from Tenth-Muse

THREE THINGS THAT SCARE ME:
01 | death
02 | pain
03 | music from ice cream trucks
————————————————————
THREE PEOPLE WHO MAKE ME LAUGH:
01 | bill maher
02 | david chapelle
03 | the underpants gnomes
————————————————————
THREE THINGS I LOVE:
01 | my husband
02 | my puppy
03 | fooooood
———————————————————–
THREE THINGS I HATE:
01 | sarcasm
02 | xenophobia
03 | stupidity
———————————————————–
THREE THINGS I DON’T UNDERSTAND:
01 | republicans
02 | the popularity of wrestling
03 | jello
————————————————————
THREE THINGS ON MY DESK:
01 | a cat bed
02 | a hedgehog puppet
03 | shakespeare, dickens, and austin head note holders
————————————————————
THREE THINGS I’M DOING RIGHT NOW:
01 | chewing spearmint extra gum
02 | listening to air america radio
03 | wondering what I’m going to go eat
————————————————————
THREE THINGS I WANT TO DO BEFORE I DIE:
01 | lose 100 pounds
02 | have a kid
03 | own a collaborative art gallery
———————————————-
THREE THINGS I CAN DO:
01 | my own taxes
02 | oxy acetylene weld - not as good with arc welding
03 | make really good green chile chicken tortilla soup
————————————————————
THREE WAYS TO DESCRIBE MY PERSONALITY:
01 | smart
02 | funny
03 | weird
————————————————-
THREE THINGS I CAN’T DO:
01 | keep a house clean for more than a week
02 | code a site without cutting and pasting a lot
03 | drive very far without panic attacks
————————————————————
THREE THINGS I THINK YOU SHOULD LISTEN TO:
01 | patti smith
02 | portishead
03 | bessie smith
————————————————————
THREE THINGS I DON’T THINK YOU SHOULD LISTEN TO EVER:
01 | people that make fun of you
02 | people with closed minds
03 | that mean voice in your head
————————————————————
THREE OF YOUR ABSOLUTE FAVORITE FOODS:
01 | cheese dip
02 | ribs
03 | oysters bienville
————————————————————
THREE THINGS YOU’D LIKE TO LEARN:
01 | to control my panic attacks
02 | a lot more about php
03 | more about europe during the cold war
————————————————————-
THREE BEVERAGES YOU DRINK REGULARLY:
01 | fresca
02 | coffee
03 | water
————————————————————
THREE SHOWS YOU WATCHED WHEN YOU WERE A KID:
01 | scooby doo
02 | picturepages
03 | the electric company

LAYER ONE:
– Name:
Noelle
– Birth date:
July 2, 1972 (7/2/72)
– Birthplace:
St Vincent’s Hospital, Birmingham, Alabama
– Current Location:
West Mesa Suburbs, Albuquerque, New Mexico
– Eye Color:
Hazel
– Hair Color:
sort of a bright ginger atm, a few grey hairs the dye didn’t cover
– Height:
Five feet, two and a half inches or 1.67695 meters
– Righty or Lefty:
righty
– Zodiac Sign:
cancer

LAYER TWO:
– Your heritage:
English, Dutch, Irish, Cherokee
– The shoes you wore today:
none! ha!
– Your weakness:
french fries, smart men with light eyes, Jimmy Page guitar riffs (I feel so tacky!)
– Your fears:
pain, embarassment, death
– Your perfect pizza:
crispy thin crust, fresh tomatoes, lotsa herbs and whole roasted garlic cloves
– Goal you’d like to achieve:
I’d like to lose 100 more pounds

LAYER THREE:
– Your most overused phrase on AIM:
lol
– Your first waking thoughts:
what time is it
– Your best physical feature:
my skin
– Your most missed memory:
smoochies on my cheek from Nana, inhaling a good cigarette, feeling ’safe’

LAYER FOUR:
– Pepsi or Coke:
fresca
– McDonald’s or Burger King:
love those mcdonald’s fries but the bk burgers are better.
– Single or group dates:
dates with my husband and our dog
– Adidas or Nike:
who cares
– Lipton Ice Tea or Nestea:
republic of tea tyvm
– Chocolate or vanilla:
marble?
– Cappuccino or coffee:
sugar-free/fat-free vanilla latte - yes I have become one of the people I hate

