Miscellaneous
I realize I’ve gone all serious on you in the past few days. Prop 8. The bailout. Maybe today, I should lighten things up. Especially since I saw this meme on a couple blogs this week, most recently over at kapgar’s. Plus, it might be an interesting way to introduce myself to my new readers!
LAYER ONE:
- Name: Nilsa
- Birthdate: December 6, 1973
- Birthplace: St. Louis, Missouri
- Current location: Chicago, Illinois
- Eye color: Brown
- Hair color: Brown
- Height: 5’2
- Righty or lefty: righty
- Zodiac sign: Sagittarius
LAYER TWO:
- Your heritage: Ukrainian
- The shoes you wore today: City kickers
- Your weakness: Chocolate & peanut butter; puppies
- Your fears: Losing those I hold near to my heart
- Your perfect pizza: New York style (sorry Chicago!)
- Goal you’d like to achieve: parenthood (someday)
LAYER THREE:
- Your most overused phrase on AIM: I was always too cool for AIM
- Your first waking thoughts: It’s cold!
- Your best physical feature: Shoulders
- Your most missed memory: My grandparents
LAYER FOUR:
- Pepsi or Coke: DIET Coke
- McDonald’s or Burger King: Don’t do fast food
- Single or group dates: Getting out of the house is good
- Adidas or Nike: New Balance
- Lipton Ice Tea or Nestea: Eiwww
- Chocolate or vanilla: Both
- Cappuccino or coffee: DIET Coke
LAYER FIVE:
- Smoke: Yuck
- Cuss: Fuck yeah
- Sing: Not if I like you
- Take a shower everyday: Nope – it’s my way of conserving water
- Do you think you’ve been in love: I just got married, so, ummm, yes!!!
- Want to go to college: Already drank that cool-aid
- Liked high school: Sure
- Want to get married: Just did 3.5 weeks ago
- Believe in yourself: Always have
- Get motion sickness: Easily
- Think you’re attractive: I used to be
- Think you’re a health freak: I used to be
- Get along with your parent(s): They’re awesome!
- Like thunderstorms: So long as I don’t have to leave the house
- Play an instrument: Used to proudly play the piano and not so proudly play the clarinet
LAYER SIX: In the past month…
- Drank alcohol: Yes (ummm, hello wedding and honeymoon!)
- Smoked: NO!!!
- Done a drug: Allergy meds and birth control everyday!
- Made out: Hell yeah (see above re. honeymoon!)
- Gone on a date: Define date
- Gone to the mall: Just before the wedding … too often!
- Eaten an entire box of Oreos: Hahaha, no
- Eaten sushi: I don’t think so … so sad!
- Been on stage: Does standing up in front of others and exchanging vows count?
- Been dumped: Thankfully, no.
- Gone skating: No.
- Made homemade cookies: No.
- Gone skinny dipping: What happens in Costa Rica, stays in Costa Rica, so I cannot say.
- Dyed your hair: Unfortunately, yes.
- Stolen Anything: No.
LAYER SEVEN: Ever…
- Played a game that required removal of clothing: Yes.
- Been trashed or extremely intoxicated: Yes.
- Been caught “doing something”: Ummm, I don’t think so.
- Been called a tease: No.
- Gotten beaten up: No.
- Shoplifted: Probably.
- Changed who you were to fit in: No.
LAYER EIGHT:
- Age you hope to be married: How about 34, just shy of 35 … check!
- Numbers and names of children: Not any yet.
- Describe your dream wedding: It already was. And it was dreamy!
- How do you want to die: Peacefully.
- Where you want to go to college: Or where I went? UNC – go Heels!
- What do you want to be when you grow up: A Grandma
- What country would you most like to visit: Greece
LAYER NINE:
- Number of drugs taken illegally: Pot, once
- Number of people I could trust with my life: A handful come to mind
- Number of CDs that I own: I can’t count higher than 10 fingers and 10 toes, so … more than 20
- Number of piercings: Three
- Number of tattoos: None
- Number of times my name has appeared in the newspaper: Quite a few
- Number of scars on my body: Many small ones
- Number of things in my past that I regret: Living in my sorority house … one.
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Changing topics a bit…
Over the past month or so, a few bloggers have been kind enough to bestow awards on me. The rules of the game are that I’m now supposed to pass these awards onto others. Lucky me. Lucky few of you!
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Here are the rules (and results) that accompany the award:
* Every superior scribbler must name 5 other super scribblers. (see below!)
* Link back to the author and the name of the blog that gave you the award. Sparkling Red over at No More Casual Non-Chalance gave me this Superior Scribbler Award. I love the art that is the award.
* Display the award and link to this post, which explains the award. (check)
* Visit that same post add your name via Mr. Linky List, so the award creators can keep track of who the superest scribblers are.
My winners are…
1) Distracted Spunk whose voice surpasses her deafness.
2) It’s All About Me because her writing is introspective, honest and always a joy to read.
