It's All In A Name

It's All In A Name

1. Witness Protection Name (mother's &  father's middle names)
Louise Henry

2. Nascar Name (first name of your mother's dad & father's dad)
George Henry

3. Star Wars Name (the first 2 letters of your last name & first 4 letters of your first name)
Sclaur

4. Detective Name (favourite colour & favourite animal)
Blue Pony (tee hee, I love it)

5. Soap Opera Name (middle name & city where you live)
Christine Poughkeepsie

6. Superhero Name (2nd favourite colour & favourite alcoholic drink, optionally add "The" to the beginning)
The Grey Vodka Tonic

7. Fly Name (first 2 letters of first name & last 2 letters of your last name)
Lake

8. Gangsta Name (favourite ice cream flavour & favourite cookie)
Peanut butter cup oatmeal cookie chocolate chip cake batter cookie

9. Rock Star Name (current pet's name & current street name)
Olivia Traver

10. Porn Name (first pet's name & street you grew up on)
Tiller Traver

My rock star self and porn star self must be related.




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Tag, I'm It

Thank you, thank you, thank you to Joanna Duff for tagging me for a meme in the middle of November. I'll take any blog fodder I can get during NaBloPoMo.

Here’s the rules for this tagyoureitgame:

1) Each player starts with eight random fact/habits about themselves.
2) People who are tagged need to write their own blog about their eight things and post these rules.
3) At the end of your blog post, you need to tag eight people and list their names.
Don’t forget to leave them a comment telling them they’ve been tagged and to read your blog.
4) If you have already been tagged and do not wish to go through the exercise then let the taggee know.

Let's get started, shall we?

1)My earliest memory is of the day my grandmother was hit by a bus (as a pedestrian.) I was three years old and stayed with my neighbor (for the first and only time.) The gave me V8 and I thought it was horrible.

2)I didn't drink another V8 until I was 24. On a plane to Las Vegas for a business trip I got an insane craving for V8. I cracked open the minibar the moment I got into my hotel room and chugged it. It was great!

3)My family had a tiny farm when I was growing up. We had a large garden full of things like tomatoes and we raised chickens as well.

4)I have been a vegetarian for 14 years. The only thing I miss sometimes is chicken nuggets.

5)I tried to eat chicken nuggets about a year into my vegetrianism. I threw them up about five minutes later. IN THE MALL. My body can no longer digest the complex proteins found in animal flesh.

6)I used to work in the mall, I was an assistant manager at the pet store.

7)While working at the pet store I had to press charges against a hoodlum who stole a tarantula. That is actually a pretty good story, maybe I'll recap that one one of these days.

8)I have a fear of large spiders, I know it is completely irrational, but irrational fears are the best!



I'm not going to tag anyone specific. If you want to do the meme, consider yourself tagged!







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100 Things About Me Part 1

How is it possible that I've blogged for over two years and never gotten around to doing one of those 100 things about me lists? Actually I think I started it and never got very far. So in order to keep this from becoming a daunting task I'm going to do this in segments, 25 at a time! Now that is a test I can get behind. If only we could make this multiple choice.

1. I am a scorpio
2. That used to be really important to me
3. My first tattoo was the symbol for scorpio on my ankle
4. I have four tattoos now, and want tons more
5. I really want a tattoo across my back/ shoulders but I don't want to do so until someday when I get married because I don't want to stand up there with a big tattoo hanging out
6. Or at least I always thought so, but the more I think about it, that is really who I am
7. I have been a vegetarian since I was 16
8. I see no difference between humans and animals
9. I desperatly want more commentors
10. I guess ultimatly that makes me a narcisist, I want people to be reading what I have to say
11. Sometimes I feel like my entire life has been a search for love
12. I have found it
13. I love color, I think that comes from being creative and a web designer
14. My house is like a kaliedescope, every room is painted in vibrant color
15. I have bright yellow formica cabinets in my kitchen, thank you to my grandparents who put them in the 50's, they are awesome retro/ ugly
16. But it is ok, my kitchen is only for show, I don't cook. I love to eat, but I don't cook.
17. The animals out number the humans in my household, one of these days they are going to unite and throw a coup.
18. I drive an SUV and I still love it, I don't care if anyone thinks that it is killing the earth.
19. Driving is such a representation of freedom for me.
20. One of my life goals is to drive cross country. I always saw myself packing up Olivia and just leaving when things were bad. I wish I had had the balls to do it. Life responsibilties keep me from being so carefree now.
21. I also desperately want to backpack across Australia. Everyone says Europe, but Europe doesn't have the fauna and flora of Australia.
22. I really wish my dog would stop climbing onto every surface I try to use to feed my cat and subsequently eating her catfood.
23. My last name means snail in a foreign language, and I therefore collect snails, lots and lots of snails.
24. I love Swedish Fish. Does that make me a bad vegetarian?
25. Red wine is delicious.

more to come soon...

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The Answers Part III

It's really time I get around to answering the rest of those questions.

Noelle said…
So we've established you're into cars. What is your dream car?

My dream car is a 1969 convertible VW Beetle in daisy yellow.