LAYER FIVE:
– Smoke:
oh GOD I miss you SO
– Cuss:
every god damn day mutherfucker (cept the C word or the N word)
– Sing:
alone with music once a year or so
– Take a shower everyday:
I prefer long baths with bath salts and a book every other day.
– Do you think you’ve been in love:
coupla times. Mr Man has won my heart permanently — I still get crushes sometimes but that’s not lurve
– Want to go to college:
done. maybe grad school someday
– Liked high school:
the only thing I pine for is the way I looked then. Except I’d want flat hair now. I had a really great car though. And despite what I thought at the time life was pretty simple and happy for me then.
– Want to get married:
done. maybe grad school someday heh
– Believe in yourself:
I don’t think I do actually. That might explain the disossiative feelings during panic attacks. I rely very heavily on select family and friends to believe for me.
– Get motion sickness:
sometimes
– Think you’re attractive:
not really
– Think you’re a health freak:
better than I used to be watching my health. Still have a lot of room for improvement.
– Get along with your parent(s):
definitely
– Like thunderstorms:
they make me sleepy
– Play an instrument:
Played the piano for six years. Then the clarinet for two. Nothing now.

LAYER SIX: In the past month…
– Drank alcohol:
I ate a few chocolate minibottles with grand marinier inside
– Smoked:
no! I’m so proud!
– Done a drug:
just prescriptions
– Made Out:
no
– Gone on a date:
went to lunch and barnes and noble with Cody the other day. That was fun.
– Gone to the mall?:
just the dillard’s to pick up Cody’s suit and buy him new shoes
– Eaten an entire box of Oreos?:
nope
– Eaten sushi:
no sushi but have had edamame
– Been on stage:
nope
– Been dumped:
nope
– Gone skating:
nope
– Made homemade cookies:
nope
– Dyed your hair:
not since January but I have an appointment next week
– Stolen Anything:
just mah husband’s heart awwwww

LAYER SEVEN: Ever…
– Played a game that required removal of clothing:
maybe? don’t remember
– If so, was it mixed company:
probably
– Been trashed or extremely intoxicated:
yes but I’ve found it made me date assholes who thought they were good poets so I stopped. Must be that Irish background
– Been caught “doing something”:
not in flagrante but close
– Been called a tease:
never
– Gotten beaten up:
twice
– Shoplifted:
does it count when your friend worked there and made up faux receipts for it?
– Changed who you were to fit in:
everyone does to a certain extent. It’s called being adaptable. The key is to keep a set of beliefs that make up the core and change some things to relate to other people but keep that core. Not unlike skinning websites. But I think by going through phases like that I’ve learned a lot about myself. I regret a few things where I feel like I betrayed my core beliefs to “fit in” - like being mean or sarcastic to others but for the most part it was ok.

LAYER EIGHT:
– Age you hope to be married:
I married at 25 (31 right now)
– Numbers and Names of Children:
no kids. just pets
– Describe your Dream Wedding:
I had it. If I had to do it again I probably wouldn’t make such a big production or I would have just relaxed and had fun not gotten myself all stressed about pleasing everyone else.
– How do you want to die:
dreaming
– Where you want to go to college:
I went to Birmingham-Southern College for two years, Art Dept at the University of New South Wales for a while, then finished at College of Santa Fe
– What do you want to be when you grow up:
not mean or cold or indifferent
– What country would you most like to visit:
I’d love to go back to Italy and Japan too. I’d like to visit some friends in The Netherlands, spend a good amount of time in England and Ireland. Also love to see India, Egypt, Botswana.

LAYER NINE:
– Number of drugs taken illegally:
four? maybe five?
– Number of people I could trust with my life:
five- my parents, my sister, my husband, and jocelyn
– Number of CDs that I own:
audio cds - maybe 200 between us both who knows how many gaming cds
– Number of piercings:
none. my ear piercings are closed up
– Number of tattoos:
1 from van gogh’s irises on my right shoulder. Started with one flower but I get it added to every few years.
– Number of times my name has appeared in the newspaper?:
three times so far- birth announcement, photo of me with mom playing tennis, college graduation announcement
– Number of scars on my body:
knees from tomboy bicycle and softball days, shoulder from when lori bit me at 11. a few others
– Number of things in my past that I regret:
one regret from several times in my life: I wish I had just relaxed and had fun.

Grab the book nearest to you, turn to page 18, find line 4. Write down what it says
“…he has no tie—he probably has an appreciable number of ties in his wardrobe at home—he is wearing no tie because he has chosen to do so. That means he wishes to remain casual.) Mma Ramotswe had found that a puzzling message and had wondered where it was leading.”
–from The Kalahari Typing School for Men by Alexander McCall Smith

Stretch your left arm out as far as you can. What do you touch first?
a table lamp

What is the last thing you watched on TV?
John Travolta on Inside the Actor’s Studio.

