temporary satisfaction...
As I am looking forward to moving in about a week, I am constantly daydreaming about arranging furniture; painting; unpacking into a new, clean, empty house; organizing... (Hi, my name is Megan, but you can call me Monica. You know, like the anally-organized sister of Ross and wife of Chandler.) Anyway, since I still have about a week before I get to do any of that, I satisfied my organizing and cleaning urdge this morning by rearranging the stuff on my desk at work. This will make me sound really lazy, but I shifted my printer from the left side of my desk to the right because the power switch is on the far left of the printer, so this way I won't have to get up to reach it. But in my defense, I have to switch it frequently because of my printer's uncooperative temper. And now I can access the envelop feed slot without having to move my phone. I'm sure you care. After rearranging everything, I proceeded to --get this-- clean my phone and keyboard with disinfectant wipes. I'm sort of paranoid about germs on phones, and my keyboard was obnoxiously dirty. It kind of weirds me out. I'm not sure what the previous employee did to it, but it's possibly the dirtiest keyboard I've ever seen. Anyway, now I'm organized and germ-free. And I currently have a small plant decorating the corner of my desk, as well. I'm not sure if it's staying there, or if my desk is just a holding place while its real home is occupied, but I kind of like it. Anyway, all this randomness because the office is busy this morning, which, oddly enough, prevents me from being able to do much of my "real" work. Anyway, that's all for now. Later.
May 19, 2006
first reactions...
Type your FIRST REACTION when you hear these 35 words (don't spend time thinking - just your gut reaction please)
1. Cigarette: gross
2. Sex: in 63 days!
3. Relationships: mine's amazing!
4. Your Last Ex: disappointing
5. Power Rangers: Zachary (my nephew)
6. Marijuana: "whoooaah... duuuude"
7. Crack: bad
8. Food: wish I had some now
9. President: my opinions sway
10. War: "huh... what is it good for? absolutely nuthin!" and Leslea dancing with votive candles!... over and over and over!
11. Cars: civic. blue.
12. Gas Prices: unfair
13. Halloween: dorms. FSDB kids.
14. Bon Jovi: ?
15. Religion: we've distorted it.
16. My Space: addictive.
17. Worst Fear: rape
18. Marriage: desperately looking forward to it!
19. Fashion: I do my own thing
20. Brunettes: me
21. Redheads: cool
22. Blondes: allison
23. Work: ready for a new job
24. Love: wonderful
25. One Night Stands: sad
26. Pet Peeve: messy people
27. Pixie Stix: crack for kids
28. Kit Kats: yumm! fun and tasty!
29. Porta Potties: haha... I saw a truck at the gas station the other day with like 15 of them on a trailer!
30. High School: glad you only do that once!
31. Pajamas: bottoms optional lately
32. Wood: sawdust... "The Shop"... Canton, GA... wax... stain...
33. Surfers: St. Augustine staple
34. Pictures: i love them
Type your FIRST REACTION when you hear these 35 words (don't spend time thinking - just your gut reaction please)
1. Cigarette: gross
2. Sex: in 63 days!
3. Relationships: mine's amazing!
4. Your Last Ex: disappointing
5. Power Rangers: Zachary (my nephew)
6. Marijuana: "whoooaah... duuuude"
7. Crack: bad
8. Food: wish I had some now
9. President: my opinions sway
10. War: "huh... what is it good for? absolutely nuthin!" and Leslea dancing with votive candles!... over and over and over!
11. Cars: civic. blue.
12. Gas Prices: unfair
13. Halloween: dorms. FSDB kids.
14. Bon Jovi: ?
15. Religion: we've distorted it.
16. My Space: addictive.
17. Worst Fear: rape
18. Marriage: desperately looking forward to it!
19. Fashion: I do my own thing
20. Brunettes: me
21. Redheads: cool
22. Blondes: allison
23. Work: ready for a new job
24. Love: wonderful
25. One Night Stands: sad
26. Pet Peeve: messy people
27. Pixie Stix: crack for kids
28. Kit Kats: yumm! fun and tasty!
29. Porta Potties: haha... I saw a truck at the gas station the other day with like 15 of them on a trailer!
30. High School: glad you only do that once!
31. Pajamas: bottoms optional lately
32. Wood: sawdust... "The Shop"... Canton, GA... wax... stain...
33. Surfers: St. Augustine staple
34. Pictures: i love them
May 16, 2006
exectutive...
