TMI Tuesday #6

TMI Tuesday #188 - Rambling Edition

1. Before the industrial revolution, most people never traveled more than 30 miles from their home. How far from your birth place do you now live?
About 40 miles.

2. What is the farthest distance from home you have you have ever had sex or an orgasm? What is there farthest distance you have traveled from your home to have a sexual encounter
Okay, I had to do a little research because geography is not my strong suit and it turns out the New Jersey is farther away then Hawaii. I can't say that I have traveled more than 1/2 and hour for an encounter, no crazy stories here.

3. How many states (or Canadian provinces or your country's geopolitical division) and counties have you had sex and/or an orgasms in?
Six states, but only one country (I have had sex in international waters, but not in another country).

4. Have you ever had sex in a vehicle? While the vehicle was moving?
Yes, in a vehicle (we had it down to a science), not while it was moving.

5. Do you have any travel related fantasy? If so, share, please.
Travel fantasies.... No, I can't say that I have any.

Bonus: On holidays that honor our military do you tend to remember those currently serving or veterans of military service?
Both, equally I think.

Mute Monday 'Trip'

Sunday Image #1

Here is an image that caught my attention for one reason or another at some point in time.



So what are your thoughts?

Four For Friday #1

Four For Friday

Yes, I am aware that it is Sunday, not Friday, but I don't care. I really meant to respond to these questions on Friday, but as you may have noticed I am a bit of a procrastinator. I still wanted to participate and this is my blog, so I can do Friday memes on Sunday if I want to. So there...

Q1 - Pillow Talk: Over a quarter of UK employees are so work obsessed they can't resist using a mobile device such as a laptop in bed before they go to sleep, according to a survey released this week by CREDANT Technologies. The survey discovered that of those people who do work in bed, 57% do so for between 2 and 6 hours every week, while nearly 10% admitted they spend more time on their mobile devices during the evening than talking to their loved ones (i.e., husbands or wives). Do you work at night while in bed (hey, it's a serious question... get your mind out of the gutter)?
I have to put a bit of effort into leaving work at work, because honestly I love my job. I do draw the line at bringing the computer to bed with me, however. I typically read while the hubby watches a bit of TV to wind down. We make a real effort to go to bed together most nights. Bedtime and dinnertime are the real "us" times around here.

Q2 - Staying Home: Nearly 350 Boulder, Colo. teachers played hooky this week in protest of that town's school district's latest teacher contract offer. Last week, contract negotiations broke down between the Boulder Valley School District and the local teachers' union, the Boulder Valley Education Association. The union wants a permanent cost-of-living increase to the pay scale, but the school district says it does not have the guaranteed revenue to make that change. Do you think certain 'essential' professionals -- such as teachers, firemen, doctors & nurses -- should be barred by law from walking out and striking, or is going on strike as American as musicals, college football, and apple pie, and therefore should never be viewed as illegal?
I don't know that making the practice illegal would do any good, but I am not sure that walking out or going on strike does these or other professions any good. In my opinion when these practices are used the strikers tend to loss public sympathy which typically hurts their cause.

Q3 - Turning Around and Going Back: Everyone's done it at some point in their lives... forgotten something at home or work and had no choice but to turn around, go back and retrieve what was forgotten or left behind. When was the last time you had to do this, how long did it take, and what was it that you forgot in the first place?
I did this a few months ago. I left the house without my laptop. Luck for me I only made it half way to the freeway before I realized my mistake. I commute over an hour, so I was so glad I remembered only ten minutes from home.

Q4 - Different Path: Assuming you had never gone into the career you are currently in, what would be doing now professionally?
This is a tough one. I basically fell into the career I have now and fell in love with it. I would like to think that had this not happened I would have gone back to school, but who really knows? I use to want to go into psychology before construction built me up.

Saturday 9: Hot Fun in the Summertime

1. Is summer your favorite season? Why?
Yes, I absolutely love summer. Long hot days, BBQs, and river trips, what is not to love??

2. Do you exercise more in the summer because you wear less clothing?
Ummm... No. I always tell myself I will, but I normally just drink more instead.

3. Do you enjoy tanning or are you more concerned about the dangers of basking in the sun?
I should be more diligent with sunscreen, but I love to lay out and soak up the rays.

4. You are on the beach when a waiter appears for your drink order. What do you ask for?
A Bloody Mary, Greyhound, or a Michelob Ultra - It just depends on the time of day...

5. Do you camp in the summertime?
If by camp you mean in a tent, no.

6. What was your favorite summer vacation as a kid?
Trips to the La Jolla Indian Reservation. We would spend the week tubing down the "river" and swinging in the water and then hit the water park on the last day.

7. Do you enjoy sleeping outdoors?
I can't remember the last time I did, so I don't know.

8. Do you throw a summer barbecue every year?
Nope.

9. Have you ever been to a nude beach? If yes, what did you think?
No, I have not. The one near me is a little mmm... I don't know...