Michelle said...
I totally have blogger's block too!!! I might steal a few of the ideas from your comments, if you don't mind!

Go for it.

Tipp said…
Ohh, Ben's questions is awesome!
Ok, favorite and worst childhood memory.
That's not a question, but you get the idea!

Worst:
When I was three my grandmother (who lived next door, which is actually in the house I now own) was hit by a bus when getting the morning paper. My mother brought me to a neighbors house while the shit was hitting the fan and everyone was at the hospital with Grandma. The neighbor wasn't used to having children in the house and only had V8 to drink. V8 to a 3 year old was a horrific situation.

Best:
Playing and exploring in the stream on our property.

Felicia said…
Who are your favorite bands/musical artists?

Counting Crows, Indigo Girls, Paul Westerberg, Panic! At The Disco, Red Hot Chili Peppers, ten thousand too many to list...

Signal 8 said…
If you could have any superpower, what would it be and why?

Telekinesis, totally. I think it would be super cool to be scare the crap out of people by moving shit with my mind.

LJ said…
What is the worst job you ever had and how long did you stay there for?

This is a tough one, probably the worst was also the best, when I worked for Sinister Corporation, learned more in those two years then in the other 27 years of my life, but I was treated like a cow on the way to slaughter.

brainyjane22 said…

If you had to drown to death (I love how this questioned started) what would like to drown in? What would be the last thing you would want to drown in?
Think hard. Think deep.

Have you ever seen Saw 2 (I think it was two) when the guy drowns in dead pig guts and assorted liquids? That would by far be the worst thing to drown in. The best, maybe liquid hallucinogenics, so at least it would be pretty cool. Maybe absinthe.

GP said…
Imagine what your life had been like if you had chosen to go to that "other" high school or college. How would things have changed?

I did actually drop out of college at one point. Just out of high school I went to SUNY Oneonta and totally hated it, I ended up coming home three weeks later. Sometimes I do wonder what it would be like if I hadn't decided to go to community college for a while then go back to SUNY New Paltz. My life would be 100% different. I would have most likely stuck with my original plan of going into Biology. I'd probably be off in the Galapagos or something studying the migratory patterns of beach worms. While that probably would have been pretty cool, I can't imagine it being better than rock star wishes and kickball dreams.

Maxie said…
Top 10 songs of all time :-)

Ooh this is a tough one, but here goes:

10. Fade In To You - Mazzy Star
9.Angry Johnny - Poe
8.Going to California - Led Zepplin
7.The Mountains Win Again - Blues Traveler
6.At the Stars - Better Than Ezra
5.Chloe Dancer - Mother Love Bone
4.November Rain - Guns 'N Roses
3.Respect - Aretha Franklin
2.I'll Be - Edwin McCain
1. Take On Me - A Ha

brainyjane22 said…
Who would you rather be stuck in an elevator with: Steven Seagal or Paris Hilton?

Probably Paris Hilton because I could take her picture and sell it!

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Shuffle

I totally stole this from *Insert My Blog Name Here* because I have nothing else to talk about today.
Here's how it works:
1. Put your iTunes on Shuffle.
2. For each question, press the next button to get your answer.
3. You must write that song name down no matter what.

Q. What would best describe your personality?
A. No One Else – Weezer. OMG it’s so true. No one is like me at all.

Q. If some one says it's okay you say...
A. Closer to Fine – Indigo Girls. Hm, interesting

Q. What do you like in a guy/girl?
A. Too Little Too Late – Barenaked Ladies. While I don’t think I actively search for boys who are bad for me, I do typically wind up with them.

Q. How do you feel today?
A. Jimmy Mack – Aretha Franklin. I know I was feeling a little weird today, I didn’t realize I was actually in a Jimmy Mack mood.

Q. What is your life's purpose?
A. Wish I Could Hideaway – CCR. I do often say I’m going to just hide in a cave somewhere.

Q. What is your motto?
A. Rain – Rusted Root. Nope, not so much.

Q. What do your friends think of you?
A. White Trash Wedding – Dixie Chicks. Ok, if this is true, I need new friends.

Q. What do you think about very often?
A. The Kill – 30 Seconds to Mars. I have to google this song right now and see if there is a hidden meaning, I swear I don’t often think about killing.

Q. What do you think of the person you love?
A. Three Hits – Indigo Girls. Does anyone else see a violence theme here?

Q. What is your life story?
A. Lets Get Retarded – Black Eyed Peas. This has only been my life story for the past few years, I promise.

Q. What do you think when you see the person you love?
A. In Your Eyes – Jeffrey Gaines. This is definitely my favorite love song, so I suppose this one is apropos.

Q. What will they play at your funeral?
A. Since You’ve Been Gone – Aretha Franklin. HA HA HA



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The Answer #2

surviving myself said…

if you could pick one character from a movie to hang out with, who would it be and why?

