This week's questions are brought to you courtesy of an anonymous reader, the letter F, and the number 5...
1. What is the one most important thing by your side right now?
My Gock Block and Drum Stick.
2. Why is it so important?
I use my gock block to keep tempo for my kids whenever we have rehearsal in an area where other sounds may keep them from hearing my voice clearly. Don't get me wrong -- my voice carries, but this let's me do my job effectively without going hoarse.
3. Can you live without it?
Yes... but it sucks.
4. What is the one thing you can't live without?
Words.
5. Who is the one person you can't live without?
I want to say my Daddi... but I know that some day I am going to have to live without him. And well, that is the scariest thing in the world to me... so I'd rather not think about it anymore.
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Friday, October 10, 2008
Friday, July 11, 2008
The Friday Five: Charity
1. Do you have a favourite cause that you support?
Yes. The "liz shouldn't be forced to box herself into a career in order to define herself as an adult" cause.
2. If so, how do you support it?
I LIVE IT.
3. Have you been an active member of an organization (attending meetings, volunteering etc)?
No. I live under a rock and have problems with authority. Not to mention the fact that I hate people and high moral living.
4. Have you ever led any group?
No. Zero leadership experience. Negative leadership skills. It's almost as non-existent as my sarcasm.
5. If so, how was your experience with it?
... and what a beautiful mess this is.
Ok, friday five people. I don't like this one. Attempting to prove how wonderful and awesome I am by having me list all my do-gooder shit like a grocery list itemizes the whole set of ideals BEHIND living your life so that you make a difference... and I am NOT ok with that.
Is this a contest? To find out who is the most selfless? To compare and contrast how eloquently we all present our charitable cases? Fuck that noise... by participating, in my humble opinion, you are all losers.
Yes. The "liz shouldn't be forced to box herself into a career in order to define herself as an adult" cause.
2. If so, how do you support it?
I LIVE IT.
3. Have you been an active member of an organization (attending meetings, volunteering etc)?
No. I live under a rock and have problems with authority. Not to mention the fact that I hate people and high moral living.
4. Have you ever led any group?
No. Zero leadership experience. Negative leadership skills. It's almost as non-existent as my sarcasm.
5. If so, how was your experience with it?
... and what a beautiful mess this is.
Ok, friday five people. I don't like this one. Attempting to prove how wonderful and awesome I am by having me list all my do-gooder shit like a grocery list itemizes the whole set of ideals BEHIND living your life so that you make a difference... and I am NOT ok with that.
Is this a contest? To find out who is the most selfless? To compare and contrast how eloquently we all present our charitable cases? Fuck that noise... by participating, in my humble opinion, you are all losers.
Friday, June 27, 2008
The Friday Five: USA Road Trip
1. Who would you take with you on a road trip?
My two favorite cousins, my stupid brother and this little girl (as soon as she turns 21). And since this is a hypothetical fantasy type situation, we would all each bring along the loves of our lives to hold hands and make out with along the way.
2. What states would you visit?
Each one of us would pick somewhere we wanted to go and we would plan loosely around that... but leave plenty of room for surprises and side tracks.
3. What national parks and/or monuments would you go see?
Whichever ones happened to be along the way.
4. Las Vegas: Overrated or a Must-See?
I dunno. I've never been there.
5. How long would you be gone?
As long as it took.
My two favorite cousins, my stupid brother and this little girl (as soon as she turns 21). And since this is a hypothetical fantasy type situation, we would all each bring along the loves of our lives to hold hands and make out with along the way.
2. What states would you visit?
Each one of us would pick somewhere we wanted to go and we would plan loosely around that... but leave plenty of room for surprises and side tracks.
3. What national parks and/or monuments would you go see?
Whichever ones happened to be along the way.
4. Las Vegas: Overrated or a Must-See?
I dunno. I've never been there.
5. How long would you be gone?
As long as it took.
Friday, June 20, 2008
The Friday Five: Self Analysis
1) what is one thing about you that you hate?
The fact that I can be amazingly confident one second, and then crumble like a coward the next.
2) what is one thing about you that you love?
The fact that I can crumble like a coward one second and then be amazingly confident the next.
3) if you had to change one thing about you what would it be and why?
My inability to keep emotional distance from people who need me. I don't want to lose my empathy... I just want to be able to control it better. To be able to put my own needs first sometimes. Mainly... I'd really just like to be able love people for who they actually are and not what I think they could be.
4) what is one word that you would use to define yourself?
spinning.
5) imagine what you would look like in a perfect world...what do you look like?
in a perfect world... how i look doesn't matter.
The fact that I can be amazingly confident one second, and then crumble like a coward the next.
