today and a tag

Today, I was at work for 12 1/2 hours.  We had to stay from 5-9 for training, but got done early, and I left at 8:20.  Add in the hour commute (each way) and you've got a LONG day.  This was one of those days that made me reconsider my job.  Seriously, I would have walked out and quit today, if it weren't for my responsibilities at home.  When I was younger, I gave a bad situation a day or a week to resolve itself, before walking away.  I'm old.  I'm giving this until the first of the year.  My wheels are turning, and my company and career are worth too much to walk away with considering all possibilities.  Today, though, I'm fed up.  Let me scream, and get over it:  ARRRRRGGGGGGG!

Russ posted this, and I'm going to play, for the sake of an entry.  Never let it be said that I didn't do the least I could do"

1. A month before it happens you're told you're going to lose your memory. How do you prepare for it and do you attempt to regain what you've lost?  Hell, I guess I'd lable everything and tell Kevin to be prepared that my memory was going to be slightly worse than it is now.

2. How do you describe your outlook on life?  Mostly optimistic, with a side of sarcasm.

3. You fall in love with your soulmate, decide to get married, and then find out that person is going to die soon. Do you marry them anyway?  soul mate?  Yes, then take out a huge insurance policy.  A girl's got to live, ya know?

4. What are three of your favorite ice cream toppings? I am lactose intolerant, so don't eat it much, but I like Magic Shell quite a bit.   I also like crumbled chocolate chip cookies if the ice cream is vanilla.

5. Is there one article of clothing you love to wear no matter how out of style it is?  Style?  What's that.  I wear jeans and Tshirts in the summer, sweats and Tshirts to mix it up in the winter.  Plus, my office area is frigid cold, so I usually wear a sweatshirt over whatever I have on.  Currently, I keep the new one that Mom got for me in Colorado.  During the day, the production people probably think I wear the same damn red sweatshirt EVERY day!  LOL

6. Is there one color you wish would go away in fashion?  Fashion?  What's that?  I guess it's not a color as much as a style.  Put some clothes on, skinny hussies!

7. What's the first department you head to when you go shopping in a department store?  Probably whatever I went in for, since I don't shop unless I need something specific.

8. How far away do you live from your parents? Less than 2 miles.

9. Growing up, who was your favorite cartoon character? Tom, from Tom and Jerry.  Poor cat couldn't catch a break, but I DID see him get drunk once.

10. You plan a romantic evening and everything goes wrong, including the fancy dinner you burned. What do you do?  Wake up and go to work.  Romantic evenings in a marriage of 11 years consist of a babysitter and a frozen pizza.

11. What's the last thing you bought at the store? A new lunch box.  Or, if you say it with a BAD southern/hick accent, a "lunch bucket".

12. Have you ever walked out in the middle of a movie? Nah...cost to much to go in the first place.  We average going to a theater once every 2-3 years, so I stay, even if it's bad.

13. What celebrity do most people say you look like?  Maude?  ROFL, I don't know.  I've never had anyone compare me to a movie star. 

14. Is there any piece of jewelry you always wear?  My watch (cheap-o Walmart model, 6 years old, paid less than $10 for it) and my wedding ring.  Earrings make my ears swell and itch, and I can't afford other jewlery.  I'm not like that anyway, see the answer to #5.

15. Have you ever tried to pick someone up?  Yes, and failed.  I'm not usually that brave, but alcohol played a part in the try, and the rejection.

16. What's the one thing you always manage to lose on your way out the door?  I sometimes forget to put on my watch, and wind up looking at my bare wrist all day. 

17. Out of all creatures --  which one are you most afraid of?  Realistically?  Bulls.  I haven't interacted with many species that literally "scare" me, although I avoid some, but a bull is a mean creature, quite often.

18. What's the last gift you bought for a friend?  Hmmm, poor Tammy.  Only one greatest gal pal, and I can't think of a thing.  The gift of my friendship?  Sheesh, I gotta buy something for Tammy.  Maybe mom will give up internet or dish and loan me some gift money.

19. Do you ever buy people things for no reason?  Nah, I don't even buy people things when there IS a reason.  Wait, I take that back...Sometimes I suprise Kevin with donuts or a coke, when he doesn't know I'm stopping at QT.

20. What's your favorite way to spend a lazy summer afternoon?  Either watching Keving grill, sleeping, watching mindless stuff on Discovery channel, or drinking a beer.