With the exception of the computer, what can you hear?
the tv behind me, winter snoring on her bed, Cody snoring in the other room

When did you last step outside?
friday night I went in the backyard to play with the dog when we got back from shopping.

Before you came to this website, what did you look at?
that site with the song made out of default windows sounds

What are you wearing?
robin’s egg blue boyshorts, a short-sleeved sage buttoned-up cardigan

Did you dream last night?
Yes. Had a weird dream about trying to escape from a cousin’s husband who was evil

When did you last laugh?
about an hour ago when Cody went to bed and the puppy wouldn’t stay in there with him

What is on the walls of the room you are in?
a cork board, a witches month by month calendar

Seen anything weird lately?
I went shopping at a wal-mart the friday before easter. nuff said.

What do you think of this quiz?
it’s fun. I’m trying hard not to say anything contrived.

What is the last movie you saw?
Watched Confessions of a Dangerous Mind last night. It was fun.

If you became a multi-millionaire overnight, what would you buy first?
A pretty new dress for my friend’s graduation from law school. Then I’d get Cody a new laptop.

Tell me something about you that I don’t know:
I have weird pinky toes

If you could change one thing about the world, regardless of guilt or politics, what would you do?
I would spay all cats and dogs except those owned by very responsible breeders. Really.

Do you like to dance?
not really I’m too self-conscious for that

George Bush.. is he a power-crazy nut case or some one who is finally doing something that has needed to be done for years?:
he is a stupid spoiled paranoid poo-throwing monkey from a hickish elitist (yes it’s possible) family.

Imagine your first child is a girl, what do you call her?
Moira Cerulean

Imagine your first child is a boy, what do you call him?
Conley Reese but I like Colm too

Would you ever consider living abroad?
I have lived abroad in Australia. And I’m kind of considering my husband’s proposal to move the The Netherlands.

Your home: very cluttered
Your car: love crvs
Your job: not lately
Your S.O.: mr man
Your Family: love me
Your Friends: always interesting
The Internet: three megabits!
Television: me tivo
Books: like water
Today: hummus yummy

from kadyellebee

Act your age?
whateva

Born on what day of the week?
Sunday

Chore you hate?
laundry or litter

Dad?s name?
Bert

Essential make-up?
tinted lip balm, visene for blemishes lol

Favorite actor?
this week it’s Stuart Townsend or Sam Rockwell

Gold or silver?
used to be silver. gold now but only 14k+ stuff that won’t oxidize on my skin

Hometown?
Birmingham, Alabama

Instruments you play?
played piano for about six years, then clarinet for two but don’t really play anything now

Job title?
stay-at-home puppy mom

Kids?
3 cats, 1 dog, 1 hedgehog

Living arrangements?
own a house with my husband

Mom?s name?
DeLana

Number of people you?ve slept with?
10

Overnight hospital stays?
at seventeen with kidney stones

Phobia?
heights, spiders, driving, germs, public bathrooms, ice cream truck songs

Quote you like?
“Life is serious but art is fun”

Religious affiliation?
paganish

Siblings?
one sister eight years older than me named Nicole, her fiancee Bruce, one brother-in-law named Jason and his wife Cindy

Time you wake up?
depends on when I went to sleep

Unique habit?
ummm no clue

Vegetable you refuse to eat?
I don’t like zuccini

Worst habit?
I have really bad posture - I sort of lean to the right.

X-rays you’ve had?
geez several. Teeth, ankle, wrist, sinuses

Yummy food you make?
I make really good chili and excellent chicken enchilada tortilla soup

Zodiac sign?
Cancer

Oh my god

Confederacy of Dunces and Hitchiker’s Guide to the Galaxy are in post-production while an adaptation of the first part of A Widow for One Year is ready to be released.

from Glimpse of a Grrl’s meme archives

Age:
thirty-one
Where did you grow up:
Birmingham, Alabama

WHAT DO YOU CALL…

A body of water, smaller than a river, contained within relatively narrow banks?
creek

The thing you push around the grocery store?
shopping cart

A metal container to carry a meal in?
lunch box

The thing that you cook bacon and eggs in?
frying pan

The piece of furniture that seats three people?
sofa

The device on the outside of the house that carries rain off the roof?
rain gutter