2) what is one thing about you that you love?
The fact that I can crumble like a coward one second and then be amazingly confident the next.
3) if you had to change one thing about you what would it be and why?
My inability to keep emotional distance from people who need me. I don't want to lose my empathy... I just want to be able to control it better. To be able to put my own needs first sometimes. Mainly... I'd really just like to be able love people for who they actually are and not what I think they could be.
4) what is one word that you would use to define yourself?
spinning.
5) imagine what you would look like in a perfect world...what do you look like?
in a perfect world... how i look doesn't matter.
Friday, June 13, 2008
The Friday Five: $ Money Matters $
1. Did you get an allowance as a kid, and if so, how much was it?
I did, from my father. It changed as I grew older, but I think for a while it was $5 a week. And the thing was, I didn't get it for doing my chores -- that was just expected of me. He really didn't want me equating doing things for myself as a job... and I gotta say, that lesson was definitely valuable.
2. How old were you when you had your first job, and what was it?
I started babysitting the minute my brother was born... even though no one asked me to. I should probably stop that, the pay is horrible.
3. Which do you do better: save money or spend money?
The fact that I have survived as long as I have on my income is no coincidence. I can save money like no other.
4. Are people more likely to borrow money from you, or are you more likely to borrow from them?
I'd say that I'm breaking about even. I was blessed with a few excellent friends and family members, and cursed with a few others.
5. What's the most expensive thing you've ever bought?
My new-to-me Honda Civic. ::cheese::
I did, from my father. It changed as I grew older, but I think for a while it was $5 a week. And the thing was, I didn't get it for doing my chores -- that was just expected of me. He really didn't want me equating doing things for myself as a job... and I gotta say, that lesson was definitely valuable.
2. How old were you when you had your first job, and what was it?
I started babysitting the minute my brother was born... even though no one asked me to. I should probably stop that, the pay is horrible.
3. Which do you do better: save money or spend money?
The fact that I have survived as long as I have on my income is no coincidence. I can save money like no other.
4. Are people more likely to borrow money from you, or are you more likely to borrow from them?
I'd say that I'm breaking about even. I was blessed with a few excellent friends and family members, and cursed with a few others.
5. What's the most expensive thing you've ever bought?
My new-to-me Honda Civic. ::cheese::
Friday, June 06, 2008
The Friday Five: Randomosity
1. if you had to participate in one olympic event what would it be and why?
Softball. Because there isn't a colorguarding event.
2. what is the one song you always sing along to?
Every song I know the words to.
3. do you wear a seatbelt in the car?
Duh.
4. car, suv or truck and why?
If this question is trying to classify me as "going green" or not, I'd just assume not answer. But certain people need to haul shit around. And certain people need to feel big and important. I am not one of those people.
5. are you a good/bad driver? explain
I am very confident behind the wheel. Too much so for some people's liking. That coupled with my lack of respect for stupid rules can make me a nerve racking driver to follow or ride with.
Softball. Because there isn't a colorguarding event.
2. what is the one song you always sing along to?
Every song I know the words to.
3. do you wear a seatbelt in the car?
Duh.
4. car, suv or truck and why?
If this question is trying to classify me as "going green" or not, I'd just assume not answer. But certain people need to haul shit around. And certain people need to feel big and important. I am not one of those people.
5. are you a good/bad driver? explain
I am very confident behind the wheel. Too much so for some people's liking. That coupled with my lack of respect for stupid rules can make me a nerve racking driver to follow or ride with.
Friday, May 30, 2008
The Friday Five: First to Pop
"With the following phrases, post a single image of the strongest thought/idea that pops into your head."
1.) Favorite Food:
Almost anything stir fry with a kick!
2.) Least Favorite Food:
Various nondescript textured things like certain puddings, humus and purees.
3.) Favorite Thing:
Creative Adventures.
4.) Least Favorite Thing:
My insecurities (photo from Cheryl McLaughlin).
5.) A phobia:
I wouldn't call it a phobia... I just have some underlying trust issues.
6.) An addiction:
Mine come in waves. Right now I'm high on guitarists... like that guy.
1.) Favorite Food:
Almost anything stir fry with a kick!
2.) Least Favorite Food:
Various nondescript textured things like certain puddings, humus and purees.
3.) Favorite Thing:
Creative Adventures.
4.) Least Favorite Thing:
My insecurities (photo from Cheryl McLaughlin).
5.) A phobia:
I wouldn't call it a phobia... I just have some underlying trust issues.
6.) An addiction:
Mine come in waves. Right now I'm high on guitarists... like that guy.
