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October 15, 2006
Four things
Good morning! Why is it that I get up bright and early on weekend mornings, but come Monday I am loathe to leave the comfort of my bed? Maybe because on the weekends I can lounge around in my pajamas and drink coffee while a cat sits on my lap. Cruel trick of relaxing is you have to be awake to enjoy it, I suppose.
So, this is one of those email/internet/website chain letter things that people always send you. I think we should start saying you have to fill this out and show it to at least ten people or else the little boy collecting business cards for a cancer cure will die, you will owe Bill Gates one million dollars, and you'll end up with a pile of mismatched dishtowels.
I remember this one time I got a chain letter (in the actual postal mail) and ya'll, I am so bad about even opening my mail in a timely fashion that I waited until after the expiration (read: The DOOM that should have befallen me for not sending out the hateful evil chain mail) and ergo, was free of both the chain mail curse and the obligation of doing anything to dislodge the curse.
Being tardy has its benefits.
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Four jobs I’ve had:
* Wife (who says it isn't a job?)
* Art director
* Photo retoucher
* Drive-thru cashier at Burger King ("Ya'll want fries with that?")
Four movies I can watch over and over:
* Office Space
* The Bourne Identity & Bourne Supremacy
* The Princess Bride
* For whatever reason, whenever I turn on the TV, some part of one of the "Back to the Future" movies is ALWAYS playing on some channel, and if I happen to flip past it, I will stop, and waste approximately many minutes watching. So they go on the list... even though. You know. I admit things to ya'll I should keep inside, where the dorkiness lives.
Four places I have lived:
* Comfort, Texas
* Columbus, Mississippi
* Murfreesboro, Tennessee
* Studio City, California
Four television shows I love to watch:
* The Closer
* CSI (all of them, but especially CSI Miami because I love the ubercheesy David Caruso, and I want to be the Calleigh Duquesne character. Ya'll she is so smart! And pretty! And can kick your ass rightnow!)
* Gilmore Girls
* The Daily Show
Four places I have been on vacation:
* Middle Of Nowhere, Iceland
* Paris, France
* The Wigwam Hotel in Cave City, Kentucky (with one Lark H. Watts who refused to go into Mammoth Cave with me for reasons unknown, yet would happily sleep in a roadside attraction. Men.)
* Wroclaw, Poland
Four of my favorite dishes:
* Tacos -- the real kind, with soft corn tortillas and carne asada and knock-you-senseless hot salsa
* My dad's cornbread dressing with anything
* In-n-Out burger and fries and a large iced tea
* Artichoke spinach dip from Cheesecake Factory
Four websites I visit daily:
* Yahoo.com (I like the "Most Popular" feature for ranking their news stories)
* weather.com because I am a bonafide nerd
* sundayundies.com -- This is my best friend Jennifer's website. I like to go in and check on her and read her comments even when she hasn't posted in a week, then I get so excited when I see a new post. Even though I speak to her EVERY FREAKING DAY on the phone, I am maybe a stalker.
* pinkisthenewblog.com -- Duh. It's Goss Greatness.
Four places I would rather be right now:
* Hanging out with my parents having a cocktail OR, seeing as it is only 7 a.m., perhaps more coffee. Perhaps.
* In a cafe in Paris eating a pastry, drinking a coffee and watching the world walk by.
* On my patio with my girlfriends, catching up and drinking wine and wondering what that burned smell is.. oh! It's the dinner I was making ya'll. Whoops!
* Snuggling.
Four bloggers I am tagging:
* You.
* And you.
* And you, too!
* All ya'll are so tagged it is not even funny. But hey, it's better than that one chain mail where you have to send a dollar to five people on the list.
I have to go, now. Back To The Future 3 might be playing on cable somewhere...
Posted by laurie at October 15, 2006 07:20 AM
Comments
The power of first...need I say more :)
Posted by: Vicki Woodyard at October 15, 2006 07:49 AM
wow, i'm second! shall i swoon in disbelief!
and i've already done this one so :P, lol.
wow, you are quite the globe trotter!
and if you can't eat a pastry in paris, how about a pastry made by a frenchman? there's this place here where he makes chocolate filled croissants that are to DIE for. now, do i get ambitious, and drive clear across town?
Posted by: minnie at October 15, 2006 08:04 AM
Sorry, I've done it too. I got tagged roughly 15 minutes after starting my blog.
Those tacos sound like they're to die for. Why is the food so much better in California? You can go into any Taco Bell in CA and get food that's actually edible, whereas around here you can just smell the fried cockroaches all the way down the block.
(OK, that probably wasn't an image you wanted along with your coffee. Sorry about that.)
Not to be a nag or anything, but I notice that Boston is not on your list.
Posted by: Lucia at October 15, 2006 08:10 AM
Good Morning, we missed you yesterday at the Farmer's Market.
It's just too early to think of all these answers but it was fun to read yours.
Posted by: AnaBanana at October 15, 2006 08:22 AM
Hi, I read every post, but am more of a lurker than a commenter... but I had to ask this... when did you live in Comfort? (Wondering if we ever ran into each other, doubtful, but still lol) I went to HS in Kerrville, lived in Center Point for a while after that. Damn I miss the Hill Country!
Posted by: Marvie at October 15, 2006 08:23 AM
I totally forgot about actual sent-through-the-mail chain letters until just now. What a flashback.
Posted by: Kim at October 15, 2006 08:24 AM
It's too early, I refuse to be tagged.
Bring on the curse!
Posted by: ErinM at October 15, 2006 08:25 AM
Hmmm, haven't posted to my blog in...er, well, let's not go there.
*Shuffles off to post*
Posted by: RishaMoonshadow at October 15, 2006 08:29 AM
I am usually just a lurker but I can't resist these stupid meme's so here goes.....
Four jobs I’ve had:
* Wife and mom
* Pre-school teacher (current job)
* Sales in a crystal store in Germany
* Appliance and tractor sales at Sears
Four movies I can watch over and over:
* Scream
* Rocky Horror Picture Show
* The Princess Bride (yep me too)
* Back to the future has been on a lot lately
Four places I have lived:
* McAlester Oklahoma
* Plainview Texas
* Wiesbaden Germany
* Orlando Florida (now)
Four television shows I love to watch:
* Lost
* Desperiate Housewives
* Space Ghost Coast to Coast
* The Daily Show
Four places I have been on vacation:
* Orlando Florida
* Cloumbia Missouri
* Frankfurt Germany
* Wagoner Oklahoma (yeah it sucked)
Four of my favorite dishes:
* Turkey tacos on soft shells with cottage cheese
* Nachos
* Turkey burgers with mustard pickels and cheese
* Icecream
Four websites I visit daily:
* gmail.com
* ivillage.com
* crazyauntpearl.com
* pinkisthenewblog.com -- Duh. It's Goss Greatness.
Four places I would rather be right now:
* zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz
* At the beach with my family
* Hanging out with the girl friends
* cleaning the house....OH WAIT the is what I SHOULD be doing!
I LOVE your blog!:-)
Posted by: Michelle at October 15, 2006 08:33 AM
Oh, I'm so with you on The Princess Bride! Princess: "The Fire Swamp! We'll never survive!" Westley: "Nonsense. You're only saying that because nobody ever has." And "R.O.U.S.es? I don't believe they exist . . ." And bring on the tacos.
Posted by: Dana at October 15, 2006 08:37 AM
Those are my favorite movies. (Except BTTF - I can't watch them without having terrible 80s flashbacks.)
You HAVE heard of the Miami drinking game, right? You watch the show with a bottle of (insert favorite drink here) and take a shot every time H does something overly dramatic. Two shots if it involves the sunglasses. (This of course means that before the first commercial you get the gimme double!)
Posted by: Carrie at October 15, 2006 08:42 AM
Can't resist.
Four jobs I've had:
Copywriter
Producer
Professor
Camp counselor
Four movies I can watch over and over:
The Great Escape
The Magnificent Seven (a bit of a Steve McQueen thing going on)
He Said, She Said
Anchorman (I know, just forgive me)
Four places I have lived:
Boston
Baltimore
Tucson
St. Louis
Four television shows I love to watch:
House
The Office
Law and Order CI
Gray's Anatomy
Four places I have been on vacation:
Estes Park
Israel
Pick a beach, any beach
London
Four of my favorite dishes:
Grilled cheese with tuna
Cheesecake
Bananas Foster
Fresh peaches
Four websites I visit daily:
CNN
Crazy Aunt Purl
MSNBC
Eonline
Four places I would like to be right now:
Pick a beach, any beach.
