Random meme

I got this one from GutsyMom.

Six random things about me:

1. I used to pronounce "meme" like "mimi" until I looked up the word last week. I used to think it simply reflected how bloggers (including me) always write about themselves, as in "me, me, me..." I still think that my first impression of the word meme is more correct than this definition.
2. I never earned a medal for any sport until I was in my 20's. Now I have several.
   
3. My ape-index is 0.
4. I'm addicted to coffee, diet coke and chocolate and do not intend to do anything about these addictions.
5. I'm not afraid to call myself a feminist.
6. I like doing meme's when I can't think of things to write... but this "write 6 random things" is like telling somebody with writer's block, "Just write something random". Where's the inspiration??
   

If at this point you're saying "I'm so inspired to write 6 random things about myself" then you're tagged. Go to your blog and write those things, and you can leave a comment here that you did so.

The color, not the pants

A quick little meme before I head off to Colorado. I got this from SavingNine.

you are khaki

Your dominant hues are red and green, so you're definately not afraid to get in and stir things up. You have no time for most people's concerns, you'd rather analyze with your head than be held back by some random "gut feeling". Your saturation level is lower than average - You don't stress out over things and don't understand people who do. Finishing projects may sometimes be a challenge, but you schedule time as you see fit and the important things all happen in the end, even if not everyone sees your grand master plan. Your outlook on life is bright. You see good things in situations where others may not be able to, and it frustrates you to see them get down on everything.

the spacefem.com html color quiz

Friday 5: Tastes

1. What’s too spicy for your tastes? Not much, unless it actually hurts my tongue.
   
2. What’s too sweet for your tastes? Any drink with even a drop of sugar. And any sweets that have more sugar than fat.
   
3. What’s too salty for your tastes? Most pre-packaged food has too much salt and not enough flavor for me. Stuff like Rice-a-roni and Kraft mac&cheese...
   
4. What’s too bitter for your tastes? Hmmm... when I crack open a pecan and can't separate out the little part of the shell that gets stuck in the wrinkles of the nut... that's so bitter, it ruins the nut.
   
5. What’s too sour for your tastes? Nothing. I've been eating the tart cherries right off the tree to see if they're ripe. When they're not quite ripe, it puckers me right up, but I still like them.
   

Friday 5: Needles

These questions come from

1. When was the last time you had a needle stuck into you?
   Last October, for surgery, I had more needles stuck into me than I can count.
   
2. Who among your friends is the easiest target for needling?
   Katie... just say "bathroom door".
3. What’s something you can confidently do with a needle and thread?
   Cross-stitch
   
4. About how many phonograph records do you have in your home, and when’s the last time you dropped a needle on one?
   We have at least 50 vinyl albums. I think I listened to one a month or two ago, but Hubby listens to them more often.
   
5. Someone told us the other day about someone at a party using a flavor injector to spike a watermelon with vodka. Is this brilliant or is this stupid?
   On the scale of brilliant to stupid, it's average. If the party were a little kid's birthday party, then I'd call it stupid.
   

ABCs

ABC's "getting to know you". I was tagged by Nancy.

A- Attached or single: Attached
B- Best Friend: Jenn
C-Cake or Pie: Yes, please
D-Day: hmmm... I have had such a wacky non-schedule that it's difficult to know which day it is
E- Essential Item: sunscreen
F- Favorite Color: green
G-Gummi Bears or Worms: No, thanks
H-Home town: Cleveland Heights
I- Indulgences: Chocolate, coffee
J- January or July?: That's like asking "skiing or backpacking?"
K-Kids: No
L-Life is incomplete without: skiing and backpacking
M- Marriage Date: 12/18/04
N- Number of Siblings: One older sister + one younger brother
O- Oranges or Apples: Apples
P- Phobias or Fears: Being upside-down while underwater
Q- Quote: "If you don't like it, change it. If you can't change it, change your attitude." - Maya Angelou
R- Reason To Smile: a good joke
S- Season: I love seeing one season turn into another
T- Tag Three: If you're thinking, "hey, I'd like to fill in my own answers and share", then you're tagged
U- Unknown fact about me: I've never broken a bone in my body or needed stitches due to injury
V- Vegetarian or Oppressor of Animals: I oppress more vegetables than animals.
W- Worst Habit: I bite my nails worse than anyone.
Y-Your favorite food: I have so many favorites: rare beef, cheese, sun-dried tomatoes, nuts, chocolate, anything spicy, curry...
Z: Zodiac Sign: Aries

Meme

I've been saving this meme for a day when I don't have anything else to blog about. Today is that day. Actually, I need to get the camera out to take pictures of things that require photos for blogging. But until then, here we are. This meme came from Nichole and Melissa, thanks!

1. WITNESS PROTECTION NAME: (Mother and Father's middle name): Ann Alan
2. NASCAR NAME: (first name of your mother's dad, father's dad): Verne Erling
3. STAR WARS NAME: (the first 3 letters of your last name, first 2 letters of your first name): Oyedi
4. DETECTIVE NAME: (favorite color, favorite animal): Green Leopard
5. SOAP OPERA NAME: (middle name, city where you were born): Adele Mayfield
6. SUPERHERO NAME: (2nd fav color, fav drink, add "THE" to the beginning): The Red Latte
7. FLY NAME: (first 2 letters of 1st name, last 3 letters of your last name): Diyen
8. GANGSTA NAME: ( fav ice cream flavor, fav cookie): Mint Chocolate Chip Chocolate Chip
9. ROCK STAR NAME: (current pets name, current street name): Wiley Rio Vista
10. STRIPPER NAME: (name of your fav perfume/cologne, fav candy): Jasmine Butterfinger
11. PORN NAME: (1st pets name, street you grew up on): Licorice Dellwood

Let me just say that all of these names are awful. The only one that came out halfway decent was #3. Maybe y'all should vote on the worst of these names.