The University of Blogging
Presents to
Dust Bunny Protector
An Honorary
Bachelor of
Whining
Majoring in
Non Sequiturs
Signed
Dr. GoQuiz.com ®
The goal is to have this in every single AOL Journal. What do you have in common with others? Do you like the same things? Post this and put the title of your entry "Survey Like None-Other!" This is a great way to introduce yourself to new readers!
1. What sign are you? Aries...but I don't believe in signs.
2. What is your favorite color? Cobalt blue and any shade of purple.
3. How many waffles could you eat in one sitting? Maybe two at the most and I never use syrup!
4. Can you touch your tongue to your nose? No, why are you asking?
5. If you had to choose between cats and dogs, which would it be?
Dogs.6. What is something you have learned recently? That the reason he lost his business was because of drug problems.
7. What is your favorite quote?
Nobody can make you feel inferior without your permission.8. What is your favorite entry in your own journal? Probably my Most Embarrassing Moments I, II and III.
9. What color is your bedroom? Navy, burgundy and cream/Americana.
10. Where is your favorite place to visit? No one place in particular. I love a lot of places.
11. What is one thing you want to accomplish this year? With only six weeks remaining... hmmm ... get moved.
12. Why do you write in a journal? I find it to be a creative outlet. I have always enjoyed writing and I hope to bring a smile to people's faces..
13. What is your favorite joke? My favorite joke is always the last one I heard because it will be the only one I can remember. My mind just will not retain jokes!! The latest: Two brooms stood next to one another in the closet. One was a beautiful bride broom, dressed in her lovely white dress. The other was a handsom groom broom, in his tuxedo. He says to her, "I'd like to have a little whisk broom!" Her shocked reply, "But we haven't even swept together yet!!"
14. Do you like the city or the country? I love the nature in the country and the convenience and excitement of the city. Guess I am happy most anywhere but in traffic!
15. What style is your house decorated? Country and eclectic
16. Who is your favorite artist? Albert Bierstadt and Remington
17. Can you pat your tummy and rub your head at the same time? Yes.
18. Are you a night owl? Yes.
19. What is something you love in your house? (If you have a picture you get extra credit!) My Mary Engelbreit pictures..
20. Do you believe in God? Absolutely!
21. What hobby could you never give up? Counted Cross stitch.
22. What color makes you think of Hope? Blue.
23. What color makes you think of Love? Red
24. What is your favorite flower? pansies.
25. If you had one wish for the world, what would it be? That they knew Jesus.
26. Whats the best surprise you have ever received? One year my sister and her family came across country and surprised me at Christmas. Everyone but me knew what was going on. My husband caught it all on video. Classic moment!
27. What can you cook like no-one else? My Easy Lasagne and my own version of Chex Party Mix.
28. What do you think about most? Losing weight
29. Who is your favorite poet? I love so many. Robert Louis Stevenson, Dr. Seuss, Rod McKuen, Robert Frost, Emily Dickinson,
30. And last but not least, if you could wrap yourself up in one word...what would that word be? smiling
Now here is the deal, you copy this and do it in your own journal.
It isn't as easy as you think it is. Trust me.
What I need is a good wife! If I had a wife to help me take care of the details in my life I am certain things would go smoother! I have three blouses that need buttons replaced. I have bills that need to be paid. I have last month’s personal paperwork that needs to be filed. I have dry cleaning that has to be picked up before it becomes a donation to the Salvation Army. My plants need to be watered. My prescription has expired. And, I’d like a nice home cooked meal for a change!
I’d like my wife to find out if my insurance will cover laser eye surgery. And, while she has the insurance company on the line, maybe she could find out how much dental coverage I have left this year. Of course, that is probably about four phone calls! It would certainly be a huge help if she would find a good deal on airline tickets, get the oil changed on the car, stop at the post office for the pretty stamps and write out the Christmas cards.
But the most important thing my “wife” could do for me, is help me remember birthdays! She would have already marked the appropriate days on the calendar, bought the stamps, looked up the addresses and laid everything out in front of me. It would certainly keep me out ofthe dog house with dear friends!
Sorry, Mr. M. Mea culpa! Mea maxima culpa.
I was reading my journal alerts backward and saw that Kelly/pixiedustnme was working on John's Weekly Assignment. It caught my eye and, since I do love to read, I had to take stock of my subscriptions.
John Scalzi's Weekend Assignment #85: What magazines do you subscribe to and why? This assumes you currently subscribe to a magazine or two, of course, but I'm reasonably confident most of us do. If you don't have any current subscriptions, however, you can list some of your most recent subscriptions or magazines you want to subscribe to.
Extra Credit: What was your first magazine subscription?
I really believe that what magazines we choose to pay to come into our home on a regular basis says a lot about us. Hmmmm ... what will you learn about me that you did not already know??
1. People. One of my all time favorites! Not a lot of overblown fabrications and it always has some great pictures. Yes, it might be shallow, but since I am a multi-tasker at heart, I love it for the bathroom.
2. Reader's Digest. Again. A great bathroom book. And, one of these days they will publish one of my humorous entries. I want $300 and I do not want to pass Go!