So I've made the executive decision not to sort any more files today. At least for now. I usually get bored around 4:15 and start sorting again. Anyway, I've got a lot on my mind today that I could vent about, but I'm debating how much of it I should say or whether I should keep most of it to myself for now. I guess what would be best for me to say is that God is clearly preparing Rob and myself for something new in the near future. I don't think either of us have a clear picture of what that is yet, but all sorts of issues are tying in together lately to the point that it cannot be coincidence. I don't believe in those, in case you haven't heard me say that before. Anyway, I'll save the ranting for later. For now, pray for God's guidance in our lives, as well as many lives around us. I should probably leave it at that.
So I've made the executive decision not to sort any more files today. At least for now. I usually get bored around 4:15 and start sorting again. Anyway, I've got a lot on my mind today that I could vent about, but I'm debating how much of it I should say or whether I should keep most of it to myself for now. I guess what would be best for me to say is that God is clearly preparing Rob and myself for something new in the near future. I don't think either of us have a clear picture of what that is yet, but all sorts of issues are tying in together lately to the point that it cannot be coincidence. I don't believe in those, in case you haven't heard me say that before. Anyway, I'll save the ranting for later. For now, pray for God's guidance in our lives, as well as many lives around us. I should probably leave it at that.
interesting...
It's been an interesting day from the get-go. First of all, Krissy was up this morning with the three of us regular early-morning risers, which is completely out of the ordinary. She has two interviews in Jacksonville today, for which I am very excited for her. Krissy told me this morning, "There are some people that make me a happy morning person, and I think you're one of those people!" That humored me. I'm not sure why she thinks this is true... I barely speak to people in the mornings. I'm not grumpy, but I wouldn't classify myself as "happy" in the mornings either. I'm just sort of neutral, I guess. I get up and I get going because I know I have to. That's all. (Which I guess sums up a lot of things in my life... it's not that I'm happy or upset about them, I just do what I have to do and that's it.) I had my quet time before I left the house, and like yesterday, it was really good. I love that. I feel like there's a lot of times that I just get in the habit of doing my quiet time because I feel like I should, yet I don't necessarily feel like I'm getting much out of it. I love times that it's really meaningful, which it has been so far this week. Before arriving at work this morning, I swung by the Gate station to pick up a Chai Latte, and on the way in I saw Mason (my church's youth pastor) which was random. He asked me if I was stopping in for my morning pick-me-up and I nodded. As I was checking out with the cashier, I noticed the woman in front of me buying a bottle of wine... keep in mind that this is at 8:00am! I thought that was a little odd. It was wine and cigarettes, actually. But the cigarettes are slightly more understandable at 8am. Anyway. Then all morning at work was like a mad-house. One of the real-estate closings this morning, aside from the four adults, contained three children under the age of what I assume was about 3 1/2 (all from the same family), as well as a parakeet! Meanwhile, we had two other meetings going on, which exceeded our number of available meeting rooms; the phone was ringing off the hook; I was trying to copy files at our only copy machine, which happens also to be our fax machine, as well as a printer that is available to all of the computers in the office, so needless to say I was interrupted multiple times. My printer is tempermental and has chosen not to cooperate today. I got a super-serious email today that I had to take time to reply to. I just got off the phone with a man who won't take no for an answer. A guy (the second one this month, actually) from Tire Kingdom just stopped by our office to try to sell us their car care crap for an entire year, and lucky me, I'm the receptionist, so I'm the one who gets to deal with these people. Anyway, all that to say it's been an eventful day. I left the office for lunch for the sake of my sanity, so Rob and I enjoyed an hour of peace at TGIFriday's. And clearly now I'm back at work, dealing with irate phone calls and tire salesmen. Other than that, however, it has slown down a lot. As for now, I need to get back to work, so I'll end this post here. Hope everyone has an awesome afternoon. Peace.