Ducky from Pretty In Pink would be a pretty kick ass person to hang out with. He has some pretty cutting edge opinions on fashion, so much so that if it weren’t for the fact that the entire movie he is trying to get with Sam, I’d say he would be pretty homosexual. Plus, that man understands the trials and tribulations of loving someone you can’t have, a girl always needs a bff like that. And let’s not forget the amazing dance moves that that boy has, um hi, Otis Redding Lip Synching Scene?

generic cheesecake. said…

What is the meaning of life? Blawg away.

I know that there can be full blogs devoted to this topic, but I’m going to solve all of life's mysteries in not only a single post, but a single sentence. You might want to sit down for this one. The mean of life is the color orange. A Ha, philosophize that one, my friends.

Michelle Morra said…

Sure...what do you do about a crazy bitch of a boss who micromanages the crap out of you?

OK, seriously, something significant needs to happen to the people who are so self conscious of their own work and lack of power that they need to demoralize other people by micromanaging and not trusting their work abilities. I have never really had a lot of luck with managers like this myself. My recourse is usually to bitch and moan for a good long time and then finally get laid off. I like to get laid off, done it twice now. Ok, no for real it sucks balls. But that was a big fat tangents, and back to the real question…

I think you really need to put your foot down and nicely but sternly remind your manager that they hired you because they thought you would do a good job. If they think that a monkey would be better suited and better trusted to do the task, let a monkey do it and you can go find yourself a job where you are appreciated and trusted to do what you need to do. Or something like that.

Jenn said…

When are you coming to Chicago?

After I get back from Bonnaroo I’m going to be pretty P.O.O.R so probably not for a good long time. When are you coming to NY?

Who would you want to play you in a movie?

There is only one real choice to play the role of The Dutchess of Kickball, and that would be Lisa Kudrow. I have been told by many people that I look like her, of course it might be my flighty demeanor which makes them think of me more like Phoebe Buffet. Oh well.

If I didn’t bear this resemblance I would want it to be someone indie and sassy and snarky, probably Parker Posey. Remember that episode of Will and Grace when she was playing Jack’s boss at Barney’s and Jack was trying to set her and Will up? Loved that episode. I would totally want someone quirky like that to play me.

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The Answers #1

Ben asked “Who are the top three people you'd never want to find your blog?”

I do do this anonymous thing to cover my ass in terms of employment and other situations where it would be detrimental to talk about the things I do. i.e. sex, relationships, heavy drinking, etc. But if people were smart and had an inkling that I blog it actually wouldn’t be too hard to find me. Perhaps I should have covered my tracks a little better.

I would completely hate for my parents to find my blog. Even if someone outright said to them that I do have one, they a) wouldn’t know what a blog is and b) wouldn’t know how to find it. They aren’t so much up on the technology so I really never even consider that they would come across it.

I do have one coworker though, who is really a bit of a huge douchebag. He’s the kind of macho pigman who likes to discuss “titties” in open company. Keep in mind that he just turned 30. I really avoid being is social situations with him and I really have no need for him to know anything about my personal life, hence no blog reading for him!

Update: The dumbass just volunteered me for something he doesn’t want to do. Hate him more now. Perhaps I’ll have to post about his dipshit shenanigans more often.

Mickey had two questions. 1) “Describe three things you think you absolutely must do before you die but probably won't.”

I have always wanted to just pack up some clothes, throw my dog in the car, and drive across country. Stopping when I want. Sleeping in the car some nights. Answering to no one or nothing, the only priority is getting Olivia out of the car before she pees herself. I meant to do it right out of college when I had no real job, and now it looks like I’ll never have the time to do it. Someday!

For some reason, throughout my entire life, I’ve had complete delusions of grandeur that I, somehow, would become a household name. Of course the plan included it being for good reasons and not for something infamous. I never actually had a real concept as to how that was going to happen, especially since I have no bankable talents. I sing like a bullfrog, I dance like an epileptic, who just so happens to sometimes match the beat, and the last time I acted was in a middle school rendition of Tumleweeds, I was a Poohawk.

My current thinking is that I’m going to forgo making my real name famous; instead, The Dutchess of Kickball will spread the good word of all kickballness and the general averageness of being a 20something. And you are saying to yourself, with this crappy little blog. I have high hopes, and master plans, don’t you worry. Someday, you will be able to say, I was one of the first to discover The Dutchess of Kickball. I heard her tell the world that she would be famous one day. And you can be proud.

Oh and I desperately want to go to Australia, but I will go there, even if it’s in a coffin.

And 2) “What was the most perfect day of your life, thus far?”

Does it make me a pessimistic, downtrodden, emo sort of a loser for having no idea?

First of all, I told you that Foreign Artsy Films were not to be trusted, here is proof:




I am stealing this fun idea from the tons of bloggers in my google reader who have done this lately.

1. Go to http://photobucket.com.
2. Type in your answer to each question in the search box.
3. Use only the first page.
4. Copy the html and paste for the answer.

1. What is you relationship status



2. Who is your celebrity crush



3. Who is your favorite band



4. What is your favorite movie



5. What kind of pets do you have



6. Where do you live



7. Where do you work



8. What do you look like



9. What do you drive



10. What is your favorite show



11. Describe yourself


12. What is your name



13. What is your favorite candy




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