3) Motherhood in NYC who brings humor to raising children in a big city.
4) New Life in South Dakota because you’ve got to have respect for a person who turns their life around and isn’t afraid to share it with the world wide internets!
5) The Erin Experiment who gives thought and insight on everything from being a step-mother to pole dancing.
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Next up is an award that came to me via two blogs: Half Deserted Streets and The Almost Right Word. It doesn’t appear there are any rules other than to pass it along to five brillant bloggers. That shouldn’t be too hard, right?! So, I’m going to give this award to six CREATIVE and BRILLIANT bloggers (I mean, I was given this award twice, so I could go up to 10 if I wanted!).
1) s1 Weddings because he is my wedding photographer and I want to share his amazing photo skills (as well as butter him up to deliver our fabulous wedding pics!)
2) Kyla Bea because she has to be one of the most adorable gal bloggers I read; talented, too!
3) Radioactive Girl because she turns cooking into voting contests and somehow manages to entertain four kids – I don’t know how she does it!
4) Raising Cultured Children One Meal at a Time because not only does she have a passion for cooking, but she is an entrepreneur in the music industry (or is that education industry)?!
5) Sunnypond Home because her creations were part of my bridesmaids gifts and she makes me excited to become a mother one day (the clothes she makes are so darn adorable)!!
6) the brain because she’s a kick ass hair stylist who finds creative ways to be green and stay true to herself!
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November 14th, 2008 at 1:09 pm
This meme was cute. Your what do you want to be when you grow up one mad me laugh because when my brother was a kid and asked that question his answer was to be a boss and a grandfather.
November 14th, 2008 at 1:10 pm
Now you I can see being Police Blotter fodder. Fess up!
November 14th, 2008 at 1:25 pm
Of course I think you’re fantastic, and I love your writing, and that’s one of the reasons I keep coming back, but? Until I read this post, I had no idea how much we had in common. It’s almost eerie!
Happy weekend, my dear :)
November 14th, 2008 at 1:49 pm
Thanks for the honor! I hope I can reciprocate some day!
Great meme, too
November 14th, 2008 at 2:16 pm
chocolate + peanut butter + puppies = not so bad Fridays
November 14th, 2008 at 2:30 pm
Thanks so much Nilsa, you’re so sweet! = )
I love this meme, I may have to steal it!
November 14th, 2008 at 2:33 pm
Clarinet and piano?! Me too! But I’m guessing you already knew that since you read mine. :)
November 14th, 2008 at 3:25 pm
Thank you so much for this award! I am so excited and honored! :)
November 14th, 2008 at 3:48 pm
I now know just about everything about you… and yet, I feel you MUST have used AIM. No 1 was too kewl 4 that. :) ttyl
November 14th, 2008 at 3:51 pm
Thanks for the love and the meme. Might have to try that on myself :-)
November 14th, 2008 at 4:02 pm
Thank you, Nilsa, for being so sweet to me even though I am the most lackadaisical commenter on the web.
November 14th, 2008 at 4:50 pm
Oooh. New blogs to check out. Thanks for that! ;) And glad you finally “accepted” the award!
November 14th, 2008 at 5:24 pm
Good job Nilsa. I love the meme.
November 14th, 2008 at 7:36 pm
A very interesting list of facts about Nilsa! :-)
BTW I wanted to acknowledge that I said I would participate in BlogSecret and then pooped out on you. Honestly I’m just not up for the assignment at the moment, so I must gracefully bow out. I did pimp it on my blog so I hope that makes up for the let-down! ;-)
November 14th, 2008 at 11:02 pm
This meme is awesome! I might have to steal it. :D
November 15th, 2008 at 1:01 am
Thanks for the love Nilsa! Check out S1blog.com now! ^_^
November 15th, 2008 at 1:58 am
I certainly hope there was skinny dipping in Costa Rica on the honeymoon!
November 15th, 2008 at 3:00 pm
Never been dumped? Luckily I make up for your slacking in that department.
November 15th, 2008 at 3:59 pm
I have a weakness of peanut butter and chocolate too.
November 15th, 2008 at 3:59 pm
I have a weakness of peanut butter and chocolate too.
November 15th, 2008 at 7:07 pm
Holy long memes, Batman! But really cute. :-)
November 16th, 2008 at 2:18 pm
that meme was cool, i want to do it too.
btw -- i also gave you an award. it’s here: http://expensivemistakescheapthrills.co.za/mistakes-and-thrills/i-like-it/
November 17th, 2008 at 3:41 am
Always interesting to learn the little details about the person you feel you know well!
November 17th, 2008 at 9:41 am
Okay so instead of being sad that you didn’t choose my blog I’ll sulk and think about doing that meme…just kidding! Fun post!
November 18th, 2008 at 3:23 pm
well, its official. i have to add you to my google reader since we have the same birthday!
(loving the post secret, by the way. it’s going to take a while to dig through all the blogs!)