Sunday, April 19, 2009

The 40 Meme (shamelessly stolen from Tamela)

The 40 Meme

1. My uncle once :
told someone to smell the chair after he farted (needless to say, I'm not very close to that uncle).

2. Never in my life :
have I been outside the country.

3. When I was seventeen :
I couldn't wait for HS to be over and college to begin.

4. High School was :
better and more special than I realized at the time.

5. I will never forget :
what it was like falling in love with Matt.

6. I once met :
my biological father and half sister.

7. There’s this girl I know who :
took all the same courses as I did in college and used to have the best expressions in Butcher's class.

8. Once, at a bar :
a scary man said to me, "I am very flexible."

9. By noon, I’m usually :
on my lunch break, praying the kids don't act up so I can actually enjoy all 30 minutes of it.

10. Last night :
I watched the Hawks beat Calgary in the 300 section of the UC!

11. If only I had :
silky hair and bigger boobs.

12. Next time I go to gym/church :
I will never be a gym rat, but I'm hoping to go to church regularly starting soon.

13. Susan Boyle :
I am happy her dream is coming true.

14. What worries me most :
How my co-worker will react when he sees his review.

15. When I turn my head left, I see :
Matt sitting on the couch channel surfing.

16. When I turn my head right, I see :
the kitchen.

17. You know I’m lying when :
I can't keep a straight face.

18. What I miss most about the eighties :
The cartoons (I second this one!!)

19. If I was a character in Shakespeare, I’d be :
not a big Shakespeare fan...but I really liked Othello...I think we are all insecure and jealous at times, which sometimes gets the best of us.

20. By this time next year :
I will have a public school position lined up and will be starting my family.

21. A better name for me would be :
Tess (Matt calls me this sometimes...why? I don't know)

22. I have a hard time understanding :
why parents make excuses for their kids instead of holding them accountable.

23. If I ever go back to school, I’ll :
go back for my MA in Education (currently going for my ESL endorsement, waiting until I have a public school job to go for the MA).

24. You know I like you if :
I call you, e-mail you, talk to you online, or make plans with you in person...I keep it simple.

25. If I ever won an award, the first person I’d thank would be :
my parents and Matt.

26. When I compare 80’s rock to 90’s rock :
I prefer 90s rock.

27. Take my advice, never :
pass up something you REALLY want when you're at the store (as long as it's not super expensive)...it probably won't be there next time!

28. My ideal breakfast is :
egg beaters, cheese, and bacon in a low-carb wrap.

29. A song I love, but do not own is :
Babylon by David Gray.

30. If you visit my hometown, I suggest :
going to the beach!

31. My favorite Beatle is :
I don't have a favorite.

32. Why won’t people :
just wear their seat belts and stop smoking?

33. If you spend the night at my house :
you will inevitably hear Tucker (he's a very vocal cat) crying at some point in the morning.

34. I’d stop my wedding for :
nothing.

35. The world could do without :
workers unions.

36. I’d rather lick the belly of a cockroach than :
lick the belly of a crocodile.

37. My favorite blonde is :
Carrie Underwood.

38: Paper clips are more useful than :
roller skates.

39. If I do anything well, it’s :
teach, write, sing...probably in that order.

40. And by the way :
this is fun...you should do it, too!

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

The only thing I got to read this morning before I jetted off to work was your first question and it had my laughing so hard I could barely drive!! That is something my mom's brother would do too!