It's been an interesting day from the get-go. First of all, Krissy was up this morning with the three of us regular early-morning risers, which is completely out of the ordinary. She has two interviews in Jacksonville today, for which I am very excited for her. Krissy told me this morning, "There are some people that make me a happy morning person, and I think you're one of those people!" That humored me. I'm not sure why she thinks this is true... I barely speak to people in the mornings. I'm not grumpy, but I wouldn't classify myself as "happy" in the mornings either. I'm just sort of neutral, I guess. I get up and I get going because I know I have to. That's all. (Which I guess sums up a lot of things in my life... it's not that I'm happy or upset about them, I just do what I have to do and that's it.) I had my quet time before I left the house, and like yesterday, it was really good. I love that. I feel like there's a lot of times that I just get in the habit of doing my quiet time because I feel like I should, yet I don't necessarily feel like I'm getting much out of it. I love times that it's really meaningful, which it has been so far this week. Before arriving at work this morning, I swung by the Gate station to pick up a Chai Latte, and on the way in I saw Mason (my church's youth pastor) which was random. He asked me if I was stopping in for my morning pick-me-up and I nodded. As I was checking out with the cashier, I noticed the woman in front of me buying a bottle of wine... keep in mind that this is at 8:00am! I thought that was a little odd. It was wine and cigarettes, actually. But the cigarettes are slightly more understandable at 8am. Anyway. Then all morning at work was like a mad-house. One of the real-estate closings this morning, aside from the four adults, contained three children under the age of what I assume was about 3 1/2 (all from the same family), as well as a parakeet! Meanwhile, we had two other meetings going on, which exceeded our number of available meeting rooms; the phone was ringing off the hook; I was trying to copy files at our only copy machine, which happens also to be our fax machine, as well as a printer that is available to all of the computers in the office, so needless to say I was interrupted multiple times. My printer is tempermental and has chosen not to cooperate today. I got a super-serious email today that I had to take time to reply to. I just got off the phone with a man who won't take no for an answer. A guy (the second one this month, actually) from Tire Kingdom just stopped by our office to try to sell us their car care crap for an entire year, and lucky me, I'm the receptionist, so I'm the one who gets to deal with these people. Anyway, all that to say it's been an eventful day. I left the office for lunch for the sake of my sanity, so Rob and I enjoyed an hour of peace at TGIFriday's. And clearly now I'm back at work, dealing with irate phone calls and tire salesmen. Other than that, however, it has slown down a lot. As for now, I need to get back to work, so I'll end this post here. Hope everyone has an awesome afternoon. Peace.
May 15, 2006
real stuff...
So I was reading Holly's latest blog entry this morning, and I got to thinking how seldom it is these days that I post anything of any real quality that has anything to do with real issues. For people who these days I only communicate with through MySpace or my blog, they know very little of my life. So I figured it was high time to talk about some real stuff.
My quiet time this morning, which I actually did today, was in the first 6 verses of John 15. It's the part about Jesus being the vine and us being the branches. I've read it a million times, but today it was different. (I love days like that!) How 'bout this verse that's thrown in the middle of this passage that I've never noticed before: "3 You are already clean because of the word which I have spoken to you." Where did that come from??!! Why haven't I seen that before?! I love it though. Christ has already made us clean. It's not something we're working toward. We (as Christians) have already been justified to God through Christ. He has spoken His word over us, therefore it has become Truth. We are clean because He has declared us so.
The other key issue I pulled from this passage today is that our life HAS TO BE derived from Christ. It's not an option. We're Christians, so we ARE the branches He describes here. The branches CANNOT continue living apart from the Vine. This passage reemphasized the same thing that God was speaking to me last Thursday at Fusion, as well as a few Mondays ago at Bible Study. The idea being that I must hunger and thirst after Christ. Not that I just want Him; I need to need Him. He needs to be my very existence. He needs to be my life blood, my air. So often I think I live as though Christ is just a convenience or a benefit that I am afforded, rather than living like my very existence depends upn Him.
So those are my thoughts. This is what I'm working on in my life right now.
So I was reading Holly's latest blog entry this morning, and I got to thinking how seldom it is these days that I post anything of any real quality that has anything to do with real issues. For people who these days I only communicate with through MySpace or my blog, they know very little of my life. So I figured it was high time to talk about some real stuff.
My quiet time this morning, which I actually did today, was in the first 6 verses of John 15. It's the part about Jesus being the vine and us being the branches. I've read it a million times, but today it was different. (I love days like that!) How 'bout this verse that's thrown in the middle of this passage that I've never noticed before: "3 You are already clean because of the word which I have spoken to you." Where did that come from??!! Why haven't I seen that before?! I love it though. Christ has already made us clean. It's not something we're working toward. We (as Christians) have already been justified to God through Christ. He has spoken His word over us, therefore it has become Truth. We are clean because He has declared us so.
