oooh, my storybook lover, you have underesimated my power, as you shortly will discover

[primroseburrows]

• Mom update:
  
  It looks like my mom is going to be discharged tomorrow. They did find the source of the bleeding when they did an endoscopy and they've already fixed it (I think they do something like cauterizing). She says she's feeling a lot better, her cardiologist says she's doing fine cardiac-wise, so all seems good right now. I'll be going home with her and either spending one or two nights.
  
  
• 
  dragonflymuse sent me this in e-mail. Consider it a meme:
  
  1. What time did you get up this morning?
  Would you believe 12:45? And I went to bed at 11:30 pm last night. Woah.
  
  2. Diamonds or pearls?
  
  Malachite.
  
  3. What was the last film you saw at the cinema?
  
  Inland Empire. Am I the only one in the world who hated it?
  
  4. What is your favourite TV show?
  
  Slings & Arrows.
  
  5. What do you usually have for breakfast?
  
  Nothing, which is bad, and you shouldn't do it, kids.
  
  7. What is your middle name?
  
  Eileen.
  
  8. What food do you dislike?
  
  Lima Beans.
  
  9. What is your favorite CD at the moment?
  
  Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy. I even wrote a review! My current obsession, however, is pretty much everything Stan Rogers ever wrote.
  
  10. What kind of car do you drive?
  
  Ellen, my temperamental diva of a 2000 VW Jetta.
  
  11, 12, and 13 apparently don't exist.
  
  14. If you could go anywhere in the world on vacation, where would you go?
  
  Right now? Washington, DC or Ottawa. I'm having a political meltdown, or something. And Cape Breton, of course, but I've rambled enough about that.
  
  15. What colour is your bathroom?
  
  Blue and black. It's going to be painted soon.
  
  16. Favourite brand of clothing?
  
  Brand? What is this "brand" of which you speak? Whatever fits me from Sally Ann, mostly. I'm a thrift shop girl.
  
  17. Where would you retire to?
  
  Atlanta, Western Mass, or Cape Breton.
  
  18. What was your most recent memorable birthday?
  
  The one when I was born.
  
  19. Favourite sport to watch?
  
  Baseball.
  
  20. Furthest place you are sending this?
  
  Since I'm posting on LJ, hmm. Probably Oz.
  
  21. Who do you least expect to send this back to you post this in their LJ?
  
  i_am_a_hannah because she never reads or post in her LJ.
  
  22. Person you expect to send it back post it first?
  
  peacey, maybe.
  
  23. Favourite saying?
  
  "Well, well, well, three holes in the ground".
  
  24. When is your birthday?
  
  June 5.
  
  25. Are you a morning person or a night person?
  
  Night, definitely.
  
  26. What is your shoe size?
  8 1/2-ish.
  
  27. Pets?
  
  Three cats. I want a dog, but I can't have one secondary to shift work.
  
  28. Any new and exciting news you'd like to share with us?
  
  I may be going to Washington, DC! *geeks out*
  
  29. What did you want to be when you were little?
  
  A mommy. No, really.
  
  30. How are you today?
  
  Not too bad, thanks.
  
  31. What is your favourite candy?
  
  Dark Chocolate anything, and Coffee Crisp.
  
  32. What is your favourite flower?
  
  Old-fashioned purple lilacs.
  
  33. What is a day on the calendar you are looking forward to?
  
  Somewhere around Oct. 17, when tapped_trish's baby is due.
  
  34. What church do you attend?
  
  None ATM, but I'm looking at this one.
  
  33. What is your full name?
  
  Should I give my full name on LJ? Most people know it, anyway.
  
  34. What are you listening to right now?
  
  Paul Simon.
  
  35. What was the last thing you ate?
  
  Tuna wrap.
  
  36. Do you wish on stars?
  
  Of course!
  
  37. If you were a crayon, what color would you be?
  
  Emerald green.
  
  38. How's the weather?
  
  Improving.
  
  39. Who's the last person you spoke with on the phone?
  
  My mother.
  
  40. Do you like them?
  
  Of course!
  
  41. Favourite Soft Drink?
  
  Diet Coke.
  
  42. Favourite Restaurant?
  
  Crazy Burger.
  
  43. Hair Colour?
  
  Reddish.
  
  44. Siblings?
  
  songdog.
  
  45. Favourite Day of the Year?
  
  I don't think I have one.
  
  46. Favourite toy as a child?
  
  Spirograph!
  
  47. Summer or winter?
  
  Summer.
  
  48. Hugs or kisses?
  
  Yes.
  
  49. Chocolate or Vanilla?
  
  Chocolate, jeez.
  
  50. Do you want your friends to email you back?
  
  I'm not doing this through email.
  
  51. When was the last time you cried?
  
  I don't remember.
  
  52. What is under your bed?
  
  My box spring is directly on the floor.
  
  53. Who is the friend you have had the longest?
  
  Linda.
  
  55. Favourite smell?
  
  songdog's Oatmeal, Milk and Honey soap.
  
  56. What are you afraid of?
  
  Death.
  
  57. Plain, buttered, or salted popcorn?
  
  Kettle corn!
  
  58. How many keys on your key ring?
  
  Key ring?
  
  59. How many years at your current job?
  
  Going on three and a half.
  
  60. Favourite day of the week?
  
  Depends on the week.
  
  61. How many towns have you lived in?
  
  Five.
  
  62. Do you make friends easily?
  
  No.
  
  63. How many people will you be sending this to?
  
  Again, not sending, posting.
  
  
• Jim Flaherty speaking French is kind of like what that sound that happens when you try to start the car while it's already running.
  
  
• h20_wtf is the best comm ever. Geeking out is not only allowed, it's encouraged. *wins*