Jerusalem
Paris
At a Cardinals playoff game
Posted by: Eileen at October 15, 2006 09:13 AM
I had to stop watching CSI Miami because of that very same David Caruso cheesiness - can't take too much of it or I feel nauseous!
Did you see Paris Hilton while at In-and-Out Burger?
Posted by: Mary in Virginia at October 15, 2006 09:15 AM
My movie weakness is Speed and Shanghai Noon. I can watch either over and over and still laugh at Jackie Chan or feel the imminent BOOM! of Speed.
Posted by: Ginnie at October 15, 2006 09:20 AM
Ah the joys of not being a blogger. I can decline to answer without inciting the curse. Ha.
Posted by: Rachel H at October 15, 2006 09:40 AM
Ok Auntie, it is all because of you that I have been drawn into the world of blogging! All I wanted was a pattern for a perfect fit knit hat, and stumbled onto your "perfect hat recipe" The rest is history, need I say more! I have been clicking buttons ever since, and there is no end in sight. What do I tell the cats when their food dish is empty? or to my dear dog Cricket when he is doing the potty dance by the back door? or to my beloved foster daughter Natasha when she is asking whats for dinner? I shall never be the same, my virtual life is forever changed, for the better? I am off to set up my own blog.... thanks so much auntie purl....
patti... only slightly sane in south dakota
Posted by: Patti at October 15, 2006 10:04 AM
Four jobs I've had:
-Onion,carrot,radish,cherry picker.
-Roller skating carhop at Sonic
-Electronic Assembler
-Mechanical Designer
Four movies I can watch over and over:
-Princess Bride
-Meet the Parents (Focker)
-Shawshank Redemption
-Cool Hand Luke (Paul Newman (sigh))
Four places I have lived:
-Layton, Utah
-Medanales, New Mexico
-Albuquerque, New Mexico
-How sad, I only have 3 (I spent the summer in Denver, Colorado twice if that counts)
Four television shows I love to watch:
-CNN (nerd alert)
-Jeopardy (one answer is an accomplishment)
-Project Runway
-Trading Spaces
Four places I have been on vacation:
-San Diego/LA/Escondido, California
-Grinelle, Iowa
-Puerto Vallarta, Jalisco, Mexico
-Mexico City/Cuernavaca/Puebla/San Miguel de Allende, Mexico
Four of my favorite dishes:
-Beans & Chile with Sopapillas
-Spagetti or Lasagna
-Egg Rolls and Stir Fry
-Breakfast Burrito
Four websites I visit daily:
-Hotmail/Yahoo (mail and News)
-A Scene From My Life
-Duke City Fix
-Crazy Aunt Purl
Four places I would rather be right now:
-Puerto Vallarta
-In My own House
-In Medanales drinking coffee on Selina's Deck
-Escondido, CA visiting my Bro Abe and his family
Posted by: psychomom at October 15, 2006 10:13 AM
Mmmm. Princess Bride. My friend's and I turned that one into a drinking game once. And I'm with you on the CSI: Miami thing. (I too watch all three CSIs.) I mean who doesn't want to be Calleigh? But then there is something about Gary Sinise on CSI: NY as well.
Posted by: Dagny at October 15, 2006 10:14 AM
I have a confession to make. I've been stalking you all morning. The eleventeen million hits on your site? ALL ME!!!
And as thanks for letting me stalk you, I'll give in to the meme gods.
Four jobs I've had:
Regulatory Affairs Associate
CSR Rep
Sales Associate
Drive-through at McDonald's (I now hate ketchup)
Four movies I can watch over and over:
Shawshank Redemption
Fight Club
Princess Bride (oh yes!)
The Wedding Singer (Bring on the 80's!!)
Four places I have lived:
San Diego, CA
Another place in San Diego, CA
Riverside, CA (world traveler, I AM!)
How sad, I only have three.
Four television shows I love to watch:
House
Friends (I know...)
Law and Order
Extreme Makeover: Home Eddition
Four places I have been on vacation:
Hawaii
Mexico
Australia
Napa Valley (WINE! Sweet WINE!)
Four of my favorite dishes:
Orange Chicken w/Fried Rice
Cheesecake
Fish Tacos (Rubio's)
Fried Chicken
Four websites I visit daily:
CNN.com
mail.yahoo.com
myspace.com (don't hate me)
bluefly.com
Four places I would like to be right now:
In bed
On a cruise
Getting a massage
Napa Valley (drinking wine, of course!)
Posted by: ErinM at October 15, 2006 11:01 AM
Comfort, Texas - one of my favorite places to play tourist! A good friend of mine's mom had an art studio there for years.
Posted by: janna at October 15, 2006 11:07 AM
I have returned to fill out the questionaire, and to make sure that my blog addy was posted if anyone was interested, keep up the good work purl!
Four jobs I’ve had:
-electronic file clerk
-sign painter
-stained glass window-builder person
-apartment manager
Four movies I can watch over and over:
-Chocolat
-Sea Biscuit
-Benny and Joon
-any of The Lord of the Rings
Four places I have lived:
-Omaha NE, born and raised there
-Roberts, MT
-Allentown, PA
-Baltic, SD
Four television shows I love to watch:
-any CSI
-Cold Case
-M.A.S.H.
-Home Improvment
Four places I have been on vacation:
-NY City
-Gulf Coast, Mississippi
-All over the Rocky Mountains
-Thermopolis, WY (love those hot springs!)
Four of my favorite dishes:
-pasta, any type!
-LaCasa's Pizza in Omaha
-a good rib eye steak
-fresh cauliflower with a great white sauce
Four websites I visit daily:
-AP online
-aunt purls place
-Yahoo Groups
-Bloglines
Four places I would rather be right now:
-visiting with my sister in Omaha
-Yellowstone Park
-in another house besides this drafty old thing!
-on vacation so I don't have to work tomorrow
Posted by: Patti at October 15, 2006 11:14 AM
Iced tea, or sweet tea?
Posted by: jodi at October 15, 2006 11:21 AM
I am game....I will post on my blog. Venture over if you dare!!!!
Posted by: Cristina at October 15, 2006 11:46 AM
Cornbread...dressing?
I'm sure if your dad makes it, it must be delightful...but what is it?
(oh, and my blog seems to have vanished into the ether. I'm keeping my fingers crossed that it reappears just as mysteriously. Hate when that happens!)
Posted by: Tai at October 15, 2006 12:06 PM
Your's isn't the only one Tai, mine is gone too, and it was my first post, No way can I recreate that, maybe this is a sign blogging is not for me. Hope you find yours soon....
Posted by: Patti at October 15, 2006 01:32 PM
Holy moly! You've lived in Murfreesboro???? I didn't think anyone else knew where that place was.
Posted by: Sachi at October 15, 2006 01:38 PM
Four jobs I’ve had:
1. Sales associate at a promiscuous toy store(the type that actually sold toys to kids!)
2.Office assistant for an accountant
3. Editorial assistant for various academic journals
4. Librarian (yes, the fantasies are all true)
Four movies I can watch over and over:
1. 10 Things I Hate About You
2. Dogma
3. Primary Colors
4. The Hours
Four places I have lived:
1. Daytona Beach, Florida
2. Milford, Ohio
3. SoCal
4. Indianapolis, Indiana
Four television shows I love to watch:
1. The Daily Show
2. The X-Files
3. Friends
4. Buffy
Four places I have been on vacation:
1. Yorkshire, England (There's a lot of sheep there)
2. Asheville, North Carolina (with multiple exes. You'd think I'd learn)
3. A honeymoon cruise to the Caribbean (not mine, but the couple got divorced 6 weeks later)
4. Seattle, Washington
Four of my favorite dishes:
1. A really, really good Greek salad that I can only get in Daytona Beach
2. Shrimp pad thai
3. Lobster ravioli
4. Fried chicken (hey! I'm from the South! Deal with it)
Four websites I visit daily:
1. crazyauntpurl.com
2. weather.com
3. amazon.com
5. myspace
Four places I would rather be right now:
1. Buying flowers in Pike Place Market, Seattle
2. Eating dinner on the floor of Deshka B's apartment in Portland, Oregon
3. Going on a shopping spree in Los Angeles or Ontario
4. Barnes and Noble
Four Things I Want to Achieve in Life;
1. Gain self-confidence
2. Maintain a healthy, functional life relationship
3. Learn to cook a lemon souffle
4. Visit Anatarctica
Posted by: Mel at October 15, 2006 01:44 PM
Sure I will play along as well...