The other key issue I pulled from this passage today is that our life HAS TO BE derived from Christ. It's not an option. We're Christians, so we ARE the branches He describes here. The branches CANNOT continue living apart from the Vine. This passage reemphasized the same thing that God was speaking to me last Thursday at Fusion, as well as a few Mondays ago at Bible Study. The idea being that I must hunger and thirst after Christ. Not that I just want Him; I need to need Him. He needs to be my very existence. He needs to be my life blood, my air. So often I think I live as though Christ is just a convenience or a benefit that I am afforded, rather than living like my very existence depends upn Him.
So those are my thoughts. This is what I'm working on in my life right now.
info...
Okay, I know these are cheesy, but some days I just enjoy filling them out, so here's not one, but two surveys with which I have killed my time at work this morning.
Been Drunk: no, but got pretty sick from combining different kinds of drinks once
Smoked Pot: no
Kissed A Member Of The Opposite Sex: yes
Kissed A Member Of The Same Sex: no… other than cheeks
Crashed A Friend's Car: no
Been To Japan: no, but would love to
Been In A Taxi: yes- in NYC!
Been In Love: absolutely!
Been Dumped: yeah, I guess
Done Cocaine: no
Shoplifted: haha… I stole a sidewalk chalk when I was a kid!
Been Fired: um… not exactly
Been In A Fist Fight: no
Snuck Out Of My Parent's House: not for real
Been Tied Up: do we mean literally? Then no.
regretted Having Sex With Someone: no because I haven’t had it to regret it
Been Arrested: no
Made Out With A Stranger: no
Stolen Something From My Job: no (the pens are free)
Celebrated New Years In Time Square: proudly, YES!
Gone On A Blind Date: no
Lied To A Friend: maybe… can’t think of a specific time
Had A Crush On A Teacher: not that I recall
Celebrated Mardi-Gras In New Orleans: no, but I’ve been to New Orleans
Been To Europe: YES! I love it there!
Skipped School: not in high school… skipped a few classes in college
Slept With A Co-Worker: no
Cut Myself On Purpose: no
Been Married: no, but getting married!
Been Divorced: no
Posed Nude: no
Killed Anyone: no… and if anyone had, would they answer yes on a random internet survey?
Thrown Up In A Bar: no
Purposely Set A Part Of Myself On Fire: um, no, definitely not
Eaten Sushi: yes
Been Snowboarding: no because it rained that day :(
Flashed Anyone: no
Met Anyone From Online: no
Had Sex: no. and shouldn’t they have asked this before all the other sex-related questions?
1. EVER BEEN GIVEN AN ENGAGEMENT RING? Yes!
2. LONGEST FRIENDSHIP? Allison (since we were babies!)
3. LAST GIFT YOU RECEIVED? A Copeland T-shirt from Rob
4. HOW MANY TIMES HAVE YOU DROPPED YOUR CELL? Usually my response would be “not many” but I’ve dropped it at least three times in the past week, which is odd
5. WHEN'S THE LAST TIME YOU WORKED OUT? Hahaha. I guess Ultimate Frisbee counts… there’s lots of running involved… so a week ago yesterday.
6. THING YOU SPEND A LOT OF MONEY ON? Food, I guess.
7. LAST FOOD YOU ATE? cookies
*what happened to 8?*
9. ONE FAVORITE SONG? “The Fox” by Nickel Creek
10. WHERE DO YOU LIVE? In a house with 4 other girls… but not for long!
11. HIGH SCHOOL YOU ATTENDED: Trinity Christian Academy
12. CELL PHONE SERVICE PROVIDER: T-Mobile
13. FAVORITE MALL STORE: Old Navy
14. LONGEST JOB EVER HAD: Umm… Bryn Alan Photography. Or maybe Turnberry James Custom Cabinetry.
15. DO YOU OWN A PAIR OF DICE?: no
16. DO YOU PRANK CALL PEOPLE?: no
17. LAST WEDDING ATTENDED?: yesterday… Nate and Lauren Robinson
18. FIRST FRIEND YOU'D CALL IF YOU WON THE LOTTERY: other than Rob, Allison.
19. LAST TIME YOU ATTENDED CHURCH: yesterday
*what happened to 20?*
21. BIGGEST LIE YOU HAVE HEARD? dunno
*what happened to 22?*
23. WHERE'S YOUR FAVORITE PLACE TO EAT WITH FRIENDS? Flavors Eatery!
24. CAN YOU COOK? yeah
25. WHAT CAR DO YOU DRIVE? Civic
26. BEST KISSER? What is this question asking? Do they want a name? Or are they asking “Are you the best kisser?” And if so, compared to whom?
