I'm Needing Questions Again

If Lola hadn't had a meme to steal, I'd be all out of things to write about on this blog. Questions, I need questions. Or my blog will die... So, pull out those tarot questions for/about kids or pets. As about science questions on your kids' homework that stumped you. Ask about science, nature, family, whatever, and, if I don't know, history says someone will come forward who does.

In the meantime, check out this lovely meme I found on Lola's Diner.

The 29er

1. What bill do you hate paying the most?
Credit cards. I know it's stupid to have any left to hang over me.

2. Where was the last place you had a romantic dinner?
We clearly need another one. Neither of us can remember.

3. How many colleges did you attend?
One

4. Why did you choose the shirt that you have on right now?
It's funny: "BOMB TECHNICIAN: If you see me running, try to keep up!"

5. First thought when the alarm went off this morning?
We don't do alarms on the weekend. Thank Heaven. Though everyone was unusually up before eight.

6. Last thought before going to sleep last night?
What do I have to do tomorrow?

7. What do you miss being a child?
Nothing. I'm not sure I ever really was a child.

8. What errand/chore do you despise?
Trying to think of one I don't despise...I hate cleaning the bathrooms, not that I have to often. Lee is never satisfied with how I do them.

9. Have you found real love yet?
Yes.

10. What do you get every time you go into Wal-Mart?
Baby girl clothes. They're just so cute.

11. Do you think marriage is an outdated ritual?
No. Lee does, though. He only went through it for me.

12. What famous person would you like to have dinner with?
Warren Buffett. He seems like a card and I respect many of his attitudes.

13. Ever had to use a fire extinguisher for its intended purpose?
No, but I've done real fire extinguishing training with a fire extinguisher and a real fire house. Never HAD to use them though.

14. Somewhere in California you've never been and would like to go?
Sequoia National Forest and Big Sur.

15. At this point in your life would you rather start a new career or a new relationship?
Career.

16. Do you have a “go to” person?
It depends on the subject. I actually have several "go to" people, though I'm more often the "go to" person than needing one.

17. Are you where you want to be in life?
I'm in pretty good shape, but there are a few things that could be better.

18. Over the years, what about you do you think has changed the most?
Waistline.

19. Looking back at high school were they the best years of your life?
Uh, no.

20. Are there times you still feel like a kid?
Not really, but I have more silly fun now than I ever did.

21. Where was the hang out spot when you were a teenager?
I have no idea; I wasn't invited.

22. Who do you think impacted your life the most?
There are a number of people can't imagine my life without: Sue, my father, my children, my college roommate, certain teachers, my sister, some excellent friends, my husband. And some with some ugly impacts. Who can tell what I'd be without any one of them?

23. Was there a teacher or authority figure that stood out for you?
9th grade English, Mr. Haynes (now sadly deceased).

24. Do you tell stories that start with “when I was your age”?
Yes, frequently. My daughter is certain her life is harder than it's ever been for anyone else. (She has to walk home from school!)

25. What is the scariest thing that has happened to you as an adult?
When my daughter got pneumonia at four months old.

26. What advice would you give to someone about to get married?
Don't settle. If you can't imagine your life without him/her, if they make you happy to be around, you're doing the right thing. If not, wait.

27. What advice would you give someone starting their first job?
Make sure you're worth the money; always do the right thing; never sell out your integrity.

28. If you could go back and change one thing you did, what would it be?
I would have left my ex-husband sooner.

29. If you could go back and change one thing someone else did, what would it be?
I wish we'd never started the wars in the Middle East.

Remember folks, I'm looking for questions!

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Letting you in on my stolen book meme

So, a couple of people got a couple of answers on my Stolen Book Meme. Apparently, my sister never saw it.

Anyway, since I'm the sort of person who hates never knowing the answer so, for that reason, I'm providing them to the interested. If you missed it and want to figure it out before seeing the lines, click the link and do your best. If, however, you've done your best, here's your chance.
1. Faro's Daughter by Georgette Heyer

2. Naked in Death by JD Robb (Nora Roberts), the first book in the In Death series

3. The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas (padre, I think)

4. JD got this (first): Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen

5. The Scarlet Pimpernel by Baroness Orczy

6. JD got this (first): Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte

7. Davida got this (first): These Old Shades by Georgette Heyer

8. I can't believe no one got this. The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress by Robert Heinlein.

9. Conflict of Honors by Sharon Lee and Steve Miller, the first book in the Liaden Series.

10. flit got this (first): Shogun by James Clavell

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Another Filler Meme

This cool beauty I stole from Books and Movies Review. Way cool so I had to do it. Thank heavens I had some posts to fill in while I was out of touch.

The idea is to provide the first line from ten of your favorites and see who gets it (guessing in the comment). I update it when someone gets it. I expect I've got a few stumpers in here (eclectic tastes), but I'd love to be surprised. OK, so maybe we need some hints.

1. Upon her butler's announcing the arrival of Mr. Ravenscar, Lady Mablethorpe, who had been dozing over a novel from the Circulating Library, sat up with a jerk, and raised a hand to her dishevelled cap. Hint: The classic "Regency Romance" author whose books are still in print even though she's been dead for nearly 35 years. Of course, that only narrows it to 40 or so.

2. She woke in the dark. Through the slats in the window shades, the murky hint of dawn slipped, slanting shadowy bars over the bed. Hint: First in a best-selling series still going strong.

3. On the 24th of February, 1810, the look-out at Notre-Dame de la Garde signalled the three master, the Pahroan from Smyrna, Trieste, and Naples. Hint: Classic, classic, classic. Hey, there's nothing wrong with French writers.

4. It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a large fortune must be in want of a wife. JD got this (first): Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen

5. A surging, seething, murmuring crowd of beings that are human only in name, for to the eye and ear they seem naught but savage creatures, animated by vile passions and by the lust of vengeance and hate. Hint: Another classic, this time by a woman (based on the name).

6. 1801. --I have just returned from a visit to my landlord--the solitary neighbour that I shall be troubled with. JD got this (first): Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte

7. A gentleman was strolling down a side street in Paris, on his way back from the house of one Madame de Verchoureux. Davida got this (first): These Old Shades by Georgette Heyer

8. I see in Lunaya Pravda that the Luna City Council has passed on first reading a bill to examine, license, inspect--and tax--public food vendors operating inside municipal pressure. Hint: Science fiction doesn't get much better or more classic than this. In my opinion, the best of a long and illustrious career.

9. Eight Chants past Midsong: twilight. In the plaza around Maidenstairs a crowd began to gather: men and women in brightly colored work clothes; here and there the sapphire or silver flutter of Circle robes. Hint: If These Old Shades is not my favorite, this modern science fiction series (first novel here) is.

10. The gale tore at him and he felt its bite deep within and he knew that if they did not make landfall in three days they would all be dead. flit got this (first): Shogun by James Clavell

Have fun.

P.S. Want to know what's cool? 1-6 I got without having to open more than my eBook. How neat is that?

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