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lady_karelia) wrote2007-10-19 09:46 pm
lady_karelia) wrote2007-10-19 09:46 pm
*gasp*
The high today was about 73 degrees.
Yesterday was something else, though. Tornado warning all day long, with temps of around 88, 80% humidity, strong winds... I was seriously glad when the day was over, even though nature provided a spectacular display of lightning in the evening, which kind of made up for the unbearable weather and resulting unbearable moods of people all over.
Today started well enough, although I had my doubts when we stopped at Starbucks. We only go there about six times a week, so it's not surprising that my accent cannot be understood *snerk*. "One tall raspberry latte, please."
"One non-fat latte, right. Anything else?"
"No. One tall latte with a shot of raspberry syrup, please."
"Oh, I got ya! One tall latte with a shot of sugar-free syrup."
"No, no! One tall latte with a shot of raspberry, you know, the fruit raspberry."
"Yes, One latte with a shot of sugar-free."
"Erm, let me drive around. Don't make that latte just yet."
At the window: "Sorry, I had trouble hearing you. Must be a plane overhead."
No kidding. Starbucks is RIGHT in the flightpath, about 2 miles from the airport. It's not a novelty that planes fly at low height overhead, really.
"Okay, let's try again... A tall latte with a shot of raspberry syrup, please."
"A shot of what???"
Thankfully, one of the gals working there who know us came to the window and asked what the trouble was... So I placed the order (once. And she got it all right, too. Four different kinds of drinks. So I have a suspicion it wasn't me having trouble with speech.)...
On the way back, we stopped at Books-A-Million, and I discovered several new books in the "New Age" section *gasp*. They must have a new buyer in. There is hope yet, yay!
Tomorrow is self-defense and tennis day, but I have hope that on Sunday we'll get a chance to check out the woods for 'shrooms. Oh, that's wild mushrooms,![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
robisonrocket, for eating. *giggles*
And just because I'm in sheep mode and you're all no doubt dying to find out my answers...
70 Questions. Copy and Paste. BE TRUTHFUL
1) Are your parents married or divorced? neither
2) Are you a vegetarian? nearly; I do eat tuna, shrimps and mussels occasionally. Very rarely meat (maybe once a year) and never mammals.
3) Do you believe in Heaven? yes, although not in the kind the organised religions believe in.
4) Have you ever come close to dying? Yes, a few times.
5) What jewellery do you wear? Rarely any. Occasionally, my silver grand-piano around my neck, and rarely my silver earrings.
6) Favorite time of day? evenings
7) Do you eat the stems of broccoli? if they're not too long.
8) Do you wear makeup? when I go out, yes.
9) Ever have plastic surgery? *snort*
10) Do you color your hair?: Yes
11) What do you wear to bed? mostly my birthday suit.
12) Have you ever done anything illegal? *squints* And I should put that on my LJ for all to see because?
13) Can you roll your tongue? nope
14) Do you tweeze your eyebrows? no. *ouch*
15) What kind of sneakers? Converse, the colourful type
16) Do you believe in abortions? I believe in the right of a woman to choose whether or not she wishes to remain pregnant or not, and that without any harassment.
17) What is you natural hair colour?: It once was blonde, but probably mostly gray now.
18) Do you have any children? 2
19) Do you snore? When my nose is blocked.
20) If you could go anywhere in the world where would it be? Aldebaran
21) Do you Sleep with stuffed animals? I don't share my bed with any, but one pink flamingo has a special place right next to the bed on the shelf.
22) If you ever won the lottery, what would you do first? Have a house built to my specifications.
23) Gold or silver?: silver
24) Hamburger or hot dog? Eeeeewwwww
25) If you could only eat one food for the rest of your life, what would it be? Dhal
26) City, beach or country? country, not far from the beach
27) What was the last thing you touched? the mouse
28) Where did you eat last? at the kitchen table
29) When's the last time you cried? A few weeks ago
30) Do you read blogs? erm...
31) Would you ever go out dressed like the opposite sex? why not...
32) Ever been involved with the police? LOL. A few years back, the thought would have made me shudder. But my brother is a cop, and we talk fairly often, so, yeah...