Updating The List

When I started my list of 101 things to do in 1001 days I thought to myself, "I'll post an update of my progress weekly and that will help keep me on track." Well, 129 days later I am making my first update post and I am not on track, at least I'm not a half ass procrastinator.
#1 - I have to research this one. I have no idea where to start, but I have a source at work and I hope to have a chance to pick his brain next week.
#2 - I will be beginning to complete this task next fall, I hope.
#3 - I am currently enrolled in the last required course. I need to apply for the certificate.
#4 - I own a typing program that I need to install on my computer and get a baseline measurement.
#5 & 6 - Haven't started
#7 - I found one, now I have to actually go.... They are on Tuesdays, maybe I'll make it this week.
#8 - I signed up for the OSHA 10-hour course offered through my office that will be held in July.
#9 - This may happen sooner than I was hoping, we'll see.
#10 - I am listening to podcasts during my commute. We'll see how well this method works.
#11 - I've learned that my 401K is sinking like a rock, does this count?
#12 - Not yet.
#13 - Three down and one tomorrow. I might even how found a new member.
#14 - I wrote one to a soldier that I adopted.
#15 - Not yet.
#16 - Done. I don't have any more money and she still owes me a bunch, but I called her out regarding ignoring the situation.
#17 - 22 - Haven't started.
#23 - I completed week one of the nine week program yesterday. Tomorrow I start week two.
#24 - 25 - Haven't started.
#26 - Started, quit, need to start again.
#27 - After #23
#28 - See #26
#29 - Tried one day, horrible timing. Need to try again. I do own a juicer now.
#30 - 37 - Haven't started.
#38 - He is joining me on my runs. We need to start walking on the off days as well.
#39 - 40 - Not yet
#41 & 42 - Done and done.
#43 & 44 - Not yet
#45 - I tried, it did not work well, and I need to try again.
#46 - 48 - Not yet
#49 - I have read 8 of 101. This list is as follows, no particular order: The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Nighttime, Wicked, Violin, The Gnostic Mystery, Slathbog's Gold, Lolita, Match Me If You Can, and Bones to Ashes.
#50 - 52 - Not yet
#53 - In progress
#54 - 72 - Not yet
#73 - One down and one to go.
#74 - Done. Happy birthday to me.
#75 - 78 - Not yet
#79 - Here I am.
#80 - I bought a journal, now I just have to open it.
#81 - 84 - Not there yet
#85 - Done and it was fun.
#86 - 89 - Not yet
#90 - I'm trying, but it is not fun.
#91 - He loved this, I have to take him again.
#92 - 94 - Not yet
#95 - Done, finally.
#96 - 101 - Not yet

So there is the official update. Thanks for visiting.

Wednesday Media Mix #3

Wednesday Media Mix

[Listen] Do you tend to go through genre phases–maybe listen to nothing but blues for a month, and then nothing but industrial the next? If so, what phases have you gone through lately?
Yes, I definitely do. I have actually been listening to mostly country recently. This is simply due to the fact that it is workplace friendly. I have a nice long commute, but after a long day commercials and blabbing radio heads drive me nuts. I have recently discovered the wonder world of podcasts where I can learn Spanish, listen to our president's ideas, or have a book read to me all the way to work and back.


[Watch] At what age did you see your very first horror movie? Do you remember what the movie was?
I was about seven or eight I believe. The movie is still one of my favs. Silver Bullet I loved that the movie scared the shit out of me. It would give me nightmares, so my dad would tell me not to watch it again and I would beg him to let me. Yeah I know, I was a weird kid.

[Read] Name one pet peeve you have with writing styles.
Long descriptions with no point. I can live with an author spending three pages describing a field, but something really important better happen in that field. If the character just watch it pass out their car window, I am going to be a bit upset. Why the hell did I care how tall the grass was?

In Other Words #1

...in other words...

Quote for May 19

All things are difficult before they are easy.

-- Dr. Thomas Fuller

Sometimes I need a little reminder that the things that I find simple were once challenging and the things I find impossible will one day be a breeze. This is especially important to keep in mind when I am attempting to teach somebody else. It is a bit of a struggle for me to realize that the task I know like the back of my hand is brand new and overwhelming to those who are see it for the first few times.

TMI Tuesday #5

1. Have you ever participated in HNT? If so, when? If not, why not?
No. For lots of reasons I guess. I hate the pictures I take and have not mastered the concept of photoshop by any stretch of the imagination, I am a complete procrastinator and that would require advanced planning, I don't feel strongly enough about it to persuade the hubby that it is a grand idea.

2. Have you ever avoided certain sites because of the HNT pictures that were posted?
No, I love (most) of the pictures people post and admire them for doing what they please. Hey, you got to love the skin your in.

3. Have you ever posted a HNT picture that you wish that you hadn't?
See answer #1

4. Do you email/text/call anyone regularly with someone you met through HNT?
Nope

5. What percentage of your online friends are current or former HNTers?
I'm new to all this, so...

6. Does anyone in your "real" life know that you do HNT (if, of course, you do)?
See answer #1

7. Other than previously-known friends, have you met any fellow HNTers?
Nope

8. Have you ever downloaded someone else's HNT pictures?
No.

Mute Monday 'Liberty'

Mute Monday
















Mute Monday

Saturday 9: Do You Think I'm Sexy?

1. Who do you think is sexy?
My husband, my best friend, Angelina Jolie, Johnny Depp, Gerald Butler, myself (sometimes), ...

2. When does it become love?
Before you know it.

3. Are you a good dancer?
No, but I don't care anymore.

4. What magazines do you read?
Regularly? Playboy and Maxim

5. If you could have any name, what would you call yourself?
Well, according to my grandmother, you can just pick any name you want and start using it. This always seemed odd and fake to me. I think my name and various nicknames fit me just fine, so I'll stick with what I have.

6. Have you ever ridden in a limo? If yes, when?
Yes. Going to a friend's prom, to my prom, and to a Kings's game. I think that's it...

7. What is something you really like to do?
Kiss my husband.

8. Last chance: Who wins Idol, Kris Allen or Adam Lambert?
Sorry, I could not possibly care less.

9. If you had to, what animal would you choose to be?
An Eagle.