February 1, 2008

evolution of a snowman


creation of syd the snowman (I)



creation is complete

melting begins...face is the first to go





syd
r. i. p.

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you are not allowed to make any comments criticizing me for the obvious lack of order and structure in this post. now that we have that down, here are a few thoughts that immediately come to mind, and they will doubtless evolve as i go along.

i missed 90 percent of the super bowl because the church didn't cancel programming. silly people. never fear, though, a super bowl commercials post is coming. later.

we had an excellent ash wednesday service. sort of contemporary and family-friendly. the imposing of the ashes was rather chaotic and noisy, though.

i have been invited to see jumper with some friends in honor of "singles awareness day" on
feb. 14. :-) if it were my vote, we'd see a chick flick and not an action movie, but to each his own form of celebration. i might go, and i might not.

wednesday morning i was sent one of those delightful questionnaires which i naturally filled out and promptly sent on to other people who will probably be annoyed by it. i have got three back, only one from somebody i directly sent it to. one of them i got from a person i do in fact know (hello cabbage!) but haven't seen in ages. i assume that it was simply sent to everyone it was sent to by the person that sent it to cabbage, which includes me. ha, simple, right? it gets better.

the third one i have no idea whatsoever as to their identity. there was no name, but it was forwarded to them by cabbage. it could be someone from the place that cabbage now lives, or it could be someone i know, as i believe i know everyone else this person sent it to and they all live
where i used to live, where cabbage used to live.

one might think that one could look at the survey and discover this person's identity, no? haha, upon inspection and introspection, one can only discover that this person is a teenage boy who enjoys blowing things up and has a lot of strange hobbies and pets. now that narrows it down.

see the questionnaire at the bottom of the post.

i went out to pounce on the mail today and considered retrieving the last several days worth of newspapers, but decided against it. that would entail getting down on my stomach in the driveway and crawling under the le baron. jah, our newspaper carrier has this fascination with
pitching the paper underneath our car. every day. strange.

tomorrow i go back for my third newsroom 101 class. joy. last week our speaker told a most interesting story. years and years and years and years and years (okay, you get the point) ago, she drove two hours to interview betty ford. well, she got there and mrs. ford said she would not give her the interview. something was wrong, she said, and she wanted to know what. so the lady said she was in a terrible marriage and very discouraged and upset. mrs. ford wanted to know
what time the lady would be returning to her hometown. when she found out, she said perfect, just enough time. when you leave here, go immediately to the courthouse and file for divorce. i'll call you tomorrow to make sure you do. apparently that mission was accomplished that very day. wow.

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"when you look me in the eyes,"
the jonas brothers




i am slipping into the jonas brothers craze. yes, it is true.
see: wikipedia article
random newspaper article
youtube channel




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1. What is your occupation?
Disciple

2. What color are your socks right now?
FLIP-FLOPS IN FEBRUARY!!!! And it's snowing, too.

3. What are you listening to right now?
Mom's exercise video.

4. What was the last thing that you ate?
Scrambled eggs and bread, butter and garlic

5. Can you drive a stick shift?
No

6. If you were a crayon, what color would you be?
Magenta

7. Last person you spoke to on the phone? Mr. Stogner

8. Do you like the person who sent this to you?
No. Haha.

9. How old are you today?

10. Favorite drink?
Instant apple cider, or sparkling red grape juice

11. What is your favorite sport to watch?
Baseball, figure skating

12. Have you ever dyed your hair?
Yes

13. Pets?
No

14. Favorite food?
Homemade pizza, taco soup, eggs a la goldenrod

15. Last movie you watched?
Gold Rush (Charlie Chaplin, 1925)

16. Favorite Day of the year?

17. What do you do to vent anger?
I don't exactly run for my pointe shoes
when I get mad, but dancing really calms me down

18. What was your favorite toy as a child?
My memory has limits

19. What is your favorite season?
Autumn

20. Hugs or kisses?
Hugs - well, no, hugs

21. Cherry or Blueberry?
Blueberry flavored, fresh cherries

22. Do you want your friends to e-mail you back?
Yes

23. Who is most likely to respond?

24. Who is least likely to respond?

25. When was the last time you cried?
?????

27. What is on the floor of your closet?
Boxes of Barbies, a random tote bag or jacket probably

28. Who is the friend you have had the longest that you are sending this to?

29. Who is the friend you have had the shortest that you are sending this to?

30. Favorite smells?
Rain

31. Who inspires you?
The universal answer I got?

"Everyone who can do something I can't."

32. What are you afraid of?
Actually horses scare me a lot

33. Plain, cheese or spicy hamburgers?
Medium well, with Miracle Whip, tomato, cheese and bacon. A good burger is very specific

34. Favorite car?
VW Beetle

35. Favorite cat breed? Sorry, give me a Jack Russell terrier or cocker spaniel

36. Number of keys on your key ring?
1, and it's not even to anything I own

37. How many years at your current job?
6 months

38. Favorite day of the week?
Sunday, or Wednesday

39. How many states have you lived in?
40. Do you think you're funny?
In the most sarcastic sense




2 comments:

Ellentia said...

I must say, rain is a wonderful smell, one of the best in fact!

~Ellentia

Petr said...

"evolution of a snowman" ... "creation is complete"... "thoughts... that will evolve"

I will not criticize you for lack of order. I will criticize you for lack of consistency. :)

Do I know cabbage? Does cabbage know young Master Carrillo? Do you know what in the world I'm talking about?

You didn't answer the question. ;)
(all of those)