Take5 for 9/23

Today’s topics:
List…

1. 5 things that make you happy.

The ocean
My bf
My birds, and birds in general
Puppies, kittens, baby animals in general
Baby humans too

2. 5 things you would do for a million dollars.

Work for it, earn it the hard way
Face a fear (depending which one)
Gamble, take a risk
Diet
Quit a bad habit (depending which one)

(could add 5 things I would not do too...hmm)

3. 5 things you would do with a million dollars.

Save it, invest, try and make sure it's going to last me a while
Build my dream house
Buy a car (nothing fancy, just another dependable, great-gas-mileage way to get from point A to point B)
Go visit my BF (who lives on the other side of the world)
Take a leave of absence from work (no, I wouldn't quit)

4. 5 things you do every morning.

Curse the alarm clock (verbally or silently)
Vow to goto bed earlier (never do)
Drink coffee!!!!
Check site stats on various blogs and sites I have
Check e-mail

5. 5 things you do every evening.

Shower
Tend to my birds (parakeets) and fish (bettas)
Check e-mail
Watch a little TV
Use the exercise bike (well I try to nightly)


Enjoy your day, and your week!

Tuesday Tunes: Week 51

Word associations this week: Tell us the first, song, band/artist, album or anything music related that comes to mind when you see these words:

Space: Jefferson Airplane
Party: B-52's
Darkness: Pink Floyd
Reading: U2
Touch: Def Leppard
New: Carrie Underwood
Gone: Freddie Mercury
Jazz: Harry Connick Jr.
Song: Paper Sun
Bag: Pipes

Unconscious Mutterings
Week 296

1. Hearing :: impaired


2. Aggression :: regression


3. Charged :: limit


4. Traveler :: time


5. Hydrate :: wet


6. Detox :: drugs


7. Qualify :: pre


8. Prison :: break (tv show!)


9. Frontal :: nudity


10. Pep talk :: nag

Ten on Tuesday: 10 Things that Scare You/Freak You Out

1 - Spiders. Just the idea....eek!

2 - Tornadoes. I think it's healthy to have a certain amount of respect (and even fear) for wild weather anomalies. They're out of our control. But tornados particularly freak me out for some reason. (they're cool, but only from a safe distance)

3 - Heights... not really being high up and just looking out the window...but more, being high up and looking down, in a situation where there's a real risk of falling.

4 - Crowds. Small, large, doesn't matter. Groups of people make me nervous.

5 - Traffic. Similar to the crowd thing. Lots of busyness in tight areas.

6 - Gore in horror movies/books.

7 - Unexplained noises....in the middle of the night, or in an empty house, etc.

8 - Doctors and dr's appointments. They're supposed to help but anything can go wrong and be wrong.

9 - Insects (could be included with the #1 but for me spiders are the absolute worst and need their own listing)

10 - Death (not mine, but those of people I love and care about)

randomness...feed your mind and your blog


9/21 Let's talk books this week.

1. Name a few of your favorite books.

The Stand by Stephen King, Lightening by Dean Koontz, Doctors by Erich Segal, Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe by Fannie Flagg, Harry Potter by JK Rowling

2. Is there an author that you don't like, yet so many people seem to love?

Several. It's not that I don't like the authors though, I just couldn't get into their style of writing.

3. Name a book to film adaptation that you really like.

Stand By Me, Shawshank Redemption (ok that's two, hey, how about three, I liked White Oleander too even though they cut out a lot)

Name one you think was done poorly.

I know there are a few but I can't think of any right now.

4. Where do you buy your books?

Usually online (amazon)

5. What genre do you read the most?

Supernatural, mystery/thrillers

6. What genre do you dislike?

Horror. Used to love it, but I can't deal with the imagery anymore. I make exceptions for Stephen King and Dean Koontz (and sometimes Patricia Cornwell)

7. Is there a book that has changed your life?

Not that I can think of. There are 2 that I can read over and over and while I can imagine the events in one them happening, (as incredible as that would be), I don't think of that as life changing.

8. Have you ever met an author? What author would you like to meet?

Almost met Lewis Black and Chuck Panozzo (different occasions) but the lines were too long. I would love to meet Stephen King, Dean Koontz, and Faye Kellerman.