The covered area outside a house where people sit in the evening?
porch

Carbonated, sweetened, non-alcoholic beverages?
coke

A flat, round breakfast food served with syrup?
pancake

A long sandwich designed to be a whole meal in itself?
sub sandwich

The piece of clothing worn by men at the beach?
bathing suit

Shoes worn for sports?
tennis shoes

Putting a room in order?
tidy

A flying insect that glows in the dark?
lightning bug

The little insect that curls up into a ball?
rolypoly

The children’s playground equipment where one kid sits on one side and goes up while the other sits on the other side and goes down?
seesaw

How do you eat your pizza?
depends on the thickness of the crust and how gooey it is ? usually by hand starting at the point

What’s it called when private citizens put up signs and sell their used stuff?
garage sale

What’s the evening meal?
dinner

The thing under a house where the furnace and perhaps a rec room are?
basement

Interesting site about how different regions pronounce words

from Glimpse of a Grrl’s meme archives

key-
I’ve seen these
I own these too

100 Best:

1. Godfather, The (1972)
2. Shawshank Redemption, The (1994)
3. Godfather: Part II, The (1974)
4. Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring, The (2001)
5. Schindler’s List (1993)
6. Citizen Kane (1941)
7. Casablanca (1942)
8. Seven Samurai (1954)
9. Star Wars (1977)
10. Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964)
11. Memento (2000)
12. One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest (1975)
13. Rear Window (1954)
14. Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers, The (2002)
15. Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
16. Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)
17. Usual Suspects, The (1995)
18. Amélie (2001)
19. Pulp Fiction (1994)
20. North by Northwest (1959)
21. Psycho (1960)
22. Silence of the Lambs, The (1991)
23. 12 Angry Men (1957)
24. Lawrence of Arabia (1962)
25. It’s a Wonderful Life (1946)
26. The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (1966)
27. Goodfellas (1990)
28. American Beauty (1999)
29. Vertigo (1958)
30. Pianist, The (2002)
31. Sunset Blvd. (1950)
32. Apocalypse Now (1979)
33. Some Like It Hot (1959)
34. Matrix, The (1999)
35. To Kill a Mockingbird (1962)
36. Taxi Driver (1976)
37. Third Man, The (1949)
38. Paths of Glory (1957)
39. Fight Club (1999)
40. Boot, Das (1981)
41. L.A. Confidential (1997)
42. Double Indemnity (1944)
43. Chinatown (1974)
44. Requiem for a Dream (2000)
45. Maltese Falcon, The (1941)
46. Singin’ in the Rain (1952)
47. Bridge on the River Kwai, The (1957)
48. Sen to Chihiro no kamikakushi (2001) AKA - Spirited Away
49. Saving Private Ryan (1998)
50. All About Eve (1950)
51. M (1931)
52. Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975)
53. Raging Bull (1980)
54. Once Upon a Time in the West (1968)
55. Se7en (1995)
56. Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon (2000)
57. Wizard of Oz, The (1939)
58. 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)
59. Vita e bella, La (1997) AKA: Life is Beautiful
60. American History X (1998)
61. Sting, The (1973)
62. Touch of Evil (1958)
63. Manchurian Candidate, The (1962)
64. Alien (1979)
65. Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939)
66. Rashemon (1950)
67. Leon (1994) (Known as ‘The Professional’ in the US)
68. Annie Hall (1977)
69. Great Escape, The (1963)
70. Clockwork Orange, A (1971)
71. Treasure of the Sierra Madre, The (1948)
72. Reservoir Dogs (1992)
73. Sixth Sense, The (1999)
74. Jaws (1975)
75. Amadeus (1984)
76. On the Waterfront (1954)
77. Ran (1985)
78. Braveheart (1995)
79. High Noon (1952)
80. Fargo (1996)
81. Blade Runner (1982)
82. Apartment, The (1960)
83. Aliens (1986)
84. Toy Story 2 (1999)
85. Strangers on a Train (1951)
86. Modern Times (1936)
87. Shining, The (1980)
88. Donnie Darko (2001)
89. Duck Soup (1933)
90. Princess Bride, The (1987)
91. Lola rennt (Run Lola, Run) (1998)
92. City Lights (1931)
93. General, The (1927)
94. Metropolis (1927)
95. Searchers, The (1956)
96. Full Metal Jacket (1987)
97. Notorious (1946)
98. Manhattan (1979)
99. Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969)
100. Graduate, The (1967)