27. LAST TIME YOU CRIED?: Saturday. I was being a baby.
28. MOST DISLIKED FOOD?: Cucumbers or celery.
29. THING YOU LIKE MOST ABOUT YOURSELF?: umm… my wicked-cool sense of style! Haha.
30. THING YOU DISLIKE MOST ABOUT YOURSELF: I’m socially awkward.
*what happened to 31?*
32. LONGEST SHIFT YOU HAVE WORKED AT A JOB? Umm… I guess 9 hours… which is every day now. The furniture job might have been longer at times.
33. Favorite MOVIE? I don’t really have favorites so much. I guess Notting Hill.
34. CAN YOU SING?: I like to. I guess I’m okay.
35. LAST CONCERT? Switchfoot
36. LAST TIME CLEANING YOUR ROOM? I try to keep it relatively clean rather than having to specifically clean it.
37. LAST MOVIE RENTED?: Rob and I rented “Everything is Illuminated”
38. THING YOU NEVER LEAVE HOME WITHOUT?: keys, unless Rob and I are walking downtown
39. FAVORITE VACATION SPOT? Favorite trip was to London, so I guess that’s it.
40. DO YOU LIKE CHINESE FOOD? LOVE IT!
*what happened to 41*
42. IS YOUR ROOM CLEAN?: my half is!
43. LAPTOP OR DESKTOP COMPUTER?: desktop at work (this one) but laptop at home
44. FAVORITE COMEDIAN?: Seinfeld?
45. DO YOU SMOKE?: no
46. SLEEP WITH OR WITHOUT CLOTHES? some clothes
47. WHO SLEEPS WITH YOU EVERY NIGHT? Just me. Krissy’s in the room, but not the same bed!
48. LONG DISTANCE RELATIONSHIPS WORK? Not likely.
49. HOW MANY TIMES HAVE YOU BEEN PULLED OVER BY THE POLICE?: none!
50. PANCAKES OR FRENCH TOAST? Both! Yum!
51. DO YOU LIKE COFFEE? No, absolutely not. No lattes, no cappuccinos, no frappiccinos, nothing.
52. HOW DO YOU LIKE YOUR EGGS? scrambled
53. DO YOU BELIEVE IN ASTROLOGY?: I could talk about how this question is phrased poorly, but instead I’ll just go with a simple “no.”
54. LAST PERSON YOU TALKED TO ON THE PHONE?: Rob… oh, but that’s only if you mean a personal call… I answer phones at work.
55. LAST PERSON ON YOUR MISSED CALL LIST?: Rob
56. WHAT WAS THE LAST TEXT MESSAGE YOU RECIEVED?: “I hate my job”
57. MCDONALDS OR BURGER KING? BK
58. NUMBER OF PILLOWS?: two… one for my head and one for draping half my body over
59. WHAT ARE YOU WEARING RIGHT NOW?: green button-down dress shirt with gold-ish stripes; light brown dress pants; my “fancy” brown shoes.
60. PICK ANY LYRIC OR SONG: "Here’s my life”
61. WHAT KIND OF JELLY DO YOU LIKE ON YOUR PB & J? grape
62. CAN YOU PLAY POOL?: no
63. DO YOU KNOW HOW TO SWIM?: yes
64. FAVORITE ICE CREAM? Honestly, vanilla
65. DO YOU LIKE MAPS?: umm… yes?
66. TELL ME A RANDOM FACT ABOUT YOURSELF?: I have 67 days till I get married!
*what happened to 67?* (how weird that my answer to the above was 67...)
68. EVER ATTEND A THEME PARTY?: umm… a Halloween costume party… but not really a theme party. Oh wait! Yes I have! We had an 80's dance party for Jess!
69. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE SEASON? fall
70. LAST TIME YOU LAUGHED AT SOMETHING STUPID? What classifies as stupid? Last night I had a good laugh with Rob concerning his late-night logic and the fact that he speaks out his dream conversations when I wake him up.