3. National Geographic. Some of the best natural photography on the planet, bar none. Did you know that in America we run the risk of crushing the earth's mantel? Why you ask? Because of the weight of the National Geographic magazines we all save. The weight is too much to bear! You've been warned!
4. Christian Woman. I've had my subscription to this magazine for years! Before that it was Teenage Christian. Very uplifting.
5. Time. Just good stuff and it helps me stay on top of current events.
6. Entertainment Weekly. Just more fluff.
7. North Carolina Journal. Lots of great stuff about my former home state. When this year's subscription runs out, I'm done.
8. Tons of catalogs. That in itself is another entry!
Extra credit: My first subscription was to Weekly Reader, Summer Edition. I sure wish I had saved those. I still remember the issue about the monorail. It would be so fascinating to see what use to be cutting edge stuff.
My own bonus credit: Like, John Scalzi, I subscribed to Wired back in '97 when it was still cool. Others, have tried to emulate their edgy style but pale in comparison.
I am displaying this with pride. There are a lot of you in J-land who can't! Nanny, nanny, boo-boo.
Even though I was not nominated for a VIVI Award this year, I do want to thank Terra, again, for her kind recognition of my journal in this week's Guest Editor Pick. (I keep telling myself the reason I did not get a nomination was because my journal was only two months old when the nominations started. If I find out another journal was "younger" than mine and still got a nod, I am going to be really bummed out. Just don't let me find out!!)
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Here are the top 8 things I like about being a Guest Editor's pick. (Hey, it's late and I don't have David Letterman's staff.)
8. There is no preparation necessary when you are picked. You can just sit there and be yourself.
7. You do not have any pressure to write a clever entry worthy of national scrutiny.
6. You do not have to hunt for a bunch of URLs of other people's journals.
5. You don't know it is coming so you do not have time to get giddy and post an embarrassing entry.
4. Lots of people come visit your journal that would not have seen it otherwise.
3. You learn about a lot of other journals that are new to you.
2. You will always be in the AOL Editor Picks archives.
And, the #1 reason I like being featured as a Guest Editor's Pick is ....
You don't have to post a picture of yourself that keeps flashing on the screen all day, every day for a week.
While I have added alot of entries in the last couple of days, I cannot let the weekend come to a close without mentioning my delightful lunch Saturday with my wonderful J-land friends. As I have mentioned previously, my son has been somewhat hesitant to accept his mother's journaling. He acts as though the people I talk about, connected to my blog, are my imaginary friends. Well, I have photographic proof now that they are very real and are true friends. [You may recall that I recently learned there were other J-landers near me in Dallas and we decided to get together for the first time.]
Yes, that is VivianSulliNwank (Nwanyiomas Journal), Jtuwliens (Mirror, Mirror on the wall), emmapeeldallas (Talking to Myself) and DBP2000 (Dust Bunny Protector), enjoying a four and a half hour lunch on Saturday! The only person missing was Judith's sister, Julie, the other half of the Twin-dom who could not join us since she was out of town.
It was so nice to meet with other members of the AOL journaling community and feel an instant connection. We each have our own unique style and yet we found we each had much in common in how we approach our journaling. We share a lot of ourselves online and yet we keep much of ourselves in reserve.
I know that many of you have expressed excitement about our outing and I'm going to share a few of the things you might have learned, had you been with us. It is anyone's guess who revealed what. What happens in Dallas, stays in Dallas - kind of.
We range in age from 40 to 56 *** We are married and divorced *** Kids - none to four *** Our children range in age from 13 to 28 *** Two of us are directionally challenged, even with a map *** One of us is a grandmother *** Three of us have done the internet dating thing *** We all dislike the drama we see at times online *** Democrat and Republican *** One has been with the same company for decades *** One just started a new job *** One has a boyfriend *** One stayed at a bed and breakfast with her ex recently (okay - it wasn't the way I made it sound :-/ ) *** One talks to her ex-boyfriend almost every day *** One talks to her sister several times a day *** Two of us have studied psychology *** One of us has a masters degree *** One is working on her masters *** One is a twin *** One has twins *** One enjoys karaoke *** Three were nominated for VIVI Awards *** One is jealous but remains upbeat .... grrrrrr *** One lives in a neighborhood where the streets are all named after desserts *** All four live in a house *** All four recognized, by the end of lunch, they each had three new friends *** We all realized we are smart, sassy, talented women who love J-land, enjoy our journals and can draw the healthy line between the internet and real life.
And, we all plan to get together again soon!
I was over at Betty's place/My Day, My Interests and then at Teresa's/My Word and saw that the non-winners of the VIVI awards were invited to spend time with Flat Scalzi. Since your humble servant, Dust Bunny Protector, was not a nominee for a VIVI award, then I could not officially consider myself to be a non-winner. Not one to be left out of the fun, I decided to go in search of a suitable companion to join me.
Imagine my delight to have The Love Train himself, my dear friend Brian, agree to join me for a few days seeing the sights here in Dallas. So, ladies (I'm talking to you Ms. Vivian), hands off my 2-D man for the next few days. He will be very busy!
I guess you can see why I chose to cry on his shoulders about my predicament!