Friday, May 23, 2008
The Friday Five: School Daze
1. What were some of the smells and tastes of your childhood?
This is an intense subject. As for smells, it was all about my mom's Red Door and my dad's Obsession. The hamster cage. Freshly cut grass in the summer. The baby-sitter's basement. Vicks Vapor Rub. Cinnamon buns on saturday morning. Not to mention, my grandmother's Bengay.
But in regards to tastes -- PB&J, mother fuckers. Potato chips on the side. With a big old glass of milk. Chicken nuggets in ketchup (almost everything in ketchup). Raw carrots. Grape flavored Bubbliscious Bubblegum.
2. What did you have as a child that you do not think children today have?
Having to walk over to someone's house to ask them to play. Memorizing phone numbers. 8 bit video games that mom would only let you play for an hour before making you go outside. Hand-written letters. Metal slides and death-trap jungle gyms.
Oo oo! And the safety of running around the neighborhood and bike trails in the woods unsupervised at night. Goodness could I go for a game of manhunt right about now.
3. What elementary grade was your favorite?
3rd. Mrs. Galfond. She was the prettiest lady in the whole world. I still remember the wave bottles I made in science, the oral book report I did on the Berenstain Bears, and the first day I wore my glasses to school she said I looked gorgeous. No one had ever called me gorgeous before.
4. What summer do you remember the best as a child?
The first year I was an official camp counselor. 9th grade. I walked to work. Fell in love with kids. Did arts and crafts like no other. Played dodge ball like a champion. Made up a lot of dance choreography. Sang a lot of cheers. Had my first boyfriend, and broke up with him in late august (after he gave this kick ass anklet).
5. What one piece of advice would you give to your younger self, and at what age?
Don't chase boys with emotional and intimacy issues. They won't be able to love you the way you deserve to be loved. And you will only get hurt in the end. I would have told myself this right before entering high school, but I doubt that I would have listened.
This is an intense subject. As for smells, it was all about my mom's Red Door and my dad's Obsession. The hamster cage. Freshly cut grass in the summer. The baby-sitter's basement. Vicks Vapor Rub. Cinnamon buns on saturday morning. Not to mention, my grandmother's Bengay.
But in regards to tastes -- PB&J, mother fuckers. Potato chips on the side. With a big old glass of milk. Chicken nuggets in ketchup (almost everything in ketchup). Raw carrots. Grape flavored Bubbliscious Bubblegum.
2. What did you have as a child that you do not think children today have?
Having to walk over to someone's house to ask them to play. Memorizing phone numbers. 8 bit video games that mom would only let you play for an hour before making you go outside. Hand-written letters. Metal slides and death-trap jungle gyms.
Oo oo! And the safety of running around the neighborhood and bike trails in the woods unsupervised at night. Goodness could I go for a game of manhunt right about now.
3. What elementary grade was your favorite?
3rd. Mrs. Galfond. She was the prettiest lady in the whole world. I still remember the wave bottles I made in science, the oral book report I did on the Berenstain Bears, and the first day I wore my glasses to school she said I looked gorgeous. No one had ever called me gorgeous before.
4. What summer do you remember the best as a child?
The first year I was an official camp counselor. 9th grade. I walked to work. Fell in love with kids. Did arts and crafts like no other. Played dodge ball like a champion. Made up a lot of dance choreography. Sang a lot of cheers. Had my first boyfriend, and broke up with him in late august (after he gave this kick ass anklet).
5. What one piece of advice would you give to your younger self, and at what age?
Don't chase boys with emotional and intimacy issues. They won't be able to love you the way you deserve to be loved. And you will only get hurt in the end. I would have told myself this right before entering high school, but I doubt that I would have listened.
Friday, May 16, 2008
The Friday Five: TV Time!
1. What's your favorite TV network?
Bravo. Their reality shows are my biggest television guilty pleasure.
2. If you could create your own channel, what would it be?
I would call it "Art Fart," and it would be a collection of creative programming. Everything from music videos to poetry slams to starving artist movies to The Joy of Painting reruns.
3. What TV show did you watch as a child, that you wish they would bring back?
No. Don't bring them back. Leave my Thundercats, Jem, Alvin and The Chipmunks, Smurfs, Fraggle Rock, Sesame Street, Eureka's Castle and Double Dare alone. You already ruined the X Men and sold out the Transformers... and don't even get me STARTED on the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.
4. What show have you always hated, and wonder why they ever made such a dumb show?
Hate is a very strong word. I don't know... The dating reality shows gross me out (except for a Shot at Love, which I blame entirely on my old roommate).
5. What TV show's seasons would you buy on DVD?
That 70's Show, Six Feet Under, My So-Called Life, Sex and the City, Sesame Street, Tiny Toons, and most importantly, Clone High.