IMDB 100 Worst Movies:

1. From Justin to Kelly (2003)
2. ‘Manos’ the Hands of Fate (1966) (the MST3k version)
3. Future War (1997)
4. Gigli (2003)
5. Space Mutiny (1988) (the MST3k version)
6. Troll 2 (1990)
7. Eegah (1962)
8. Hobgoblins (1987)
9. Backyard Dogs (2000)
10. Santa with Muscles (1996)
11. Werewolf (1996)
12. Going Overboard (1989)
13. Glitter (2001)
14. Police Academy: Mission to Moscow (1994)
15. Turbo: A Power Rangers Movie (1997)
16. Santa Claus Conquers the Martians (1964)
17. Kazaam (1996)
18. Leonard Part 6 (1987)
19. Battlefield Earth: A Saga of the Year 3000 (2000)
20. Lawnmower Man 2: Beyond Cyberspace (1996)
21. Hercules in New York (1970)
22. It’s Pat (1994)
23. Baby Geniuses (1999)
24. 2001: A Space Travesty (2000)
25. Jaws: The Revenge (1987)
26. Cool as Ice (1991)
27. Bolero (1984)
28. Mitchell (1975)
29. Police Academy 6: City Under Siege (1989)
30. Teen Wolf Too (1987)
31. Return of the Texas Chainsaw Massacre, The (1994)
32. Smokey and the Bandit III (1983)
33. Vercing?torix (2001)
34. Steel (1997)
35. Captain America (1991)
36. Police Academy 5: Assignment: Miami Beach (1988)
37. Mannequin: On the Move (1991)
38. Cat in the Hat, The (2003)
39. Rollerball (2002)
40. Tarzan, the Ape Man (1981)
41. Ringmaster (1998)
42. Problem Child 2 (1991)
43. Master of Disguise, The (2002)
44. Spice World (1997)
45. Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: The Movie (1995)
46. Cop & 1/2 (1993)
47. Mortal Kombat: Annihilation (1997)
49. Street Fighter (1994)
50. Jaws 3-D (1983)
51. Stop! Or My Mom Will Shoot (1992)
52. Double Dragon (1994)
53. Crossroads (2002)
54. Bats (1999/I)
55. Barb Wire (1996)
56. Alan Smithee Film: Burn Hollywood Burn, An (1997)
57. FeardotCom (2002)
58. Universal Soldier: The Return (1999)
59. RoboCop 3 (1993)
60. Superman IV: The Quest for Peace (1987)
61. Mangler, The (1995)
62. Mac and Me (1988)
63. Iron Eagle II (1988)
64. Best Defense (1984)
65. Mr. Magoo (1997)
66. Grease 2 (1982)
67. Speed 2: Cruise Control (1997)
68. Pokemon the First Movie: Mewtwo Strikes Back (1999)
69. Ticker (2001)
70. Mr. Wrong (1996)
71. Highlander II: The Quickening (1991)
72. Police Academy 4: Citizens on Patrol (1987)
73. Exorcist II: The Heretic (1977)
74. Avengers, The (1998)
75. Jury Duty (1995)
76. Glen or Glenda (1953)
77. Friday the 13th: A New Beginning (1985)
78. Dumb and Dumberer: When Harry Met Lloyd (2003)
79. Plan 9 from Outer Space (1959)
80. Weekend at Bernie’s II (1993)
81. Omega Code, The (1999)
82. Freddy Got Fingered (2001)
83. Caddyshack II (1988)
84. Super Mario Bros. (1993)
85. Endless Love (1981)
86. Derailed (2002)
87. Kangaroo Jack (2003)
88. Ballistic: Ecks vs. Sever (2002)
89. McHale’s Navy (1997)
90. Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band (1978)
91. Nothing But Trouble (1991)
92. Friday the 13th Part VIII: Jason Takes Manhattan (1989)
93. On Deadly Ground (1994)
94. Batman & Robin (1997)
95. Pet Sematary II (1992)
96. Leprechaun (1993)
97. Stupids, The (1996)
98. Soul Survivors (2001)
99. Dudley Do-Right (1999)
100. Bio-Dome (1996)

Let’s take a short break from my series about cat litter shall we? Today I’d like to discuss products that serve the front end of the kitty. A good many of indoor cat owners don’t see the need to have a collar on their cats but paranoid pet mom that I am I think it’s important to have identification for them just in case they sneak out and can’t find their way home. Even though *cross fingers* it’s been about three years since one has escaped.
(more…)