Inspiration

You Are Highly Inspiring

You believe that your life has a higher purpose, and you do all you can to achieve it. You are wise, and a lot of your wisdom comes from self discipline. You try to live as moderately and modestly as possible. You make room for rational, small indulgences... while living as ethically as you can.

The Watercolor Test

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Sensational Haiku Wednesday

Sensational Haiku Wednesday

Welcome to “Sensational Haiku Wednesday!”

Click here for info and background on this weekly event!

The basics:
Haiku is simple! It is 3 non-rhyming lines of 5, 7, and 5 syllables respectively (a great way to use your fingers!)

This week’s theme is: Secrets

 Insecure nagging

What will OTHER people think?

Lock it up inside.

ok, my family and friends are mostly slackers...

I have pretty much decided, that although Min is the only person to send me a copy of the picture she took, I need to post about Angie's move before I forget everything.  I may at some future date post pictures, IF I ever get any.

On 8.22 Sunday afternoon, I hosted a farewell/good luck barbeque.  (YES, it was an insanely crazy idea with her moving on Tuesday, but I came up with it at her graduation party.  And there was no NASCAR race that day.... I do have priorities you know)  Well mother nature saw fit to send in monsoon like rains most of the day on Sunday, but fortunately we have attended enough NASCAR races at Pocono Raceway to be used to tailgating in the rain.  SO out came the tents 






Despite the weather, fun was had by all - even her 2 fun-impaired aunts (Erica had half a margarita!!)

Monday, after we finished packing Angie and I went out for lunch at Panera's.  Even though she spent most of lunch texting, we did have some excellent conversations.



Angie then got a mani/pedi while I got a pedi (seriously no one but Lauren does my nails, except under extreme emergencies)  We had some girly giggling when they did the bottom of our feet.



Tuesday finally arrived, and we left a bit later than our anticipated 4am, but only by about 20 minutes.  (originally we were going to take ANgie shopping in Philly on Wed, but then discovered that the reason she had the first move in slot was because the Honors College had stuff planned for those freshmen all day on Wednesday.  So we finished shopping in NJ)  We took Curt's car, and curt's dad's truck.  Angie rode with me - because I really can't talk and drive, not coordinated enough to answer the phone.  SO that both vehicles stayed in contact, Angie rode with me.  ( She spotted a Braun's truck - that's my baby)  She was way too nervous/excited to nap, so we had a fun time.  Since every one who knows me IRL, knows I am seldom not attached to a cup of coffee, and it was no different on this trip,  and we hit the last rest stop before we left the turnpike heading for PA -

When we arrived, my friend Min, was already there.  The security guards were serious.  Before Angie had checked in or anything, they had us unload both vehicles to the side of the building and move the cars to the lot across the street.  ( curt had the bulkier things- so was back to watch the stuff before I was done which worked out well)   THey had giant orange commercial laundry carts, which you could use by giving them your license (like you were going to keep it)  By the time Angie and Min came back from check- in we had almost everything loaded into 2 carts except for the 2 rolling suitcases.

Angie was the first of her suite mates to arrive which worked out well as we had a bunch of her stuff on her roommates bed as we got organized.

This post is getting long, so the rest will be tomorrow ( trust me the funny is tomorrow so come back!!

NO not Angie yet...

Peppers!!

I have a ton of peppers!  Thank goodness I only have one of each plant.  I am already re-thinkin next year and what is getting booted for other options next year.  I think  I have my tomatillo problems solved.  The fruit is staying on the plants and getting bigger.  We'll see if I have more than one ripen.  Now what to do with one cherry tomatillo???



Pueblo verdes tomatillo (one) and hades hot pepper



Onza rojas



orange blossom



bouquet chile



pequin black



McDonalds orange grove (tabasco peppers)



Australian lanterns



Solar Flare



Cubanelles - not hot - Italian frying peppers



what might have been the perfect Poblano...



2 of my pickled peppers (sorry not a peck... how much is a peck anyway?)

You Are a Full-time Foodie

Food is an important part of your life, and there's no denying it. You're probably at least a decent cook, and you have a very sophisticated palette. You're up on food trends, and you're always looking to sample something new and different. You figure that if you're going to eat three meals a day, you might as well make them an adventure.

Are You A Foodie?

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Since I didn't Thunk this week...

The Majorly Personal Meme, Part Two

Welcome back to Sunday Stealing. Sunday Stealing originated on WTIT: The Blog authored by Bud Weiser. Here we will steal all types of memes from every corner of the blogosphere. Our promise to you is that we will work hard to find the most interesting and intelligent memes. You may have heard of the expression, “honor amongst thieves”. In that age-old tradition, we also have our rules. First, we always credit the blog that we stole it from and we will “fess up” to the blog owner where we stole the meme. We also provide a link to the victim's post. (It's our way of saying "Thanks!") We do sometimes edit the original meme, usually to make it more relevant to our global players, to challenge our players, sometimes to select that meme's best questions, or simply to make it less repetitive from either this new meme or recently asked questions from a prior featured meme. Let's go!!

