145 posts tagged “qotd”
What's your favorite winter activity?
It used to be sledding but then I moved to the Chicago area--the coldest place I've ever lived.
Now my favourite winter activity is sleeping. Barring that, staying warm is an activity in itself.
What's your favorite thing about yourself?
My favourite thing about meself?
I'm tenacious.
I have many other attributes as well that other people might name: caring, compassionate, smart, fearless, courteous. And there's a bunch of bad traits: impatient, bitchy....tonnes more.
As Popeye the Sailor said, I y'am what I y'am.
Which color do you think best represents you and why?
Submitted by hocuspocus88.(last line was truncated)
"...and others find it very encouraging, but remember to tone it down if you sense irritation."
By the time I "sense irritation" it's usually well past time to tone it down.
Tina Fey and the SNL writing team have been having a field day with Sarah Palin. Rumor has it that Palin may make a guest appearance on the show, do you think that is a good idea?
My impulse is to say "no" as I think Palin has gotten way too much publicity already to the detriment of real issues being discussed. OTOH, SNL isn't a place where real issues are discussed, merely parodied.
I suppose there would be something "meta" about Palin facing off with "Palin" but in light of the state of the Nation I'm going to have to go with no, I don't think it's a good idea to give Palin the stage on SNL.
Perhaps Jon Stewart could have a go at her. Has she written a book? She could flog it on Stewart's Daily Show. And then he could sic his crack Indecision '08 team on her. :D
What is your favorite thing to do on a rainy day?
Sleep.
(Sleep is actually one of my favourite things to do on any given day.)
What is your all time favorite board game?
It's Clue.
Why? First I'm not really a game player, no cards really (unless you count "Uno)," no gambling, maybe a bit of backgammon but no chess. I will play Monopoly, Clue and Scrabble. But both kids liked playing Clue for quite a while--which is the next plus--almost anyone can play. No one likes feeling stupid whilst playing a game. I don't, anyway. So if I can feel like I have a chance to win once in a while that's good with me.
Clue for me is easy, enjoyable-- "It was Miss Scarlett in the Hallway with the Candlestick," and I can win sometimes. :)
What criteria do you feel makes a good QotD?
A good Question of the Day should open up the possibilities of an answer that reveals something about me that I might not have thought to write about and in reading other’s answers I’ll be enlightened about them as well.
I need to be able to relate to the QotD on some level. I realize this “universal” quality must be a challenge to produce in the QotD but it is appreciated as it adds depth to the question and it’s resultant answer.
I think a QotD can be light and frothy in nature–not deep at all–but another QotD can be very much one to ponder.
I like QotD’s that inspire me to pour out a post almost effortlessly–a QotD that inspires answers that are easy to share but I like QotD’s too that I can stash away–like this one–and come back to when I can give the question some thought before I tackle it.
Always at Maple Lake though depending if it's every other year sometimes only for Labour Day weekend or maybe a week, when we have big trips (Disneyland, D.C.) in the spring or summer or, like this year, we stay much longer.
Maple Lake because we have a cottage there and because unless you like the really cold weather and LOTS of snow--the best time to go is later summer.
I live in a condo, we have a pool which I almost no one else uses. A kid my kid had in last year's math class works there full time as well as another guy his age. So I guess I sort of hang by the pool a bit. Went today with spouse before dinner. Swim as much as I can.
This summer during the day. I'm the "adult driver" whilst my kid learns to be the teen driver. Spouse and I "debrief" one another afterwards and we rate How It Was by how scared he made us! LOL.
You really want to know about my summers as a kid? My summertime Bio:
Maple Lake Ontario --all summer, every summer from age 6 -13.
( Maple Lake Slideshow follows)
Downtown Haliburton, Ontario closest town to our cottage~ 07.03.08~ All webshots taken today July 3, 2008~
(The fake neon green car way up in theright upper part of the shot is at the very sharp leftward turn in the road as you enter town coming from Maple Lake on Hwy 35.)
From July 3, around South Central Ontario NOT Maple Lake
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I can hear the “bombs bursting in air,” or at least the simulated suburban version of them as the United States begins celebrating Independence Day, 2008.
All I can really think of is: I’d rather be at the cottage. I’m pretty sure our little dog, Raven would rather be there too because the number of “bombs” going off at Maple Lake right now is probably pretty few despite the fact that just two days ago Canadians celebrated “Canada Day.” They have shown that they can be every bit as celebratory as the Americans when conducting fireworks shows whether they be in a backyard or in a town park.
Mountain Trout House, Dorset~
I have felt like up and leaving to go north any number of times, just because why hang around here? I have an appointment next week but I’d really like to clear out of here a day or two later.
Reach Harbour~
The guys can follow me up a week after that. Can’t go any sooner because youngest son’s Driver’s Education class does not finish until the 3rd week of July, plus his monthly blood test monitoring liver function due to taking Accutane and the very small window every thirty days that the blood test can be done.
Anyway. There have been some lovely new additions to the Webcams Across Ontario site and it appears that the Haliburton cam is now working a bit better. I still had to do crazy things with the contrast but at least I was able to do something.
Kincardine Harbour Lighthouse~
How much does a ticket cost at your usual movie theater? Does the price affect the number of movies you see at the theater?
I go to the Barrington 30 (So. Barrington, IL) cos' they are the most comfy and there's a nice, sort of country drive to get there. Nice in the summer, especially. Plus the theatre is tricked out pretty well. Lots to ogle. No expense spared on the coming features paraphernalia. (That Chimps in Outer Space movie looks stupid.)
We saw Wall-E last Sunday evening. Almost ten bucks US. Nine-seventy-five, full admission, $7.75 for matinées. Spouse likes to buy discount tickets from Costco. Using them makes it possible to see movies anytime for the matinée price, which to answer the question, wouldn't keep me away from a film that I want to see on the big screen.
Next must-see should be The Dark Knight unless there's a Depp movie or something on impulse.
Gratuitous JD pic:
What's the hardest part about the role you play in your family?
I'm the mom. Is there an easy part that someone forgot to tell me about?
I live with three guys and a little bitch (Raven).
They are smelly and messy. When the guys work out or otherwise exert themselves then dump their clothes in the laundry hamper and then I, the primary clothes-washer, pluck them out--the smell is gag-inducing.
Also, they have a threshold of "infinity" for what is an acceptable amount of dust coated about before they will do anything to rectify it. One in particular leaves whisker shavings all about the main bathroom--ick! Would they ever change the bathroom towels if I didn't? I'm not sure they would. They see no need to change the bedsheets, either.
I'm the lone woman in a house full of guys--that's the hardest part.
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