Another meme

I am all out of ideas for posting, so I'm ripping this one off from Senorita and Joey.

BTW, this was one of the things that popped up from Google image search when I looked for "meme." I love these guys!

1.) WHAT ARE YOU WEARING ? Skirt and a shirt, rings and a bracelet. Oh yes, and a bra and underwear.

2.) WHAT IS ONE THING THAT PEOPLE SAY ABOUT YOU THE MOST ? I'd have to say it's a tie between "You're weird" and "you are thoughtful"

3.) WHAT IS ONE THING YOU WILL NEVER HEAR SOMEONE SAY ABOUT YOU ?
"Wow, you really love being in a huge group of people where you don't know anyone!"

4.) WHAT PERFUME OR COLOGNE DO YOU WEAR ? none. I dislike perfume. I think it's stinky.

5.) VANILLA OR CHOCOLATE ? both

6.) PLAYBOY OR MAXIM ? Um, no.

7.) WHO WAS THE LAST PERSON YOU SPOKE WITH ON THE PHONE ? Mr. RK

8.) WHAT DO YOU HAVE FOR A RINGTONE ? A ring. Really. It sounds like a phone ringing.

9.) WHAT COUNTRY DO YOU WANT TO TRAVEL TO MOST ? Ireland or Chile - it's a tossup. Or New Zealand, Spain, India, Australia...well, lots of places actually.

10.) IF YOU ARE A MAN... ARE YOU A LEG MAN OR AN ASS MAN ? Not a man. I do like having legs and an ass, however. It would be awkward to wake up without them.

11.) IF YOU ARE A WOMAN, WHAT IS THAT ONE THING ABOUT A GUY'S APPEARANCE THAT IS A DEALBREAKER ? Scruffiness. As in Shaggy from Scooby Doo.

12.) DO YOU BELIEVE IN GOING DUTCH ON A FIRST DATE ? No, I'd rather pay.

13.) WHAT WOULD YOU DO IF YOUR DATE FROM THE INTERNET SHOWED UP AND LOOKED 10 YEARS OLDER AND AT LEAST 30 LBS HEAVIER THAN IN THE PICTURE ?

I'm fairly certainly I'd just burst out laughing without being able to explain myself...so he'd probably leave anyway.

14.) MEN.... WHAT WOULD YOU DO IF YOU WOKE UP AND DISCOVERED YOU HAVE A WOMAN'S BODY?
Not a man...but if I woke up in a different woman's body that would freak me out some.

15.) LADIES, WHAT WOULD YOU DO IF YOU WORK UP AND DISCOVERED THAT YOU ARE TRAPPED IN A MAN'S BODY ? Oh man, I'd never leave the house!

So anyone who would like to participate...tag!

Fighting crime in pants!

Or rather, trousers, for those of you in the UK.

I love comic book stuff, even though I take issue with the geeks that draw it because every woman is drawn bursting out of her action suit. Even though I don't read the actual comics, I love the movies and I still collect action figures.

So I was interested to read that Wonder Woman is now fighting crime in slacks...but my friend Mike D, who is an even bigger geek in this area than I am, had the following thoughts about it:

Interesting. This probably won’t last very long. Her costume is very iconic, and fans are rather protective of icons. There were a couple of years ago where she lost her powers and then cut her hair off (sniff) for a disguise. She regained her powers and her long hair only a few issues later.

And by the way, I happen to know that Linda Carter was another one of Mr. RK's crushes back in the day.


When I moved to New York in 1994, one of the first and coolest things I saw was a Wonder Woman poster she had signed, hanging on the door of one of the many shoe shops on Eighth Street.

What makes a climactic event?

A well-meaning (I assume) but pain-in-the-ass (often) volunteer at my work said in a meeting the other day that the end of one of our events was "a little anti-climactic."

Mind you, there were balloons, there was music, there was ice cream, there were people clapping and giving out hi-fives, and 2,000 people finishing the event with smiles on their faces.

This is the same volunteer who is constantly asking things like, "Why don't you have the latest version of MicroSoft Office on all of your computers here?" and, "Why don't you have a postage meter?", "Why don't you have an IT person on staff?" (Hint: we have a staff of two,) and even, "Do you have a vacuum cleaner?"

Me: "Why? Do you need to borrow one?"
Volunteer: "I just wanted to know."

So another volunteer and I were thinking next year's event could be really climactic for her.

Ha.

PS I don't know about you, but I totally want this shirt! Who knew Canadians could be naughty?

Plastic Joy

Now, now, before you get the wrong idea - thanks to Joey, I have received the Plastic Joy Award.

Yes, it still has to do with sex, just not with toys!

Anyhow...to take it verbatim from Joe:

In my award acceptance speech I have to name 5 people I'd like to get jiggy with if I could, and apparently, my partner won't get mad and kill me with a shot gun.

My first thought: only five? So here goes - and because these are fantasies anyhow, I included a few "if they were still alive and hot" examples. Let's say to make any of these happen, it would involve me becoming famous, life after death, reverse aging in one case...and Mr. RK would have suddenly decided he was gay.

BTW, Mr. RK said while I was writing this post, "You embody the characteristics of silliness." I tried to tag him but he declined. "I think the only way I'd be offended is if you picked Kenny Rogers," he said.

I happen to know he lusted after Martha Quinn, but anyhow.

1. Samuel West. A British actor who is the son of actors Prunella Scales (Fawlty Towers) and Timothy West. What can I say, he's hot!


2. Cary Grant. I don't care whether or not he shopped on my side of the street - he had class and elegance.


3. Russell Brand.
Don't ask me why - the hairy chest and British accent just do it for me!


4. Paul McCartney.
When he was younger and hotter.

5. Andy Garcia. Need I say more?


Now, I can't remember who has been tagged, who doesn't like being tagged, and what not, so please do this meme if you are so inclined! I'm curious about your answers.

Famous last words

"Writing a detective story seems quite difficult. I don't think you could do it."
- Madge Watts, in a letter to her younger sister, Agatha Christie

Have you ever become determined to succeed at something because someone told you that you weren't capable of it?

I don't know why anyone is cruel enough to tell someone else, "You'll never...", but there you are. I have taken great satisfaction in accomplishing things that I was told I could not.

Among other things, these include...

1. Finding an apartment (three, actually) in NYC.
2. Getting hired as a reporter.
3. Meeting people (more than one) who would love me for who I really am.

How about you?

Happy Daddy's Day!

I think all of the important things I have learned in my life have come from my dad (that, and when I wouldn't listen, by banging my head against brick walls.)

I'm going to illustrate this with pictures from our trip, which he generously provided.

Some of the things I've learned from him...

Take time to enjoy simple moments of beauty. You might find it where you least expect it. I found this delightful flower box in the middle of Manhattan.


Family is who you choose to love, not necessarily who you are related to by blood. Blake and I have so much in common (including a love of naps, that the lack of similar DNA is unimportant.


Art is important, and all around us.


The wilderness is a good place to travel through between cities.


Life isn't fair, and at times you must have nerves of steel.

But for those times, family is a phone call away - and dessert is a spoonful away!

Thanks, Daddy! Happy Father's Day.

Safe!

Thanks so much for all of you who have sent prayers and thoughts for my friends - another volunteer friend from work tracked him down and he is in the hospital, finally getting the care he needs.

I am going to visit him this week.

Running out to meet a friend, but I will have NYC pics soon.

Hugs,
RK