Bravo. Their reality shows are my biggest television guilty pleasure.
2. If you could create your own channel, what would it be?
I would call it "Art Fart," and it would be a collection of creative programming. Everything from music videos to poetry slams to starving artist movies to The Joy of Painting reruns.
3. What TV show did you watch as a child, that you wish they would bring back?
No. Don't bring them back. Leave my Thundercats, Jem, Alvin and The Chipmunks, Smurfs, Fraggle Rock, Sesame Street, Eureka's Castle and Double Dare alone. You already ruined the X Men and sold out the Transformers... and don't even get me STARTED on the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.
4. What show have you always hated, and wonder why they ever made such a dumb show?
Hate is a very strong word. I don't know... The dating reality shows gross me out (except for a Shot at Love, which I blame entirely on my old roommate).
5. What TV show's seasons would you buy on DVD?
That 70's Show, Six Feet Under, My So-Called Life, Sex and the City, Sesame Street, Tiny Toons, and most importantly, Clone High.
Friday, May 09, 2008
The Friday Five: A Lil' Bit Lifey.
1. If you knew that you had only one day left to live, what would you do for the 24 hours?
In no particular order...
* To be completely predictable, I'd go down my top ten list of men I'd like to sleep with and have (hopefully) the best sex of my life.
* I'd love to meet up with either Don or Ian, (ideally both), and record a few songs I've been working on.
* An emergency colorguard rehearsal would be held, with all of my favorite former students/coworkers in attendance.
* Depending on how quickly I could get a flight, I'd get up to Connecticut and visit all my favorite family spots.
* There would have to be a cat nap with Bean in there somewhere.
* Coffee with my father.
* Watching the sun set/rise somewhere rural.
* A giggle and tear fest with a few women who should know who they are.
* Hip hop class.
* Dinner at Mongolian BBQ in Bethesda with my family and friends.
But the last 2 hours would definitely be spent writing on this blog, reflecting on everything I have been through, and leaving my loved ones with goodbyes and a "will" of sorts.
2. Do you think that life has meaning?
Yes. And if you don't, I feel really sorry for you.
3. What was your favourite childhood toy/object, or some of your favourites?
(Remember childhood according to the United Nations is anywhere from 0-18 years, so this is a fairly broad span of time).
A flag and a rifle. My softball glove. My bazillions of journals and sketchbooks. The camera. Ballet shoes. Messenger bags. All those books. Starlite, my stuffed Rainbow Bright Horse.
4. When you clasp your hands, do you put your right thumb over your left thumb, or your left thumb over your right thumb?
Right over Left.
5. If you had to teach the most ignorant person on earth the most difficult thing you have ever learned, how would you go about doing it?
Figure out the negative pattern you have gotten yourself into, and slowly... count by count. Learn a new dance. One that takes you where you want to go, instead of chasing after things you don't need. Lots of repetition and reinforcement.
In no particular order...
* To be completely predictable, I'd go down my top ten list of men I'd like to sleep with and have (hopefully) the best sex of my life.
* I'd love to meet up with either Don or Ian, (ideally both), and record a few songs I've been working on.
* An emergency colorguard rehearsal would be held, with all of my favorite former students/coworkers in attendance.
* Depending on how quickly I could get a flight, I'd get up to Connecticut and visit all my favorite family spots.
* There would have to be a cat nap with Bean in there somewhere.
* Coffee with my father.
* Watching the sun set/rise somewhere rural.
* A giggle and tear fest with a few women who should know who they are.
* Hip hop class.
* Dinner at Mongolian BBQ in Bethesda with my family and friends.
But the last 2 hours would definitely be spent writing on this blog, reflecting on everything I have been through, and leaving my loved ones with goodbyes and a "will" of sorts.
2. Do you think that life has meaning?
Yes. And if you don't, I feel really sorry for you.
3. What was your favourite childhood toy/object, or some of your favourites?
(Remember childhood according to the United Nations is anywhere from 0-18 years, so this is a fairly broad span of time).
A flag and a rifle. My softball glove. My bazillions of journals and sketchbooks. The camera. Ballet shoes. Messenger bags. All those books. Starlite, my stuffed Rainbow Bright Horse.
4. When you clasp your hands, do you put your right thumb over your left thumb, or your left thumb over your right thumb?
Right over Left.
5. If you had to teach the most ignorant person on earth the most difficult thing you have ever learned, how would you go about doing it?
Figure out the negative pattern you have gotten yourself into, and slowly... count by count. Learn a new dance. One that takes you where you want to go, instead of chasing after things you don't need. Lots of repetition and reinforcement.
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