33) What's your favourite shampoo? my own home-made one
34) Do you talk in your sleep? apparently not
35) Ocean or pool? ocean
36) What's your favorite song at the moment? In Paradisum, arr. Karl Jenkins
38) Window seat or aisle? aisle
39) Have you ever met any one famous? Bruce Low, not that non-Germans would know who he was, and most Germans on my f-list are probably wayyyyy to young to remember, Rita Suessmuth
40) Do you feel that you've had a truly successful life? Satisfying for me so far, so yeah
41) Do you twirl your spaghetti or cut it? there are people who cut spaghetti????
42) Ricki Lake or Oprah? who?
43) Basketball or Football? what?
44) How long do your showers last? showers I only take when I'm in a hurry - I prefer baths, hot, scented with essential oils, enriched with Himalaya salt, and a good book to read.
45) Cake or ice cream? celery
47) Are you self-conscious? yeah
48) Have you ever drank so much you threw up? yeah *sigh*
49) Have you ever given money to a tramp? yeah
50) Have you been in love? still am
51) Where do you wish you were? out in the ocean, swimming/diving with dolphins
52) Are you wearing socks? yes, the temps are below 85!
53) Have you ever ridden in an ambulance? yeah. Dorkboy used to voluntarily drive for them wayyyyy back when...
54) Can you tango? a lifetime ago, yes. Not anymore, though.
55) Last gift you received? Sara gifted me with a mug from Starbucks when I pointed at it and remarked on the pretty oak leaf design.
56) Last sport you played? sport?
57) Things you spend a lot of money on? books.
58) Where do you live? on planet Earth
59) Where were you born? Germany
60) Last wedding attended? since my then-friend Jill's wedding in 1991, I've been managing successfully to excuse my way out of such gatherings
61) Favourite fast food restaurant? fast food does not equal food. So, I won't eat it.
63) Most hated food? Anything I can't define as food, ie that has poisons, such as aspartame, hydrogenated vegetable oils, autolysed yeast=monosodium glutamate etc in them.
64) What's your least fav. chore? cleaning toilets
65) Can you sing? No. I'll accompany you on the piano, though.
66) Last person you instant messaged?southernwitch69
67) Last place you went on holiday? Spain
68) Favorite regular drink? water, coffee
69) Current crush? *grin* Sev
70) Do you want people to do this meme? You mean I'm not the last one to do it???
Yesterday was something else, though. Tornado warning all day long, with temps of around 88, 80% humidity, strong winds... I was seriously glad when the day was over, even though nature provided a spectacular display of lightning in the evening, which kind of made up for the unbearable weather and resulting unbearable moods of people all over.
Today started well enough, although I had my doubts when we stopped at Starbucks. We only go there about six times a week, so it's not surprising that my accent cannot be understood *snerk*. "One tall raspberry latte, please."
"One non-fat latte, right. Anything else?"
"No. One tall latte with a shot of raspberry syrup, please."
"Oh, I got ya! One tall latte with a shot of sugar-free syrup."
"No, no! One tall latte with a shot of raspberry, you know, the fruit raspberry."
"Yes, One latte with a shot of sugar-free."
"Erm, let me drive around. Don't make that latte just yet."
At the window: "Sorry, I had trouble hearing you. Must be a plane overhead."
No kidding. Starbucks is RIGHT in the flightpath, about 2 miles from the airport. It's not a novelty that planes fly at low height overhead, really.
"Okay, let's try again... A tall latte with a shot of raspberry syrup, please."
"A shot of what???"
Thankfully, one of the gals working there who know us came to the window and asked what the trouble was... So I placed the order (once. And she got it all right, too. Four different kinds of drinks. So I have a suspicion it wasn't me having trouble with speech.)...
On the way back, we stopped at Books-A-Million, and I discovered several new books in the "New Age" section *gasp*. They must have a new buyer in. There is hope yet, yay!
Tomorrow is self-defense and tennis day, but I have hope that on Sunday we'll get a chance to check out the woods for 'shrooms. Oh, that's wild mushrooms,
robisonrocket, for eating. *giggles*And just because I'm in sheep mode and you're all no doubt dying to find out my answers...
70 Questions. Copy and Paste. BE TRUTHFUL
1) Are your parents married or divorced? neither
2) Are you a vegetarian? nearly; I do eat tuna, shrimps and mussels occasionally. Very rarely meat (maybe once a year) and never mammals.
3) Do you believe in Heaven? yes, although not in the kind the organised religions believe in.
4) Have you ever come close to dying? Yes, a few times.
5) What jewellery do you wear? Rarely any. Occasionally, my silver grand-piano around my neck, and rarely my silver earrings.
