8 Random Things

OK, I got tagged by Georgiana for 8 Random Things. First the Rules. And since I have 2 blogs, in order to get my 8 people tagged, I'm posting this at both of them.

1. Each player starts with 8 random facts/habits about themselves
2. People who are tagged write a blog post about their own 8 random things and post these rules
3. At the end of your blog you need to tag 8 people and post their names
4. Don't forget to leave them a comment and tell them they're tagged, and to read your blog

Okey-dokey, here we go!


1: I am The Munchkin's favorite chew toy
2: I sleep in socks year round, even when it's 80 degrees outside at night
3: I have crooked ankles and don't like to wear high heels because of it, very sad
4: I own 9 American Girl dolls, with #10 coming home this summer
5: I have a phobia of small cars
6: I like watching Discovery Health
7: I read military history books just because it's fun
8: I don't like nuts in my chocolate

So, now I tag! My mother, Laura, Lynette, Gill, Belinda, Michelle, EeKoon, and Dana!

I've been tagged!

Kim tagged me for the 7 songs thing that's going around. Here goes!

The rules: List seven songs you are into right now. No matter what the genre, whether or not they have words, or even if they're not any good, but they must be songs you're really enjoying now. Post these instructions in your blog along with your seven songs. Then tag seven other people to see what they're listening to. Mine are:

1. Feeling Good by Michael Buble
2. Far Away by Nickelback
3. Beep by Pussycat Dolls
4. Buttons by PCD
5. If Only from The Little Mermaid Broadway workshop recording (It hits Broadway fall '07)
6. Sing, Sing Sing by any big band except Benny Goodman. His is way too long!
7. String of Pearls by Glenn Miller

Talk about ecelectic there! My tastes range all over the place, lol.

OK, I tag Belinda, Laura, Mrs. Sandie, Michelle of Singular Stitches, Terry, Mr. Todd and my mother!

Swiped from Michelle! Being a purple lover, I couldn't resist.

You Are Lavender

You are a sweet person with a very soft personality. People become easily entranced with you. They seem to glow around you. You have a quiet energy that can keep you active late into the night. Even if you aren't the life of the party, you definitely keep the party going.

What Color Purple Are You?

But is it true? Not particularly! Soft personality? Not on your life! Energy late into the night? *laughs myself to death* Heck no! I'm dead by ten pm. Actually, Michelle's result of Grape is nearly me to a T. How come I didn't get that answer? I am bold and a very different individual. And quite okay with it and proud of it. Took me a LONG time to get to the point where I like myself (just ask my mom, lol), but I'm there and I honestly don't care what most people think of my habits and likes. I'm me and nobody can change that.

On the stitching front, BD present is complete! Will be framed this weekend and I'll post a picture. I lucked out and frames at Hobby Lobby are 50% off this week. Talk about perfect timing! And the perfect frame. I just wish lacing didn't take so long, lol.

And cell phone case is complete. Will post a pic this weekend with the finished BD present. I will be meeting Ria with my Nancy Drew purse on my shoulder, with nifty new cell phone case attached, neither of which she has never seen. Oh, and Samantha. She's never seen my Samantha out of the box. Tuesday!!!!!!!!!! So come Tuesday I'll be rather scarce for exactly two weeks. She goes home on the 26th.

On the agenda for tomorrow is cleaning my room. As things stand right now Ria has no place to sleep. Must fix that... And truth be told it's driving me crazy. I haven't put my clothes up in a week because I've been so tired when I get home that all I do is crash. And I still haven't put away my floss that I bought at Hancock's. That was 2 weeks ago. But it is sorted and catalogued, which is a step in the right direction.

And Fudgey told me about another pattern for New Orleans relief efforts. Yes, they still need help. Areas of the city STILL don't have electricity and it's been over a year. It's a sampler stitched with VC silks. I'll be emailing for all the info sometime this weekend.

Quz time!

This is the second one I've seen today, so I think I'll play along with both! Swiped from Belinda's blog.

1. Elaborate on your default icon.
It's Rafiki from Disney's The Lion King. The little animated inset is my favorite scene in the movie where Rafiki goes karate on the hyenas.

2. What's your current relationship status?
Single and available

3. Ever have a near-death experience?
If I have, I don't know about it, lol.

4. Name an obvious quality you have.
Brains! And I know how to use them.

5. What's the name of the song that's stuck in your head right now?
"Buttons" by the Pussycat Dolls

6. Name a celebrity you would marry.
If we're going by pure looks, the guy who plays Peter in Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe.

7. Who will cut and paste this first?
I don't know!

8. Has anyone ever said you look like a celebrity?
No, not to my knowledge anyway. Unless being told I'm the spitting image of my mom and grandmother counts...

9. Do you wear a watch?
Yup, but only in the daytime.

10. Do you have anything pierced?
Just my ears

11. Do you have any tattoos?
Not a one! Sometimes they can be sexy on a guy, but I have no desire to have one.

12. Do you like pain?
No. Just ask my mom, lol.

13. Do you like to shop?
Only if it's stash, books or I can walk into American Girl Place with $400 to blow on dolls.

14. What was the last thing you paid for with cash?
My mother's Sprite at Sam's this evening. It was her cash.

15. What was the last thing you paid for with your credit card?
Lunch. Except it was my debit card. If we're talking real-live credit card it was my floss at Hancock's.

16. Who was the last person you spoke to on the phone?
My mother.

17. What is on your desktop background?
Alternative Reality by Josephine Wall

18. What is the background on your mobile phone?
A dandelion.

19. Do you like redheads?
Anne of Green Gables is a redhead!

20. Do you know any twins?
I used to, but I haven't seen them in years.

21. Do you have any weird relatives?
Lord yes!!! I've got more than my quota of weird relatives!

22. What was the last movie you watched?
Idlewild. Predictable but good. I liked the credits best- tribute to Cab Calloway and Bojangles Robinson.

23. What was the last book you read?
Last one I finished was Night Light by Terri Blackstock. Currently reading Dancing Under the Red Star by Karl Tobien.

24. Why do you fill out these memes?
Because they amuse me and I like seeing other peoples answers.

What does your Birth Date mean?

Swiped from Fudgey!

Your Birthdate: December 10

Independent and dominant, you tend to be the alpha dog in most situations. You're very confident, and hardly anything ever shakes you. Mundane tasks tend to drain you - you prefer to be making great plans. You are quite original. When people don't "get" you, it bothers you a lot. Your strength: Your ability to gain respect Your weakness: Caring too much what others think Your power color: Orange-red Your power symbol: Letter X Your power month: October

What Does Your Birth Date Mean?

The only true part is confident and hardly anything shakes me! Anybody who really knows me knows that I could care less what other people think about me. And October has far too many allergens in it for my taste. I'd rather just skip the whole month!

On the bruise front- it's just about gone now! Just some redness around the edges. The skin bruise has cleared up nicely but I can still the muscle bruise. It's still a lovely shade of purple! And odd to look at too, being able to see the lines of the muscle through your skin... A free piece of advice: Don't fall off of metal legged chairs!