Can't resist.
Four jobs I've had:
Art therapist
Artist-in-Residence
Barrista- "Was that decaf?
Grant Writer
Four movies I can watch over and over:
Point Break
Endless Summer
Copy Cat - scares me every time
Vertigo
Four places I have lived:
New Orleans
Olympia
Santa Cruz
San Francisco
Four television shows I love to watch:
House
Lost
Project Runway
Gray's Anatomy
Four places I have been on vacation:
Naqarra -Taveuni,Fiji
Puerto Escandido- Oaxaca, Mexico
Paris
Wales
Four of my favorite dishes:
Vietnamese chicken noodle soup
Green papaya salad
Salmon- prepared anyway
Sashimi
Four websites I visit daily:
Crazy Aunt Purl
Dagny's Empire
Weight Watchers- I am a cult member
Dlisted- love my gossip
Four places I would like to be right now:
Back in Fiji snorkelling on a reef seeing trigger clownfish and other magical sights
NYC with my baby sis
Texas with parents
Paris- eating a croissant (um, thats 6-points) and cafe negro.
Posted by: bitchwhoblogs at October 15, 2006 02:14 PM
Oh my god. You lived in Columbus, Mississippi? Did you maybe ... go to school there? Like maybe at the W?
Posted by: Lani at October 15, 2006 02:20 PM
The Meme is complete! What perfect timing! I coudn't think of a thng to write about today!
Posted by: Krista M at October 15, 2006 02:26 PM
I've just recently found your blog and I LOVE it. I've gone back and read some of your archives and your are just too hilarious Love it!
I too visit weather.com everyday. Yay for the dorkiness!
Posted by: Mama at October 15, 2006 02:27 PM
I answered on my blogspace - isn't that what we were supposed to do?
I check the weather first thing every day, too.
Posted by: Kristin at October 15, 2006 03:30 PM
So you just scared the crap out of me Laurie. Too many of your answers were way to close to mine
Four jobs I’ve had:
* Once upon a time I was a wife
* Intramural sports official
* Pizza birthday party hostess
* filing for a medical office
Four movies I can watch over and over:
* Office Space
* Where the Heart Is (how dare he leave that beautiful mother of his child at a walmart!)
* The Princess Bride
* Anything Miyazaki, he rocks
Four places I have lived: (there are ONLY four)
* Coeur d'Alene, ID
* Post Falls, ID
* Boise, ID
* San Diego, CA
Four television shows I love to watch:
* all Law & Order
* all CSI
* Gilmore Girls (discovered them late and am now getting all of the seasons through netflix to watch the WHOLE thing)
* Dirty Jobs (is it just me or is Mike Rowe a fox?)
Four places I have been on vacation:
* Rome, Italy
* Cabo San Lucas, MX
* Nelson, BC canada
* Honolulu, HI
Four of my favorite dishes:
* Fish Taco's extra white sauce please
* Chocolate Layered Dessert (family recipe heaven)
* Lasagna meat, vegetarian or pesto... it is all good
* Whopper Jr with Cheese, no onions, onion rings and horseradish onion ring sauce... hmmmm
Four websites I visit daily:
* Crazy Aunt Purl
* weather.com because I work outside quite a bit
* mapquest because i just moved to San Diego and need a lot of directions
*Yahoo! groups lots of knitting activity
Four places I would rather be right now:
* Boise, ID with my friends at the weekly sunday night party
* Post Falls, ID painting my mom's kitchen
* Seattle, WA drinking in a pub with my sister
* sleeping late with James
Four bloggers I am tagging:
* no one. no one i know will respond
Posted by: brandilion at October 15, 2006 04:13 PM
Hmm...I lived in the Middle of Nowhere Iceland for two years!
Posted by: pj at October 15, 2006 04:47 PM
I'll play; I haven't done one of these in a while. Answers on my Vox blog.
We loved Tennessee and Texas when we visited there. If it weren't for the families, I might have been able to make a good case for moving to Nashville, just for proximity to Uncle Bud's. (Which has evidently disappeared, since we couldn't find them last time we were there three years ago.)
Doesn't hurt that I'm not that far out of the south. If you put someone from Little Egypt (southern Illinois) next to someone from Kentucky, they'll sound enough alike to be family.
(True story: the southern Illinois doctor who killed both his sons was my Mom's doctor for years before we moved up near St. Louis. He took out my tonsils when I was four.)
Posted by: Beth at October 15, 2006 05:32 PM
I'm assuming you are talking about the Wigwam Village Motel in Cave City, Kentucky -- because I just googled it, and I have changed my life dream from seeing the Great Wall of China to sleeping in one of those awesome wigwams!
Laurie, you've done it all!
Posted by: Neil at October 15, 2006 05:36 PM
Four jobs I have had
Graphic/technical artist
Construction
Assistant to the producer
Tour guide
Four movies I can watch over and over
Rocky Horror Picture Show
The Wizard of Speed and Time
Vibes
Highlander
Four offbeat movies I always reccommend
Vibes
They Live
Oblivion
Dark Star
Four places I have lived
Philadelphia
Charleston AFB, South Carolina
Boisset le Prevanches, Eure, France
Washington, DC
Four TV shows I love to watch
Dr. Who
Stargate SG-1
Eureka
Dead Like Me
Ugly Betty
Grey's Anatomy
I can't possibly leave any of these out
Four TV shows I love to watch that are only on in reruns
Dr. Who (original)
Star Trek
Babylon 5
Firefly
Now and Then
Andromeda
Four places I've been on vacation
La Gaetaz, France (in the Alps)
Le Mont St Michel (only on a day trip)
The Middle Ages
Atlantic City
Four of my favorite dishes
Apricot Shortcake ( pound cake topped
with chilled stewed tart apricots and
whipped cream
Gravy bread
Vanilla chocolate chip ice cream with
banana slices
Jersey tomatoes
Four websites I visit daily
Gmail
Xanga
Weather
Crazy Aunt Purl
Four places I would rather be now
The Maryland Sheep and Wool Festival
Renaissance Festival
Pennsic
Making a movie
Posted by: Johann Mitchell at October 15, 2006 06:21 PM
Four jobs I have had
Graphic/technical artist
Construction
Assistant to the producer
Tour guide
Four movies I can watch over and over
Rocky Horror Picture Show
The Wizard of Speed and Time
Vibes
Highlander
Four offbeat movies I always reccommend
Vibes
They Live
Oblivion
Dark Star
Four places I have lived
Philadelphia
Charleston AFB, South Carolina
Boisset le Prevanches, Eure, France
Washington, DC
Four TV shows I love to watch
Dr. Who
Stargate SG-1
Eureka
Dead Like Me
Ugly Betty
Grey's Anatomy
I can't possibly leave any of these out
Four TV shows I love to watch that are only on in reruns
Dr. Who (original)
Star Trek
Babylon 5
Firefly
Now and Then
Andromeda
Four places I've been on vacation
La Gaetaz, France (in the Alps)
Le Mont St Michel (only on a day trip)
The Middle Ages
Atlantic City
Four of my favorite dishes
Apricot Shortcake ( pound cake topped
with chilled stewed tart apricots and
whipped cream
Gravy bread
Vanilla chocolate chip ice cream with
banana slices
Jersey tomatoes
Four websites I visit daily
Gmail
Xanga
Weather
Crazy Aunt Purl
Four places I would rather be now
The Maryland Sheep and Wool Festival
Renaissance Festival
Pennsic
Making a movie
Posted by: Johann Mitchell at October 15, 2006 06:21 PM
Sorry about the repeats. My phone kept saying it couldn't connect.
Posted by: Johann Mitchell at October 15, 2006 06:24 PM
I lived in Sisterdale and went to school in Comfort for around 10 years.
Posted by: Heather at October 15, 2006 06:30 PM
Four jobs I’ve had:
* Burger King Swing manager!
* Retail Record Store (where we drank beer in the back room)
* Corporate America
* Podiatry Assistant
Four movies I can watch over and over:
* St. Elmos Fire
* Steel Magnolias
* When Harry Met Sally
* Big
Four places I have lived:
* Monrovia, CA
* Long Island, NY
* Middletown, MD
* Hagerstown. MD
Four television shows I love to watch:
* Brothers and Sister (new this fall and I love it!