6) Favorite time of day? evenings
7) Do you eat the stems of broccoli? if they're not too long.
8) Do you wear makeup? when I go out, yes.
9) Ever have plastic surgery? *snort*
10) Do you color your hair?: Yes
11) What do you wear to bed? mostly my birthday suit.
12) Have you ever done anything illegal? *squints* And I should put that on my LJ for all to see because?
13) Can you roll your tongue? nope
14) Do you tweeze your eyebrows? no. *ouch*
15) What kind of sneakers? Converse, the colourful type
16) Do you believe in abortions? I believe in the right of a woman to choose whether or not she wishes to remain pregnant or not, and that without any harassment.
17) What is you natural hair colour?: It once was blonde, but probably mostly gray now.
18) Do you have any children? 2
19) Do you snore? When my nose is blocked.
20) If you could go anywhere in the world where would it be? Aldebaran
21) Do you Sleep with stuffed animals? I don't share my bed with any, but one pink flamingo has a special place right next to the bed on the shelf.
22) If you ever won the lottery, what would you do first? Have a house built to my specifications.
23) Gold or silver?: silver
24) Hamburger or hot dog? Eeeeewwwww
25) If you could only eat one food for the rest of your life, what would it be? Dhal
26) City, beach or country? country, not far from the beach
27) What was the last thing you touched? the mouse
28) Where did you eat last? at the kitchen table
29) When's the last time you cried? A few weeks ago
30) Do you read blogs? erm...
31) Would you ever go out dressed like the opposite sex? why not...
32) Ever been involved with the police? LOL. A few years back, the thought would have made me shudder. But my brother is a cop, and we talk fairly often, so, yeah...
33) What's your favourite shampoo? my own home-made one
34) Do you talk in your sleep? apparently not
35) Ocean or pool? ocean
36) What's your favorite song at the moment? In Paradisum, arr. Karl Jenkins
38) Window seat or aisle? aisle
39) Have you ever met any one famous? Bruce Low, not that non-Germans would know who he was, and most Germans on my f-list are probably wayyyyy to young to remember, Rita Suessmuth
40) Do you feel that you've had a truly successful life? Satisfying for me so far, so yeah
41) Do you twirl your spaghetti or cut it? there are people who cut spaghetti????
42) Ricki Lake or Oprah? who?
43) Basketball or Football? what?
44) How long do your showers last? showers I only take when I'm in a hurry - I prefer baths, hot, scented with essential oils, enriched with Himalaya salt, and a good book to read.
45) Cake or ice cream? celery
47) Are you self-conscious? yeah
48) Have you ever drank so much you threw up? yeah *sigh*
49) Have you ever given money to a tramp? yeah
50) Have you been in love? still am
51) Where do you wish you were? out in the ocean, swimming/diving with dolphins
52) Are you wearing socks? yes, the temps are below 85!
53) Have you ever ridden in an ambulance? yeah. Dorkboy used to voluntarily drive for them wayyyyy back when...
54) Can you tango? a lifetime ago, yes. Not anymore, though.
55) Last gift you received? Sara gifted me with a mug from Starbucks when I pointed at it and remarked on the pretty oak leaf design.
56) Last sport you played? sport?
57) Things you spend a lot of money on? books.
58) Where do you live? on planet Earth
59) Where were you born? Germany
60) Last wedding attended? since my then-friend Jill's wedding in 1991, I've been managing successfully to excuse my way out of such gatherings
61) Favourite fast food restaurant? fast food does not equal food. So, I won't eat it.
63) Most hated food? Anything I can't define as food, ie that has poisons, such as aspartame, hydrogenated vegetable oils, autolysed yeast=monosodium glutamate etc in them.
64) What's your least fav. chore? cleaning toilets
65) Can you sing? No. I'll accompany you on the piano, though.
66) Last person you instant messaged?
southernwitch6967) Last place you went on holiday? Spain
68) Favorite regular drink? water, coffee
69) Current crush? *grin* Sev
70) Do you want people to do this meme? You mean I'm not the last one to do it???
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It bugs me when they can't get a simple order right. I only ever order the same thing!
I always have to double check that they have given me skimmed milk and not the other stuff. Yucky full fat milk. Bleh.
I ought to go work on my exchange fic... I've been procrastinating by doing the 70Q meme, lol. =)
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Procrastinating? LMAO. You sound as bad as me! :-)