken w/out bones, and turkey. That. Is. All. No pork chops, no ribeyes, no ribs...no bones can be on my plate, actually...no shrimp, no chicken legs, etc!
What's the last time you ate something that had fallen on the floor? I don't remember, but I do it often. God made dirt and dirt don't hurt.
What's the last time you ate something you'd picked in the wild? Um. Never. Thanks. I stay out of the wild.
Place in order of preference (greatest to least): Garlic, basil, lime, mint, ginger, anise. ( I only like garlic, basil, and sometimes lime. I don't like ginger much and mint is made for gum only and I have no clue what anise is.)
Place in order of preference: sex, food, Internet, books, movies, fashion. (that's a stupid question, it's like comparing apples to oranges...)
Bread and spread: biscuit and peach preserves
What's your fast food restaurant of choice, and what do you usually order? Quizno's turkey guacamole w/ swiss on wheat
What's the next thing you'll eat? more left over lasagna in the morning
I forgot to mention that last week we took Vic to get a second opinion on the amazing cured brain. They concurred. He still wants him to have another angiogram in 1 year and he still thinks he should have the cyst fixed. Fixing the cyst is still a major surgery, they cut skull out and he has to be in the hospital mim. 5 days...but they don't have to dig IN the the brain. Just on the outside of it cause that's where the cyst is. And the cyst is not life threatening like the AVM was. We are still just ridin' the high of the AVM being gone and don't know if he's going to fix the cyst yet. He says he probably will, but nothing definite and it will not be immediate. The reason he wants to fix it is because he can feel the pressure in his head & it's effecting his speech & memory slightly and that's what they think the seizures have been from. But they aren't sure and they don't promise it will fix these issues, so that's why we don't know what we are doing. But in any case, we are both so thankful that the worst part is gone...now we can focus on the lesser of the two evils which is now the only evil :)!
Friday, April 02, 2004
Mr. Vic is the big 2-9 today. The last birthday beginning with a 2 unless he lives to be 200. That seems so old, 29 and 200. But I know that I'm not THAT far behind. Actually, 26 seems really old and that's creepin' up on me.
Last night we went to Tx Land and Cattle in Frisco, went to the mall, got cheesecake to go at the Cheesecake Factory, came home, went to bed. Today we went to lunch at Sweetwater and then he tortured me with a trip to Home Deee-pot. I *hate* it there. Well, actually, only with him. I can not look at screws and nails for a hour. Today we looked at trees, bags of sand, and the tool rental crap. I ended up going to the car, without a fight which would be the first time in history to happen. I guess he had a nice birthday. I didn't get him anything, not even a card. He's not into that stuff so I decided to save the money for DC and NYC next week. I don't think I've mentioned that we are going...
We are flying to Baltimore on Wed to stay w/ his mom & sister (grrrrr, but damnit I'm pleasant!) and then driving w/ them to Long Island, NY to his aunts wedding, AND then coming back to Baltimore for a day or so and coming home Tue. I'm excited to get to go on a trip, even if I do have to endure the in-laws. I keep telling myself that maybe we can get to know each other better and they will be nicer to me. But then I sober up. Anyway, Vic and I will have fun!
Last night we went to Tx Land and Cattle in Frisco, went to the mall, got cheesecake to go at the Cheesecake Factory, came home, went to bed. Today we went to lunch at Sweetwater and then he tortured me with a trip to Home Deee-pot. I *hate* it there. Well, actually, only with him. I can not look at screws and nails for a hour. Today we looked at trees, bags of sand, and the tool rental crap. I ended up going to the car, without a fight which would be the first time in history to happen. I guess he had a nice birthday. I didn't get him anything, not even a card. He's not into that stuff so I decided to save the money for DC and NYC next week. I don't think I've mentioned that we are going...
We are flying to Baltimore on Wed to stay w/ his mom & sister (grrrrr, but damnit I'm pleasant!) and then driving w/ them to Long Island, NY to his aunts wedding, AND then coming back to Baltimore for a day or so and coming home Tue. I'm excited to get to go on a trip, even if I do have to endure the in-laws. I keep telling myself that maybe we can get to know each other better and they will be nicer to me. But then I sober up. Anyway, Vic and I will have fun!