* CSI (but only Vegas. I have grown very fond of that cast)
* House, MD
* American Idol
Four places I have been on vacation:
* London, England
* Cape Cod, MA
* Niagara Fall, Canada
* Orlando, FL
Four of my favorite dishes:
* Maryland Blue Crabs...just sitting around with the family, some beer, picking crabs.
* Pizza-I have never outgrown my favorite food from the teen years.
* Crab Augratin from "The Lobster Pot" in Cape May, NJ
* Always Rons, chocolate cake with peanut butter icing....to die for!
Four websites I visit daily:
* Crazy Aunt Purl-Yes, daily, even on weekends, just in case....
* herald-mail.com-for our pathetic local news and home of the extremely simple "Mail Call"
* MSNBC.com-for real news
* knitowl.com-knitting and kitty cuteness!
Four places I would rather be right now:
* Someplace warm, like Hawaii or even California, perhaps paying a visit to one Laurie, at chez cathair.
* Out on whale watch in Provincetown, MA.
* Sitting around with knitty girls, dishing the dirt and giggling
* out on a huge cruise ship, soaking up the sun
Posted by: Kim at October 15, 2006 06:31 PM
It must be a small world because I thought my brother's family were the only people I'd known who lived in Murfreesboro, TN.
They have since moved back home to Northridge, CA. (Yay!)
Posted by: lomara at October 15, 2006 07:50 PM
Please tell us who you like! I pick my new projects based on what I see online. And no, that doesn't include The Flavor Of Love.
Posted by: Knittykitty at October 15, 2006 09:37 PM
Calleigh Duquesne was on my airplane from home to Memphis!!!!
The stewardess so told me not to drool.
Posted by: haji 0 matic at October 15, 2006 09:49 PM
What fun! May I play, too?
Four jobs I’ve had:
* wife
* purveyor of beer and cigarettes to college students in a bar/beer store very close to the UNT campus
* night time factory worker at Texas Instruments, manufacturing semiconductors
* putting a sheet of coupons in phonebooks and the phonebooks in bags before distribution
Four movies I can watch over and over:
* My Chauffeur
* Secretary
* House of Yes (I *adore* Parker Posey!)
* The Nightmare Before Christmas
Four places I have lived:
* Sherman, Texas
* Denton, Texas
* Denison, Texas
* Frisco, Texas
Four television shows I love to watch:
* House (I have a huge crush on Hugh Laurie and have since the mid 1990's)
* Sex and the City (on DVD, not the more family friendly version shown on some network now)
* Monk
* The Colbert Report
Four places I have been on vacation:
* South Beach, Miami, FL (home of my best friend, although he is soon to move near San Francisco... can't wait to visit him there, too!)
* Carpenteria, CA
* Mount Ida, Arkansas
* Big Spring, Texas
Four of my favorite dishes:
* Freshly baked ham
* Fresh bread with butter
* Waffles
* my made-from-scratch spinach lasagne
Four websites I visit daily:
* Gmail.com
* my blog
* craigslist
* chacha.com (I'm a guide now :D )
Four places I would rather be right now:
* Anywhere with Rob (the aforementioned best friend)
* Ireland
* Denmark
* In the arms of the man of my dreams
Posted by: eve at October 15, 2006 10:00 PM
Four jobs I’ve had:
* lifeguard / swim instructor
* grocery bagger
* paramedic
* Firefighter Paramedic (the job I have now)
Four movies I can watch over and over:
* Pretty Woman
* Mona Lisa's Smile
* 40 Year old virgin (I hate to admit that!)
* Memoirs of a Geisha
Four places I have lived:
* Escondido, CA
* San Marcos, CA
* San Diego, CA
* Temecula, CA (where I live now)
Four television shows I love to watch:
* Desperate Houswives
* Greys Anatomy
* Extreme Home Makeover
* Anything on HD (never believed it until I saw for myself)
Four places I have been on vacation:
* Carribean (St John, St. Marteen, Virgin Islands)
* Mexican Riviera (Cabo, Puerto Vallarata, Mazatlan)
* Mammoth
* Cozumel Mexico
Four of my favorite dishes:
* Fish Tacos's
* Cheese Enchilada's
* Pear Salad
* Beef Taco's
Four websites I visit daily:
* EBAY! What is life without ebay?
* Hotmail
* Blue Blog
* Crazy Aunt Purl
Four places I would rather be right now:
* San Francisco
* Australia
* Hawaii
* Driving across the US in a motorhome ( I would rather be travelling!)
Posted by: Tammy at October 15, 2006 10:27 PM
heh - maybe we should all stand back a little - that Back to the Future thing might be contagious ;o) I'm going to Murfreesboro for the Harvest days on the 28th - it isn't far from here, wow!
Posted by: rhelynn at October 15, 2006 11:07 PM
Hello Auntie Purl,
I am late to the party as usual but can I still play. :)
Four jobs I’ve had:
* Ex-wife & Mom
* customer service/front desk at Pay n Save
* Customs Brokerage analyst... fancy title... crappy data entry job.
* Night Auditor in upscale hotel
Four movies I can watch over and over:
* Some Like it Hot
* How to Marry A Millioniar
* Breakfast at Tiffany's
* Sound of Music (ok call me a nerd.. I am proud of it :) I love old movies :)
Four places I have lived:
* Missoula, MT.
* Boston, MA
* Desert Hot Springs, Ca I sure miss the In & Out burgers
* Anchorage, AK (where I live currently)
Four television shows I love to watch:
* The original CSI
* House
* Law and Order
Four places I have been on vacation:
* London
* Oslo, Norway
* Zimbabwe,Africa... Absolutely breath taking.. but totally ruided zoos for me. After seeing all the animals in the wild makes me want to cry to see them locked up
* New Orleans and the Cafe du Monde with cafe au lait & beignets
Four of my favorite dishes:
* Wonton soup
* My Mom's baked ham with cherry sauce
* chicken curry
* Anything from Tipu's Tiger in Missoula Montana. The last place in the world you would expect to find fabulous Indian food. www.tipustiger.com
Four websites I visit daily:
* The Fabulous Ms. Purl.. Thanks Laurie.. I found this web site looking for how to knit in the front and back of a stitch, Thanks btw, and stayed for the party.
* A Dress a Day. Love all the vintage dresses she posts.
* Yahoo.com for the mail
Four places I would rather be right now:
* With my Mom and sisters and brother back in Missoula or at my Grandma's house in Billlings MT. She has the best stories. (Or Going to the Woolworth's and sitting at their lunch counter and having a grilled cheese with my Grandma on a beautifully sunny day. IF ONLY)
* In New Orleans at the Cafe du Monde drinking cafe au laits and watching the people go by.
* In Boston visiting Isabel Stewart Gardner's Museum
Posted by: Kelly at October 16, 2006 01:51 AM
Murfreesboro! I've been there! (I don't remember WHY I was there, but I was!)
Also--I am SO GLAD someone else loves CSI: Miami. Calleigh totally rocks, and I want to be her too. Because the world needs more sweet-looking southern girls who can totally kick your ass.
Damn. I'm gonna have to go do this chain post now. I feel oddly compelled.
Posted by: Steph at October 16, 2006 05:01 AM
Amazing. I've been reading this blog for a while now and didn't realize you were from Murfreesboro TN. I live in Hermitage TN, just outside Nashville.
Posted by: Ron at October 16, 2006 05:39 AM
I love Office Space....except I can only watch it on the weekends. It makes me angry and bitter and I have to call in sick to after watching it. I think I can identify a little too much!
Posted by: KellyFaith at October 16, 2006 05:42 AM
Four jobs I’ve had:
* Clerk in a gun store
* Xerox print monkey
* Lab rat
* Geophysicist (current)
Four movies I can watch over and over:
* Wallace & Grommit
* Monty Python (any)
* Clint Eastwood spaghetti westerns
* um...
Four places I have lived:
* Atlanta, GA (current)
* Ithaca, NY (ick)
* San Diego, Santa Cruz, Sacramento, CA
* Dallas, TX
Four television shows I love to watch:
I don't own a TV, but when I see one...
* Myth Busters
* Adult Swim
Four places I have been on vacation:
* Oahu, HI
* Aruba
* Muir Wilderness,eastern Sierras
* Crater Lake, OR
Four of my favorite dishes:
* Rubio's fish tacos (Oh how I miss them!)