Today we ripped this meme off a blog that is written by a group of high school students. The blog is called Eternal Fireworks. The writers are: Michael, Kynan, Alex, Kenny, Chris, Leo, Shelley, Athy, Bam, Tina, and Bnita. There is no statement as to where it came from. But, it was probably stolen there as well. So, of course, that will be as far as we go. Tracing back our theft's thieves might take some time. It is a long meme and we shall do it in parts. Link back to us at Sunday Stealing!

Sunday Stealing: The Majorly Personal Meme, Part Two
Cheers to all of us thieves!
21. If you were to live your life without your best friend, what would change?  My husband would be out looking for a new best friend for me!  Curt likes alone time and is not a touchy person- so he needs help keeping me occupied and appropriately hugged!

22. Tell us about a era of your life that you really miss. This is a tough question.  Too much drama in HS and College.  It was nice when Angie was in middle school and she thought I was the coolest mom, but my life revolved around her schedule.  She was more independent in HS but had the occasional attitude adjustment necessary.  So I hope the best is yet to come?

23. Have you ever been betrayed by someone that came as a complete surprise? Without revealing the person, if yes, tell us about it. Nope,  I trust very few people enough that they could actually betray me.

24. Do you ever think that is a good idea to hide your feelings? I totally wear my heart on my sleeve.  Good thing is you pretty much always know where you stand!

 

25. Tell us about your favorite year when you were a student.  Probably senior year.....

25. When was the last time you were in a very good mood? What caused it? This morning - Curt made breakfast! Grits, eggs, sausage (ok bacon'd be better) and coffee!

26. Have you ever had a romantic relationship with a sibling of a good friend?  Does becoming friends with someone so you could meet/seduce his brother count?? (yes I was ebil!)

27. Tell us about the last thing that you did that you truly regret.
28. When did you laughed today? When I saw this question and wanted to take a red pen and cross out the ed.  ok I did cross out the ed and it made me giggle! 

29. Do you trust easily? No.  Makes it easier to avoid 23 & 27.

30. What do you care about that you wish more people would? Washing your hands after using the restroom.  I see far too many people who don't!

 

31. Is it easier for you to go without food or go without sleep?  Well since I hardly sleep now, and you've seen pic's of me I'd have to say sleep.  (never trust a skinny cook!)

32. What non-alcohol beverage do you enjoy drinking the most?  For those of you who don't pay attention  COFFEE!!!!

33. When you walk into a room full of strangers, generally how is your confidence? Confidence has really never been an issue for me.

34. Does talking about sex with anyone but your lover make you uncomfortable?  I guess you've never had a convo with me?  My mind goes to the gutter pretty quick, and there really is no filter between my brain and my mouth...

35. Do you tend to believe members of the opposite sex mostly behave the same way?  So kinda confused about the question?  Are you asking if men act one way and women act another - each sex acting mostly the same as others of their sex?  Or are you asking if people act mostly the same (not really dividing the sexes?)

36. Did you drink any alcohol this week? If yes, what? Before answering remember - I didn't work this week....  Smithwicks ( probably 4ish?) a couple margaritas, coconut rum w/pineapple soda, a couple Gentleman Jack's, a few Coronas, ( was just reminded I didn't drink Tue - Thr oh well)

37. Would you ever consider being a vegetarian? Actual plaque hanging in my kitchen
 

38. Do you believe that there’s always room in your heart for someone?  No, unless that someone is a furball...

39. Do you believe in the concept of soul mates? Have a problem with soulmates and the concept of free will.  I mean with free will, what if someone kills your soulmate before you meet them?  And with more and more people hooking up with people long distance are we to believe that God adapted to the new global economy and is making finding your soul mate more globally challenging??  

As someone who believes that the universe can be described by physics (ok, some we haven't discovered yet) and that the language of God is mathematics, and that there is a reason why the enduring physics equations are mathematically beautiful, I have my own theory.  I am not alone either! Have you heard of string theory?  I think that the dominant strings each person has resonate in their own chord.  If you meet someone whose vibrations harmonize with yours, it is easier to become close friends.  And the most harmonizing vibrations lead to what our brains perceive as love.  (why relationships based on lust often fail - sometimes the best sex is created by dissonant vibrations)

40. Last week, we had a few players criticize our victim’s questions. Which is fine to do and we value your opinion. Would you ever consider writing questions for Bud and me to post on a Sunday Stealing?  While I definitely mock some questions, I rarely criticize - because I am definitely not creative enough to come up with my own.

Bet you thought this post would be

about Angie didn't you?  Actually I'm trying to get a hold of some pics because I didn't take a whole lot.

So today's post will actually be about knitting! Yes! Knitting!

I finally finished my socks:



I finally seamed and wove in the ends of my spring bag.  Not sure what I'll do with it - totally not my colors.  I made it for a KAL (knit a long for you non-knitters) out of yarn left over from various dish cloth swaps.



I also knocked out a peach washcloth - because it's August - peach time ya' know? 



I also made a few more squares for my Victory Junction Afghan