71. WHAT TIME DID YOU WAKE UP THIS MORNING? About 6:15
72. BEST THING ABOUT WINTER? Everyone looks good in winter clothes!
73. LAST TIME A COP GAVE YOU A TICKET? Never. Aside from parking tickets on my street.
*what happened to 74?*
75. NAME OF YOUR FIRST PET? Sweetpea
76. DO YOU THINK PIRATES ARE COOL OR OVERRATED? Well, considering I’m around JP all the time, I’m going to go with overrated.
77. WHAT ARE YOU DOING THIS WEEKEND? Potentially and hopefully moving! And doing a retreat type thing for Leadership.
79. WHAT IS THE THIRD LETTER OF YOUR NAME?: g
80. HOW OLD ARE YOUR PETS?: My pets live at my parents’ house, but Toby (the Yorkie) is seven I think, and Miss Kitty is 16! Holy Cow! Oh, and Daisy (the White Dove) is at least 11! Wow! I hadn’t thought about that!
81. WHAT COLOR IS YOUR BACKPACK? black
82. ARE YOU SICK?: not currently
*what happened to 83?*
84. IS THE BATHROOM OPEN?: umm… yes?
*what happened to 85-86?*
87. ARE YOU SMILING?: not particularly
88.Do you have on eyeliner? Not today
89. DO YOU MISS SOMEONE RIGHT NOW? Not particularly. I always miss Rob though.
90. IF YOU COULD GO ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD WHERE WOULD YOU GO? Back to London; Japan; Boston; back to Chicago
91.DO YOU HAVE A LIVE JOURNAL? Blogspot.
92. ARE YOU IN HIGH SCHOOL?: haha… no
93. DO YOU HAVE A CRUSH?: yes and no… I’m passionately in love… it depends on whether or not you count that as a crush.
94. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE NICKNAME FOR YOURSELF?: does Meg count?
95. WHAT COLOR IS YOUR BATHING SUIT?: green / green plaid / blue and colored stripes
*what happened to 96?*
97. DID YOU GO ON VACATION LAST MONTH? No. Do normal people go on monthly vacations or something? My next real vacation will be my honeymoon in July.
98. HAVE YOU EVER BEEN ON A CRUISE?: no
99. DO YOU HAVE A SISTER?: no, but two sisters-in-law by way of them marrying my brothers, and a soon-to-be sister-in-law by me marrying her brother.
100. ARE YOU UPSTAIRS?: no (what a way to end.)
Okay, I know these are cheesy, but some days I just enjoy filling them out, so here's not one, but two surveys with which I have killed my time at work this morning.
Been Drunk: no, but got pretty sick from combining different kinds of drinks once
Smoked Pot: no
Kissed A Member Of The Opposite Sex: yes
Kissed A Member Of The Same Sex: no… other than cheeks
Crashed A Friend's Car: no
Been To Japan: no, but would love to
Been In A Taxi: yes- in NYC!
Been In Love: absolutely!
Been Dumped: yeah, I guess
Done Cocaine: no
Shoplifted: haha… I stole a sidewalk chalk when I was a kid!
Been Fired: um… not exactly
Been In A Fist Fight: no
Snuck Out Of My Parent's House: not for real
Been Tied Up: do we mean literally? Then no.
regretted Having Sex With Someone: no because I haven’t had it to regret it
Been Arrested: no
Made Out With A Stranger: no
Stolen Something From My Job: no (the pens are free)
Celebrated New Years In Time Square: proudly, YES!
Gone On A Blind Date: no
Lied To A Friend: maybe… can’t think of a specific time
Had A Crush On A Teacher: not that I recall
Celebrated Mardi-Gras In New Orleans: no, but I’ve been to New Orleans
Been To Europe: YES! I love it there!
Skipped School: not in high school… skipped a few classes in college
Slept With A Co-Worker: no
Cut Myself On Purpose: no
Been Married: no, but getting married!
Been Divorced: no
Posed Nude: no
Killed Anyone: no… and if anyone had, would they answer yes on a random internet survey?
Thrown Up In A Bar: no
Purposely Set A Part Of Myself On Fire: um, no, definitely not
Eaten Sushi: yes
Been Snowboarding: no because it rained that day :(
Flashed Anyone: no
Met Anyone From Online: no
Had Sex: no. and shouldn’t they have asked this before all the other sex-related questions?