* Anything involving chocolate and/or cheese
* Guacamole
* Bali Hai's Furikake Salmon (restuarant in San Diego)
Four websites I visit daily:
* Crazy Aunt Purl
* CNN news
* comics.com
* Atlanta Swing Era Dance Assoc.
Four places I would rather be right now:
* At home, waiting for the rain we'r expecting today, with fresh coffee.
* At a cafe anywhere, with a cafe mocha, people-watching (& knitting!)
* Anywhere west of Rockies. Or Wyoming. Maybe even S Dakota...
Posted by: Terri at October 16, 2006 05:47 AM
"* In a cafe in Paris eating a pastry, drinking a coffee and watching the world walk by."
Skip Paris; the Parisians I interacted with are sick of tourists, so they're rude. Go to Verona, Italy. The people are way nicer, the coffee and pastry are better, and you don't have to dodge piles of dog crap on the street.
Posted by: EJ at October 16, 2006 06:03 AM
Can't resist David Caruso's "H" character. We watch just to say "H" everytime he is on screen. Even during the previews.....
Posted by: robinv at October 16, 2006 06:05 AM
Cornbread dressing! Yummmmmm! Tai, it's what you might call "stuffing" except you make it out of cornbread (and onion, green peppers, chicken broth, sausage if you're feeling sassy), not bread crumbs, and you bake it in a baking dish, not inside of the turkey. It is sooooo good. Thank you, Aunt Purl! I'm not going to be with my family this Turkey Day--going to the bf's--and I don't know what their philosophy is on stuffing vs. dressing. I think they are stuffing people, whereas I am most definitely a dressing girl. I might have to offer to make some dressing, just for comparison's sake.
Posted by: Beth at October 16, 2006 07:14 AM
I posted the meme over on my blog... much better than working this Monday morning! Now I really, really want to eat all my favorite foods, though!
Posted by: e. at October 16, 2006 08:06 AM
Ooh, now I've got my work cut out for me. Something fun to do on a Monday morning! :)
Posted by: Samantha at October 16, 2006 08:41 AM
Johann, what is gravy bread -- and where can I get some? Sounds yummy.
Four jobs I’ve had:
Rat and rabbit cage cleaner (testing lab)
Bus girl
Cashier
Alumni director
Four movies I can watch over and over:
Don Juan de marco
White Palace
Fever Pitch
Mary Poppins
Four places I have lived:
Perrysburg, OH
Freiberg, Germany
Windsor, Ont. Canada
Maumee, OH
Four television shows I love to watch:
Boston Legal!!!!!
Brothers and Sisters
Gray's Anatomy
King of the Hill
Four places I have been on vacation:
Martha's Vineyard
San Francisco
Cape Cod
Oslo, Norway
Four of my favorite dishes:
Homegrown tomatoes
Turkey and stuffing
Tuna Melts
Peppermint Ice Cream with Chocolate Sauce
Four websites I visit daily:
CAP
Yarn Harlot
www.wooster.edu
www.elann.com
Four places I would rather be right now:
Home knitting
Home sewing
Any warm sandy beach
Spain - never been there - top 'o the list.
Posted by: Julie at October 16, 2006 08:53 AM
Well, I don't have proper time to do the whole survey but I just have to say that I too have the exact same issues with the "Back to the Future" movies. I had never even realized it until now. I also do the same thing with the Clint Eastwood spaghetti westerns and "The Usual Suspects".
Posted by: Puv at October 16, 2006 09:13 AM
Damn you! It took me nearly two weeks to figure out the 10 favourite songs meme!
I have to go write tomorrow's post now. Sigh.
Posted by: Dorothy B at October 16, 2006 10:14 AM
Four jobs I’ve had:
* Sales at numerous retail establishments
* Receptionist at an AV company
* Admin Asst at a sub-contractor
* Admin Asst at a coffee company
Four movies I can watch over and over:
* Fever Pitch
* Legally Blonde
* Clueless
* The Devil Wears Prada
Four places I have lived:
* Whittier, CA
* La Habra, CA
* North Hollywood, CA
* Whittier, CA
Four television shows I love to watch:
* Project Runway
* Grey's Anatomy
* Gilmore Girls
* Top Chef
Four places I have been on vacation:
* Yosemite
* Puerto Vallarta, Mexico
* San Francisco
* San Diego - I'm not quite the world traveler yet
Four of my favorite dishes:
* Pizza
* Guacamole
* Dodger Dogs
* Salad
Four websites I visit daily (besides yours CAP!)
* dooce.com
* Pink is the New Blog
* perezhilton.com
* Floss Daily
Four places I would rather be right now:
* Sleeping
* At the tutoring center for my calculus class
* San Francisco
* in a place of my own already!
Love CAP!! Well wishes to your family!!
Posted by: Michelle at October 16, 2006 10:21 AM
Four jobs I’ve had:
* Photographer
* Digital Retoucher
* Barista
* Milking male catfish (think about that one for a second)
Four movies I can watch over and over:
* Love & Sex
* The Red Violin
* Under the Lighthouse Dancing
* Everything is Illuminated
Four places I have lived:
* St. Louis, Missouri
* Wilmington, North Carolina
* Bimini, Bahamas
* Fairfax County, Virginia
Four television shows I love to watch:
* Grey's Anatomy
* The Girls Next Door
* Project Runway
* Airline/Mythbusters
Four places I have been on vacation:
* Germany
* Luxembourg
* Switzerland
* Paris (!)
Four of my favorite dishes:
* Annie's Organic White Cheddar & Whole Wheat Pasta Shells
* Manchego cheese
* Chocolate--specifically, drinking chocolate (think Paris) or the redneck version: Count Chocula
* Strawberries
Four websites I visit daily:
* dooce.com
* crazyauntpurl.com
* pinkisthenewblog.com
* Google news
Four places I would rather be right now:
* zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz
* Paris
* Chilling on a beach somewhere in Southeast Asia
* Curled up in bed with my cats and my dog, reading a book and munching
Posted by: Jess at October 16, 2006 10:34 AM
I also want to be Callie. And since I'm a gov't employee - with official badge and all - sometimes I pretend I am but with less cuteness and more booty.
Posted by: Amy in StL at October 16, 2006 10:48 AM
Four jobs I’ve had:
* Bartender
* Receptionist at a dating club
* Door girl -- topless bar (I checked ID's & stayed fully clothed ;-) )
* Vintage seller (concurrently along with all of the above.)
Four movies I can watch over and over:
* Rocky Horror (it's like crack. I can't pass it if I see that it's on!)
* Grease (same thing - not possible to pass up. I'm not much better with Grease 2 -- even though it's a TERRIBLE movie!)
* Singin' in the Rain (1954 with Gene Kelly & Debbie Reynolds. And it's a musical! So chipper! How could you resist?)
* I've got terrible taste in re-watchable movies. But strangely, not a lot of them. I have a hard time watching most movies more than once.
Four places I have lived:
* Laguna Beach, CA
* San Francisco, CA
* Maui, Hawaii
* Long Beach, CA
Four television shows I love to watch:
* House
* House Hunters (HGTV - it just... relaxes me. Plus! Get to see the inside of people's houses! I'm nosy!)
* American Idol (I'm a terrible person! I can't wait!)
* The OC. (guilty, guilty pleasure. Besides... I GREW UP in the "real OC"... so it's extra funny! I can't wait for the new season)
Four places I have been on vacation:
* Seattle, WA
* New Orleans, LA
* Las Vegas, NV
* New York, NY ( I was 12... but I guess it still counts!)
Four of my favorite dishes:
* Panang Curry w/Beef - Star of Siam in Long Beach. OHGODI'VEBEENCRAVINGTHISFORWEEKS!
* White Trash tacos -- made by ME! Family recipe.
* Black Beans & rice - Reno Room - Long Beach. YUM!
* Not a meal -- but while RVing up through California, we stopped at a farmer's market in Humboldt county somewhere and got the most divine UNLEAVENED ROSEMARY GALIC SOURDOUGH BREAD. I've yet to find it's equal and I still crave it often. Anyone got any good leads?
Four websites I visit daily:
* Vintage Fashion Guild (down for new site unveiling until tuesday, I thinK)
* Ebay. Duh. ;)
* Yahoo Groups - private group of "old friends" who used to do Rocky Horror.
