WORD-ASSOCIATION SATURDAY

I found this meme on Jen’s blog over at Cheaper than Therapy! It’s a way cute blog and I definitely recommend it as a good read!  See what answers others have written over there!

Here is the list of words she gave and you give a word or phrase that comes to mind.

Excerpt from her blog:  “I’ll give you a word or phrase, and you answer (in my comments) the first word (or two) that comes to mind.”

1. Embarassment

2. Jealous

3. Capable

4. Upside-Down

5. Heaven

6. Mindless

7. Generation

8. Unkempt

9. Brilliant

10. Cocktail

More Booking it through Thursday

BOOKS vs MOVIES

“Books and films both tell stories, but what we want from a book can be different from what we want from a movie. Is this true for you? If so, what’s the difference between a book and a movie?”

The difference between a book and a movie is that the book often will offer more detail and insight into the situation and characters than a movie.  Speaking from personal experience, I have often been very let down by a movie after reading a book.  Most times, I would rather read the book than see the movie.

I think we all have a “movie” playing in our heads when we read books anyway.  So often times the characters look nothing like what you pictured them to be in the book.  That can be quite a letdown.

A good example for me is the “Left Behind Series”.  I read the books first and then I watched the first movie.  Kirk Cameron did not fit my visual of Buck.  Not to mention the movie (again in my opinion) fell seriously short of the dynamic the first book held.  As a result, I have not watched anymore of the “Left Behind” movies.

I can’t remember if I have used this one before or not….

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Appetizer

What is the nearest big city to your home?

The nearest big city to my home is Chicago.  Only because I don’t know that I consider Grand Rapids a very big city.

Soup

On a scale of 1-10 with 10 being highest, how well do you keep secrets?

I would say 8-9.  I only tell someone if I feel the secret is in harm to someone else or the person telling me the secret.  Most of the time it’s a 10, but I have to be honest here.

Salad

Describe your hair (color, texture, length).

My hair is an angled bob right now.  Super short in the back and longer in the front.  The color is dishwater blond/ light brown (soon to have highlights) and the texture is wavy.  What I love about it is that I can spike it all crazy in the back and have it look elegant in the front!!

“Business in the front…. paaarty in the back!” ~ Joe Dirt
Main Course

What kind of driver are you? Courteous? Aggressive? Slow?

It depends on my mood and whether or not i’m late for something.  Normally, I am a courteous driver.  I try not to race like a bat out of hell toward my destination but I can have a lead foot sometimes.  I also try and let others in a certain lane when the traffic is backed up (or any time really).

However, when there are a lot of idiots out on the road I tend to get aggressive.  Normally when this happens, I am the only one in the car.

Let me just say that I understand how road rage happens.  There are a lot of idiots out on the roads.

Dessert

When was the last time you had a really bad week?

OMG… lately, it seems like every week has been a bad week.  According to my doctor, it’s just third trimester hormones.  Perhaps I should give him a “Suck it” rock … ala Michael to Toby on his last day at Dunder Mifflin (In reference to last night’s episode of “The Office”).  hehehehehe…

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This is a fun weekly meme hosted by hairmetalqueen. This week’s topic is about the state of our world (so to speak).

1. No matter what country you live in, do you think the future is bright (or gloomy) in terms of the economy? Why/why not?

The rising price of gas, the war in Iraq, the outsourcing of jobs and the downswing of the housing market makes me feel as though the economic future is extremely gloomy here in the United States.  Drastic changes need to be made in this country and I do not think that we have the right people in government to produce such a change.

2. What about the current food shortage going on in the world? What are your thoughts about this?

I think it’s sad.  In an idealistic society, we could grow an abundance of crops and food and ship said food to the starving countries.  The problem with this?  Militias, corrupt foreign government, the delicate global economy and the fact that our farmers are paid NOT to produce here in the U.S.

3. What 3 things (among others!) do you think need significant change to make the world a better place? Why?

~ Governments start bonding and working together instead of separately

~ More attention paid to finding alternative renewable resources

~ The ability to find ethical common ground

It is hard for me to think so globally because we have a lot of difficult problems to face here in the United States.  It is hard to comment on the economic and sociological standing of other countries. Every government is different just as the value systems within each culture is different from that of other cultures.

I’ve been tagged by Jodi over at My Life as Mama Jodi.  This week’s tag is a Media Meme.

Books ~ The last book I read was called Inside of My Heart by Robin McGraw.  It was simply AMAZING!

TV ~ I’m waiting for Ugly Betty to come back.  Other than that, I watch Nip/Tuck on Tuesdays, Lost and Eli Stone on Thursdays.  Every once in awhile i’ll catch Paranormal State on A&E Monday night.

Music ~ I love all music except for heavy rap.  Music reaches my soul like no other!

I am tagging:

Tina

 Amber

Jen 

Know & Tell Friday by To Know Him

Question 1
Which is worse? Being gossipped about or being lied to?   Being lied to.  Women gossip all the time.  I think it’s just in our nature.  Not all gossip is bad gossip.  Some of it is mentioned in a conversational way other things are maliciously said.  But still, I hate being lied to.  It’s the worse.  I’d rather have honesty.

Question 2
I see that a lot of ladies out there in blogville are “Starbucks” gals… What is your favorite “Starbucks” drink?  I’m definitely not a Starbucks fan.  I don’t like coffee and the one time I grabbed a hot chocolate from a Starbucks vendor at the Chicago airport, it was gross and tasteless.  Bleh.

Question 3
Name an embarrassing moment (Make it good).  Man there are so many to name!!  There was this one time in high school where I was hanging out in the hallway with my pals and I was goofing around.  I tried to do some goofy ballet move and ended up falling on my back but I tried to make it look cool.  My friends were laughing hysterically.  However, I was still pretty embarrassed.

Question 4
I figure that most of us ladies out there are bargain shoppers and that we find ways to save money, but what is one thing that you don’t mind spending your bucks on? I don’t mind spending bucks on clothes for the kids especially if the outfits are uber cute.  Also, I don’t mind spending a little on good make up.  Other than that, I bargain shop on everything!

Bonus Questions
Question 5
Is it hard for you to ask some to forgive you when you have wronged them?   No.  I don’t have a hard time admitting when I am wrong.  Usually, if I make a wrong move, my conscience kicks in and I apologize.  I also don’t have a problem forgiving someone who has wronged me (as long as they didn’t hurt my family in some way).

Question 6
Give one of your best parenting tips…something that you have learned through experience… Be consistent with your kids and tell them that you love them!!

ROOM 101 - Rantings for Week 12/17/07-12/21/07

1. Holiday scrooges. The kind that pee on your parade and ruin your good Christmas cheer.
2. People who talk incessantly about themselves and have little regard for anyone else.
3. Cheaply made toys that break within 2 (count em 2) days.
4. Relatives who buy you something for Christmas even though you previously discussed just getting presents for the kids.
5. When the makeup manufacturer’s powers-that-be discontinue your favorite lipstick color.

Things, people, places, situations etc you hate/loathe/dispise/don’t like very much belong in Room 101. If you decide to do the same please comment or link as appropriate as I would love to hear yours too.