1. EVER BEEN GIVEN AN ENGAGEMENT RING? Yes!
2. LONGEST FRIENDSHIP? Allison (since we were babies!)
3. LAST GIFT YOU RECEIVED? A Copeland T-shirt from Rob
4. HOW MANY TIMES HAVE YOU DROPPED YOUR CELL? Usually my response would be “not many” but I’ve dropped it at least three times in the past week, which is odd
5. WHEN'S THE LAST TIME YOU WORKED OUT? Hahaha. I guess Ultimate Frisbee counts… there’s lots of running involved… so a week ago yesterday.
6. THING YOU SPEND A LOT OF MONEY ON? Food, I guess.
7. LAST FOOD YOU ATE? cookies
*what happened to 8?*
9. ONE FAVORITE SONG? “The Fox” by Nickel Creek
10. WHERE DO YOU LIVE? In a house with 4 other girls… but not for long!
11. HIGH SCHOOL YOU ATTENDED: Trinity Christian Academy
12. CELL PHONE SERVICE PROVIDER: T-Mobile
13. FAVORITE MALL STORE: Old Navy
14. LONGEST JOB EVER HAD: Umm… Bryn Alan Photography. Or maybe Turnberry James Custom Cabinetry.
15. DO YOU OWN A PAIR OF DICE?: no
16. DO YOU PRANK CALL PEOPLE?: no
17. LAST WEDDING ATTENDED?: yesterday… Nate and Lauren Robinson
18. FIRST FRIEND YOU'D CALL IF YOU WON THE LOTTERY: other than Rob, Allison.
19. LAST TIME YOU ATTENDED CHURCH: yesterday
*what happened to 20?*
21. BIGGEST LIE YOU HAVE HEARD? dunno
*what happened to 22?*
23. WHERE'S YOUR FAVORITE PLACE TO EAT WITH FRIENDS? Flavors Eatery!
24. CAN YOU COOK? yeah
25. WHAT CAR DO YOU DRIVE? Civic
26. BEST KISSER? What is this question asking? Do they want a name? Or are they asking “Are you the best kisser?” And if so, compared to whom?
27. LAST TIME YOU CRIED?: Saturday. I was being a baby.
28. MOST DISLIKED FOOD?: Cucumbers or celery.
29. THING YOU LIKE MOST ABOUT YOURSELF?: umm… my wicked-cool sense of style! Haha.
30. THING YOU DISLIKE MOST ABOUT YOURSELF: I’m socially awkward.
*what happened to 31?*
32. LONGEST SHIFT YOU HAVE WORKED AT A JOB? Umm… I guess 9 hours… which is every day now. The furniture job might have been longer at times.
33. Favorite MOVIE? I don’t really have favorites so much. I guess Notting Hill.
34. CAN YOU SING?: I like to. I guess I’m okay.
35. LAST CONCERT? Switchfoot
36. LAST TIME CLEANING YOUR ROOM? I try to keep it relatively clean rather than having to specifically clean it.
37. LAST MOVIE RENTED?: Rob and I rented “Everything is Illuminated”
38. THING YOU NEVER LEAVE HOME WITHOUT?: keys, unless Rob and I are walking downtown
39. FAVORITE VACATION SPOT? Favorite trip was to London, so I guess that’s it.
40. DO YOU LIKE CHINESE FOOD? LOVE IT!
*what happened to 41*
42. IS YOUR ROOM CLEAN?: my half is!
43. LAPTOP OR DESKTOP COMPUTER?: desktop at work (this one) but laptop at home
44. FAVORITE COMEDIAN?: Seinfeld?
45. DO YOU SMOKE?: no
46. SLEEP WITH OR WITHOUT CLOTHES? some clothes
47. WHO SLEEPS WITH YOU EVERY NIGHT? Just me. Krissy’s in the room, but not the same bed!
48. LONG DISTANCE RELATIONSHIPS WORK? Not likely.
49. HOW MANY TIMES HAVE YOU BEEN PULLED OVER BY THE POLICE?: none!
50. PANCAKES OR FRENCH TOAST? Both! Yum!
51. DO YOU LIKE COFFEE? No, absolutely not. No lattes, no cappuccinos, no frappiccinos, nothing.
52. HOW DO YOU LIKE YOUR EGGS? scrambled
53. DO YOU BELIEVE IN ASTROLOGY?: I could talk about how this question is phrased poorly, but instead I’ll just go with a simple “no.”