* MySpace
(I would have been obligated to put CAP here -- but I put myself on hiatus to check here only every other day. I gotta get SOME work done! :)
Four places I would rather be right now:
* Having a cocktial lunch with my bestest friend.
* Vegas! But there must be money to spend.
* San Clemente - but can I have my old "bathing suit body" back?
* Sleeping.
Posted by: Kristine at October 16, 2006 11:08 AM
oh - I got a bunch of look from my honey's cousin last night when I said that Calleigh was hot. but, she is. Even if I do like boys.
I need ot do a postin - it's been a while - so I'll respond to your tag on my site later today (promise!)
Posted by: lisa at October 16, 2006 11:54 AM
How fun!
I am sooooooooooo happy to see that I am not the only person in the world who isn't afraid to say that I LOVE ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW!!! I've seen the movie a bazillion times and I still get chills when Frank N. Furter makes his entrance from the elevator....
I've seen Tim Curry sing live at the Roxy in Hollywood and he was amazing! I followed Kim Milford's career until he died. (He was the original Rocky in the original stage play.)
I love to sing the songs from the show while I'm in the car. I do this at the top of my lungs so everyone around me and enjoy it, too!
YAY RHPS!
Posted by: TamiW at October 16, 2006 11:55 AM
One of the Back to the Future movies (which one i don't know because I don't think I can keep them separate in my mind most of the time) will be the first feature played at the The Boy's Drive-In.... once we build it. : )
Posted by: carma at October 16, 2006 11:58 AM
i have been lurking for well over a year. so i thought it was time that i commented in some form. :)
Four jobs I’ve had:
- Box Office Girl @ local theatre
- SAHM
- WAHM
- Multimedia Specialist
Four movies I can watch over and over:
- Real Genius
- Big Trouble in Little China
- Anchorman: The Story of Ron Burgundy
- Sense & Sensibility (the one with Emma Thompson)
Four places I have lived:
- Atlanta, GA
- Manassas, VA
- Ashburn, VA
- Atlanta, GA
Four television shows I love to watch:
- House
- anything on Adult Swim
- CSI (esp the ones in Vegas)
- i can't think of a 4th - i don't watch much TV
Four places I have been on vacation:
- Lugoff, SC
- Las Vegas, NV
- San Antonio, TX
- Mexico City, Mexico
Four of my favorite dishes:
- Sushi
- my husband's macaroni & cheese
- Lasagna
- Thai coconut soupt/lemongrass soup
Four websites I visit daily:
- this one!
- i'm an online gamer, so my guild's site, annarchy.pa-guilds.com
- jodi's weblog, www.jodigreen.ca/blog/
- my LJ friend's list, pezzgrrrl.livejournal.com
Four places I would rather be right now:
- Vegas!
- anywhere with my family
- in bed, asleep
- Vegas?
Posted by: Anonymous at October 16, 2006 12:38 PM
Well I posted my answers on my blog but some of these comments took the words right out of my mouth!
Movies I forgot I loved so much: the Red Violin, Mary Poppins, Dogma!
And some of your favorite foods are going to sway me right off this diet.
Home girl with the peppermint Ice cream & chocolate sauce?? I love you! ;)
Posted by: brianne at October 16, 2006 01:20 PM
Guess I'll have to post again today, and I finally got around to the post yesterday. RATS!
Posted by: bonnie at October 16, 2006 02:16 PM
Four jobs I've had:
- Bartender
- Web Designer
- Receptionist
- Office Manager
Four movies I can watch over and over:
- Amelie
- Office Space
- Legally Blonde
- When Harry Met Sally
Four places I have lived:
- San Francisco
- Seattle
- Toronto
- Vancouver
Four television shows I love to watch:
- Gilmore Girls
- Law & Order Criminal Intent
- Project Runway
- CSI (regular David has turned me completely off Miami, love Gary from NY though!)
Four places I have been on vacation:
- New York
- Mexico
- Italy
- France
Four of my favorite dishes:
- Eggplant Parmesan
- Sesame Tofu
- Sushi
- Fajitas
Four websites I visit daily:
- Whipup
- Google
- Crazy Aunt Pearl
- Morningnews
Four places I would like to be right now:
- In Paris having a glass of wine and a fantastic salad
- In Italy pursuing my never ending search for the perfect Gelato
- At home with my kitten knitting & watching a little cheesy daytime TV
- Shopping
Posted by: Tasha at October 16, 2006 02:50 PM
Please come visit me--I would love your feedback--lots of good juicy pics of family, knitting project and other stuff....Love your blog--will do the list tomorrow. Peace.
Posted by: kathleen at October 16, 2006 02:59 PM
This is fun because it's helped me to remember some movies that I haven't thought about in awhile.
Four jobs that I've had:
*Seafood Restaurant Fry Cook
*Mom--Ongoing,until death,best job ever!
*Apple Computer Teacher-Elementary School
*Radiology Procedure Scheduler@Children's Hospital
Four of My Favorite Movies:
*Pride and Prejudice
*The Fugitive
*Under the Tuscan Sun
*American Graffiti
Four Places I Have Lived:
Minneapolis, MN
Crystal, MN
West St Paul, MN
New Brighton, MN
Sad but True--Minnesota Lifer--until retirement
Four TV Shows that I love to Watch:
*Without A Trace
*CSI
*The Colbert Report
*NCAA Basketball Tournament
Four Great Places that I've Been on Vacation:
*Seattle,Washington
*New York City
*Carmel,California
*London
Four Favorite Things to Eat:
*Walleye (a Minnesota Fish)
*Pad Thai
*Peach Cream Pie (Mom's recipe)
Four Websites I visit daily:
Yahoo! email
CAP
Ebay-a disease I have
Dave Barry Website
Four Places I Would Rather Be Right Now:
Tuscany
Carmel CA
Austin TX where my daughter lives
Shopping
Posted by: leanne at October 16, 2006 03:04 PM
Laurie - I've posted mine on my blog if you want to drop by and stickybeak:
http://roseredshoes.blogspot.com/2006/10/im-in-mood.html
Posted by: Rose Red at October 16, 2006 03:36 PM
Four jobs that I've had:
Hostess for El Chico
Cashier
Assembly Tech
Grocery store pizza-maker
Four of my favorite movies:
Rocky Horror Picture Show, yes, really!
Wuthering Heights
It's a Wonderful Life
Gone with the Wind
Four place I have lived:
Little Rock, Ark.
El Paso, Tx.
Killeen, Tx.
Sand Springs, Ok.
Four TV shows I love to watch:
Dancing with the Stars
Boston Legal
Nip/Tuck
The Ghost Whisperer
Four place that I've been on vacation:
Las Vegas, Nevada
Orlando, Florida
St. Louis, Missouri
Home to Arkansas
Four favorite things to eat:
Chips & Salsa
Grandma's Duck Gumbo
White cake with chocolate frosting
STEAK!
Four websites i visit daily:
CrazyAuntPurl
E-bay
Hotmail.com
Four places I'd rather be right now:
Grandma's house!
Having coffee with my best friend
Getting a facial
Horse races in Hot Springs, Arkansas
Posted by: laura in ok. at October 16, 2006 04:03 PM
Greetings from NY! LOL, I had so much fun reading this post, I stumbled on to your site. Look forward to reading more, and will add you to my knitting blog! From a fellow 30-something knitter!
Posted by: aggie at October 16, 2006 04:10 PM
This was fun! I'm glad you tagged us all. It's been great to read all the lists. I posted my list on my blog if anyone feels like dropping by to check it out, feel free.
Posted by: Lorraine at October 16, 2006 04:48 PM
OK. I may as well join the band wagon.
Four jobs I’ve had:
* Bartender at an amusement park (And no, they don't serve Coors.)
* Project coordinator at a wireless company
* Grandma sitting (I was 13 at the time.)
* Teacher
Four movies I can watch over and over:
* Better Off Dead
* To Kill a Mockingbird
* Repo Man -- I discover new things each time
*
Four places I have lived:
* Williamsburg, VA
* San Diego
* Bend, OR
* San Francisco
Four television shows I love to watch:
* Law and Order -- all of them
* CSI -- all of them
* Gilmore Girls
* Veronica Mars
Four places I have been on vacation:
* Barbados
* Puerto Vallarta
* Vancouver
* London
Four of my favorite dishes:
* A nice carnitas plate with freshly made corn tortillas
* Chopped barbeque sandwich -- with slaw and hot sauce of course -- served with sweet tea
* The crab baked in wine from Crustacean's
* The duck tacos at Fonda's
Four websites I visit daily:
* Crazy Aunt Purl
* Citizen of the Month
* Bitch Who Blogs
* Kapgar
Four places I would rather be right now:
* Somewhere tropical -- like Barbados or Rio
* London on my way to a club
* New Zealand. I have met many men from there and now am thoroughly intrigued.
* Prague. I hear it's my kind of city.
Posted by: Dagny at October 16, 2006 05:46 PM
COMFORT, TEXAS?!?!?!!!!
Hon, you lived a mere 60 miles from me! And in Texas, y'all know that 60 miles is nothing!
So, I'll play, if only to justify my unbelievingness that you once lived in Comfort, where my daughter goes to camp every summer.
Four jobs I’ve had:
* wife (14.5 years!) and mother (12 years!)
* high school history teacher
* co-manager for The Limited
* server at Olive Garden
Four movies I can watch over and over:
* When Harry Met Sally
* The Princess Bride
* Grease
* Star Wars Not because I love it, but because my 7-y.-o. son LOVES it, and often recruits me to watch it with him, even though there are no surprises anymore and we both know enough dialogue to fill a twenty minute car ride.
Four places I have lived:
* Austin, Texas
* Savannah, Georgia (great, but it wasn't Texas!)
* Laredo, Texas (ick)
* New Braunfels, Texas (my once and future hometown!)
Four television shows I love to watch:
* What About Brian
* Grey's Anatomy (they really should re-name it "O'Malley's Anatomy")
* Roseanne reruns
* the Weather Channel
Four places I have been on vacation:
* San Francisco, California
* St. Simons Island, Georgia
* Las Vegas, Nevada
* Port Aransas, Texas
Four of my favorite dishes:
* My dad's cheese and onion enchiladas
* Penne alfredo from Johnny Carino's
* RARE beef tenderloin sandwich from the Grist Mill in Gruene, Texas
* Bill Miller's b-b-q Po' Boy sandwich and tea
Four websites I visit daily:
* Crazy Aunt Purl's!
* weather.com because I am ALSO a bonafide nerd
* www.woot.com because I am a bonafide nerd who loves to laugh at those nerdier than I (check out the daily wootcast to see what I mean!)
* www.perezhilton.com because I am a gossip whore.
Four places I would rather be right now:
* In my bed with my husband and no cats or Legos
* In a cafe in Italy eating a pastry, drinking a coffee and watching the world walk by.
* at a bookstore
* at a football game (yeah, I'm weird)
Four bloggers I am tagging:
* You
* Perez Hilton
* a co-worker/friend of mine whose life is even more of a trainwreck than I can imagine mine ever being
* my sister-in-law, but she doesn't know it. (My brother sent me the link after he hacked into her email when they were going to get a divorce so I could see what she said about him and my parents, and even though they are not going to split up now, I still stalk her blog and she is every bit as evil and my mom and I have always thought she is.)
Posted by: Leslie at October 16, 2006 06:08 PM
CAP - I cannot believe you are up so early on a Sunday!
4 jobs I have had:
*sales rep
*bartender
*math teacher
*riding instructor
4 movies I could watch over and over
*Charade (Audrey Hepburn and Cary Grant!)
*the Notebook (super tear jerker)
*the Great Escape
*Das Boot
4 places I would rather be:
*North Shore of Lake Superior
*Any beach in Caribean
*a Yarn shop
*Sailing
4 places I have lived
*England
*Mexico
*Taipei, Taiwan
*tiny town, Minnesota
4 Television shows I watch:
*Law and Order - all of the flavors
*Mystery
*Weather Channel - I am obsessed with weather
*Bad daytime shows when I'm home: Maury Povich, Judy Judy, Jerry Springer
Hope everything is going great for you - I'm a fan of your blog
Posted by: kimberling at October 16, 2006 06:25 PM
Four jobs I’ve had:
* retail slave at Lane Bryant
* unit-trainer at an aumsement park in Ohio
* laser lab technician (yeah baby!)
* senior intern - web systems development
Four movies I can watch over and over:
* Love Actually
* Where the Heart Is (cuz I'm a dork like that)
* Steel Magnolias (chars remind me of my southern family)
* Lord of the Rings - love the entire trilogy
Four places I have lived:
* Parma, Ohio
* Vermilion, Ohio
* Tucson, Arizona
* Flagstaff, Arizona
Four television shows I love to watch:
* Dr. G: Medical Examiner
* Case Files of Dr. Henry Lee (ok, yeah I'm a dork when it comes to Court TV)
* The Simpsons
* History's Mysteries
Four places I have been on vacation:
* Leipzig, Germany
* Prague, Czech Republic (OMG I love Prague!!!!)
* San Francisco, CA
* Portland, OR
Four of my favorite dishes:
* Never get tired of good ol' hamburger patties and mashed taters
* Grandbobbie's Texas style Macaroni and Cheese casserole!!!!
* Stuffed Cabbage Rolls
* Nachos... nothing fancy, just a lot of good cheese
Four websites I visit daily:
* YOURS!!! Love your blog. Makes me smile
* cuteoverload.com - sometimes I need a pick-me-up
* craftster (I'm addicted)
* online yarn stores (also addicted)
Four places I would rather be right now:
* inside a home that I actually owned
* Seattle
* In my snuggly knitting chair that died and now needs to be replaced *sob*
* actually, I'm pretty happy here at my computer in warm jammies. Kitties are sleeping on the bed, and it's getting chilly and more autumn-like as the days go by.
Posted by: Mary at October 16, 2006 08:15 PM
Four websites I visit daily:
crazyauntpurl.com
Ilovecrazyauntpurl.com
knitterswithSouthernaccents.com
fourcatsintheSanFernandoValley.com
Posted by: Neil at October 16, 2006 09:32 PM
I'm just so surprised that you know what carne assada is (in Portuguesem it's got a double "S")!
Posted by: Juliana at October 17, 2006 05:52 AM
Forgot to answer the thingy!
Four jobs I’ve had:
* teacher
* press assistant manager
* babysitter :)
* --
Four movies I can watch over and over:
* The Bodyguard (wanna discuss cheesy? Really?)
* Who's that Girl? (again.)
* The Father of the Bride
* Matrix.
Four places I have lived:
(all of them are in Brazil)
* João Pessoa - Paraíba
* Brasília - Distrito Federal
* Rio de Janeiro - Rio de Janeiro
* --
Four television shows I love to watch:
* Lost
* Medium
* Gilmore Girls
* The Backyardigans (c'mon, they're so cute and I've got a 1 y/o at home!)
Four places I have been on vacation:
(again, all in Brazil and all sunny places with wonderful beaches)
* Rio
* Fortaleza
* Porto de Galinhas
* Olinda
Four of my favorite dishes:
* Anything my mother cooks
* Sushi
* Lasagna
* Does McChicken count as a dish?
Four websites I visit daily:
* Hotmail.com
* google.com
* Cancaonova.com.br (to check the Bible readings for the day).
* all blogs on my fav list.
Four places I would rather be right now:
* Home.
* In a cafe in Paris eating a pastry, drinking a coffee and watching the world walk by. (I'm gonna have to second you on that)
* Having a vodka drink on the beach with my friends.
* Anywhere fun.
Four bloggers I am tagging:
* lol, I thing you've tagged enough people for the day
Posted by: Juliana at October 17, 2006 07:02 AM
Forgot to answer the thingy!
Four jobs I’ve had:
* teacher
* press assistant manager
* babysitter :)
* --
Four movies I can watch over and over:
* The Bodyguard (wanna discuss cheesy? Really?)
* Who's that Girl? (again.)
* The Father of the Bride
* Matrix.
Four places I have lived:
(all of them are in Brazil)
* João Pessoa - Paraíba
* Brasília - Distrito Federal
* Rio de Janeiro - Rio de Janeiro
* --
Four television shows I love to watch:
* Lost
* Medium
* Gilmore Girls
* The Backyardigans (c'mon, they're so cute and I've got a 1 y/o at home!)
Four places I have been on vacation:
(again, all in Brazil and all sunny places with wonderful beaches)
* Rio
* Fortaleza
* Porto de Galinhas
* Olinda
Four of my favorite dishes:
* Anything my mother cooks
* Sushi
* Lasagna
* Does McChicken count as a dish?