54. LAST PERSON YOU TALKED TO ON THE PHONE?: Rob… oh, but that’s only if you mean a personal call… I answer phones at work.
55. LAST PERSON ON YOUR MISSED CALL LIST?: Rob
56. WHAT WAS THE LAST TEXT MESSAGE YOU RECIEVED?: “I hate my job”
57. MCDONALDS OR BURGER KING? BK
58. NUMBER OF PILLOWS?: two… one for my head and one for draping half my body over
59. WHAT ARE YOU WEARING RIGHT NOW?: green button-down dress shirt with gold-ish stripes; light brown dress pants; my “fancy” brown shoes.
60. PICK ANY LYRIC OR SONG: "Here’s my life”
61. WHAT KIND OF JELLY DO YOU LIKE ON YOUR PB & J? grape
62. CAN YOU PLAY POOL?: no
63. DO YOU KNOW HOW TO SWIM?: yes
64. FAVORITE ICE CREAM? Honestly, vanilla
65. DO YOU LIKE MAPS?: umm… yes?
66. TELL ME A RANDOM FACT ABOUT YOURSELF?: I have 67 days till I get married!
*what happened to 67?* (how weird that my answer to the above was 67...)
68. EVER ATTEND A THEME PARTY?: umm… a Halloween costume party… but not really a theme party. Oh wait! Yes I have! We had an 80's dance party for Jess!
69. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE SEASON? fall
70. LAST TIME YOU LAUGHED AT SOMETHING STUPID? What classifies as stupid? Last night I had a good laugh with Rob concerning his late-night logic and the fact that he speaks out his dream conversations when I wake him up.
71. WHAT TIME DID YOU WAKE UP THIS MORNING? About 6:15
72. BEST THING ABOUT WINTER? Everyone looks good in winter clothes!
73. LAST TIME A COP GAVE YOU A TICKET? Never. Aside from parking tickets on my street.
*what happened to 74?*
75. NAME OF YOUR FIRST PET? Sweetpea
76. DO YOU THINK PIRATES ARE COOL OR OVERRATED? Well, considering I’m around JP all the time, I’m going to go with overrated.
77. WHAT ARE YOU DOING THIS WEEKEND? Potentially and hopefully moving! And doing a retreat type thing for Leadership.
79. WHAT IS THE THIRD LETTER OF YOUR NAME?: g
80. HOW OLD ARE YOUR PETS?: My pets live at my parents’ house, but Toby (the Yorkie) is seven I think, and Miss Kitty is 16! Holy Cow! Oh, and Daisy (the White Dove) is at least 11! Wow! I hadn’t thought about that!
81. WHAT COLOR IS YOUR BACKPACK? black
82. ARE YOU SICK?: not currently
*what happened to 83?*
84. IS THE BATHROOM OPEN?: umm… yes?
*what happened to 85-86?*
87. ARE YOU SMILING?: not particularly
88.Do you have on eyeliner? Not today
89. DO YOU MISS SOMEONE RIGHT NOW? Not particularly. I always miss Rob though.
90. IF YOU COULD GO ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD WHERE WOULD YOU GO? Back to London; Japan; Boston; back to Chicago
91.DO YOU HAVE A LIVE JOURNAL? Blogspot.
92. ARE YOU IN HIGH SCHOOL?: haha… no
93. DO YOU HAVE A CRUSH?: yes and no… I’m passionately in love… it depends on whether or not you count that as a crush.
94. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE NICKNAME FOR YOURSELF?: does Meg count?
95. WHAT COLOR IS YOUR BATHING SUIT?: green / green plaid / blue and colored stripes
*what happened to 96?*
97. DID YOU GO ON VACATION LAST MONTH? No. Do normal people go on monthly vacations or something? My next real vacation will be my honeymoon in July.
98. HAVE YOU EVER BEEN ON A CRUISE?: no
99. DO YOU HAVE A SISTER?: no, but two sisters-in-law by way of them marrying my brothers, and a soon-to-be sister-in-law by me marrying her brother.
100. ARE YOU UPSTAIRS?: no (what a way to end.)