Four websites I visit daily:
* Hotmail.com
* google.com
* Cancaonova.com.br (to check the Bible readings for the day).
* all blogs on my fav list.
Four places I would rather be right now:
* Home.
* In a cafe in Paris eating a pastry, drinking a coffee and watching the world walk by. (I'm gonna have to second you on that)
* Having a vodka drink on the beach with my friends.
* Anywhere fun.
Four bloggers I am tagging:
* lol, I thing you've tagged enough people for the day
Posted by: Juliana at October 17, 2006 07:09 AM
Mis-matched dishtowels?!!?? Are you kidding me, CAP?
I can't tell if you're regressing to life w/ mr X, or your south-ahn roots are showing....
Mis-matched dishtowels. sheesh.
I'll go back and read beyond the first paragraph now.....
Posted by: Suzie at October 17, 2006 07:32 AM
I don't have a blog so I'll add my list here.
4 jobs I've had:
Pathetically, I've only been a wife/mother/homemaker
The kids are grown but I'll be taking on stay-at-home grandma to my expected grandchild next year while my daughter and son-in-law work.
4 movies I can watch over and over
Pirates of the Carribean
Princess Bride
Some Like it Hot
North By Northwest
4 places I have lived
3 in San Diego county: Jamul, El Cajon and Santee
Honolulu
4 T.V. shows I love to watch
Numb3rs
CSI (Las Vegas)
House Hunters (I love to see what they choose)
Mystery on PBS
4 places I have been on Vacation
I'm not much of a traveller, to hard to get someone I trust to stay with the animals. So everything is fairly close by.
Las Vegas
Sedona, Arizona
Grand Canyon
Victoria, Vancouver Island, Canada
4 favorite dishes
cheese enchiladas
manicotti
cheesecake
french fries with a curry dipping sauce
4 websites I visit daily
here, of course
yarn harlot
celticmemoryyarns
scifi.com
4 places I'd like to be right now
Disneyland
Ireland
Any good tea shop with a cup of tea and a plate of goodies in front of me
Right here at home with my dog and cat snuggled up to me
Posted by: Vicki in So. Cal at October 17, 2006 07:48 AM
I'll Play too!
Four jobs I’ve had:
- baby sitting
- telemarketing (don't hate me!)
- telephone surveys (don't hate me!)
- customer service
Four movies I can watch over and over:
- The Sound of Music (any musical really but this is my fav)
- Maid in Manhattan (corny!)
- the 40 Year Old Virgin
- Sense & Sensibility
Four places I have lived:
- NYC
- Bronx NY
- NJ
- NH (college)
Four television shows I love to watch:
- CSI Las Vegas (reruns only)
- General Hospital (I've been addicted since I was a kid)
- Ugly Betty
- Greys Anatomy
Four places I have been on vacation:
(I don't get away much)
- Jersey Shore
- Jersey Shore
- Puerto Rico
- Jersey Shore
Four of my favorite dishes:
- Arroz Con Gandules
- My Dad's Salisbury Steak (sp?)
- Mashed Potatoes
- Pea Soup
Four websites I visit daily:
- CAP
- pinkisthenewblog
- perezhilton
- myspace
Four places I would rather be right now:
- The Beach
- Under the covers
- in my sisters house cracking up with my neices and nephew (they should have a comedy tour)
- In a cafe in NYC chain smoking (outside), drinking a coffee and watching the world walk by.
Posted by: Anonymous at October 17, 2006 08:41 AM
The comment above is mine. I forgot to put my name! Tami in NJ
Posted by: Tami R. at October 17, 2006 08:49 AM
So I'm waiting on Phone Calls, I'll play!
Four Jobs:
~Valued TJ Maxx Associate
~Salesperson/Analyst/Flunky for Real Estate Developer
~File Clerk/Flunky for Insurance guy
~Estimator (Construction)
Four Movies:
~The Philadelphia Story (Katherine Hepburn, Cary Grant, Jimmy Stewart)
~Practical Magic
~The Village (Sweet love story, no really)
~Last of the Mohicans
Four Places I've Lived:
~ Corpus Christi TX
~ College Station TX
~ Springfield MO
~ Dallas TX
Four TV Shows:
~LAW AND ORDER
~VH1 shows - Glamorous Life of _____
~What Not to Wear
~the Candace Olsen decorating show?? HGTV
Four Places I've Vacationed:
~ Pucon, Chile
~ Lost Maples, TX
~ Wherever Corn Palace is in South Dakota
~ Socorro NM
Four Dishes:
~ Red Velvet Cake with Caramel Frosting
~ Breakfast Taquitos
~ Chicken Fajitas
~ Chili
Four Websites:
~CrazyAuntPurl
~Yarnharlot
~apartmenttherapy.com
~Escape from Cubicle Nation
Four Places I'd Rather Be:
~at a beach somewhere warm with beautiful water, sunning myself (in this dream, I'm not so pasty I'm reflective)
~in a forest by a stream, chilling
~hanging out with old friends, sitting around a table laughing
~house hunting
Posted by: Shannon at October 17, 2006 09:14 AM
Gnomes! Knitted gnomes! The KAL is closed now, but I had to share this with you, Laurie.
http://home.no.net/unnimy/gnomes.html
Posted by: Angela at October 17, 2006 10:07 AM
You ARE Calleigh Duquesne in my book!
Posted by: pdxwoman at October 17, 2006 12:16 PM
I did mine on my blog this morning.
Posted by: Dorothy B at October 17, 2006 12:52 PM
Oh my, I see PORN....
and gnomes
Posted by: psychomom at October 17, 2006 01:00 PM
Wow - I just can't believe that you've been to Wroclaw! Laurie, you're a real globe-trotter. Respect.
From Cracow, a place nearby;)
Posted by: owl at October 17, 2006 01:42 PM
Shannon asked:
~the Candace Olsen decorating show?? HGTV
That'd be Divine Design.
Yes. I'm an HGTV whore.
Someone up there mentioned REAL GENIUS!
Yes! One of the best repeat-watchers out there! I totally forgot it when making my list... but it was on tv yesterday!
Posted by: Kristine at October 17, 2006 02:16 PM
This has nothing to do with your meme...
Do you still laugh hysterically anytime someone says "Snakes on a..."??? Check out Snakes on a hat! you could knit them!
www.domesticpiracy.blogspot.com
Posted by: Andi at October 17, 2006 05:17 PM
NOTHING is worse than a set of mismatched dishtowels.. oh.. except perhaps this
Posted by: daniel at October 17, 2006 10:58 PM
Murfreesboro, TN?! You didn't go to M.T.S.U., did you??
Smiles,
Erin
Posted by: Erin at October 18, 2006 09:45 AM
Hey babe...already did it a while back! Most of it is the same but you gotta go to my blog and search for "princess bride". Not only will you get two references to my favorite movie but also the 4 things meme including princess bride as my favorite.
Posted by: ck at October 20, 2006 12:07 PM
How about "four places I have lived previously mentioned in this post/thread"?
--Toronto, Ontario
--Columbus, Mississippi
--Dallas, Texas
--Williamsburg, Virginia
I kind of think there should be a prize for that.
Posted by: Kate at October 23, 2006 10:56 PM
I know I'm a little late in the game, can I still play?
4 jobs I've had:
mother & wife (2nd time around)
Operating Room Nurse
Clinical Nurse Educator
Paediatric Nurse
4 places I have lived:
Toronto, Canada
Etobicoke, Canada
Mississauga, Canada
Toronto, Canada
(I've only moved around the Greater Toronto Area)
4 televisions shows I love to watch:
Grey's Anatomy
CSI: Miami/Vegas
ER
Gilmore Girls
4 places I have been on vacation:
Dublin, Ireland
London, England
New Orleans, USA
Tokyo, Japan
4 of my favourite dishes:
lobster with garlic butter
butter chicken
pad thai
wonton noodle soup
4 websites I visit daily:
yahoo.ca
knitty.com (coffee shop)
nurse related websites that I have booked marked
crazyauntpurl.com
Posted by: Diane at October 29, 2006 05:59 AM
I forgot to list my 4 movies:
Bend it Like Beckham
Pride & Prejudice
Grease
any Doris Day/Rock Hudson film
Posted by: Diane at October 29, 2006 06:03 AM







