76 posts tagged “qotd”

Who was the last person you offended?
Submitted by May.

Oh good gracious. Any number of people I talk to or read my blog will probably be offended by something I said. And I was just getting over the hang up of offending people, too. Heh.

But seriously, it's a talent I have. I've come to be quite familiar with the taste of shoe leather and it's not like chicken.

What do you want to be famous for?
Submitted by bluemoon07.

Famous? Absolutely nothing. Ironic in a sense, since I have a blog, but I really don't like the idea of being followed around or people coming up to me and all that. Wallflower, background, silent partner: all concepts I love. Is limelight-a-phobia an official diagnosis? Because I think I might have it.

Have you ever been skinny dipping?

No. Never had the guts to, doubt I ever will. 

When you travel, do you use a guidebook so that you're well prepared, or do you go without much prior knowledge so that you're surprised?
Submitted by Jack Yan.

Guidebook? I scour the internet, Craigslist forums, and whatever online resources I can find online. If I can find a forum locals use, so much the better as they would know the ins and outs of their hometown, what's a must-see and what's a tourist trap. We travel with too much information and then pick and choose what we do once we get there. I do try of  making a point of getting lost at least once because that's how serendipitous things happen. 

What inspires you to blog?

My awful memory. I have to write things down or else they are forgotten. It's important for me to remember when my kids did what, who we saw, what we learned, and how God is working in and through us.

At the time when I decided that I would move my blog to Vox exclusively (instead of use Word Press), I read through a lot of my old blog posts and had a good laugh---and cry. So many memories! It's nice to be able to share them with my family who isn't near, of course.

It wouldn't be entirely honest to leave out the fact that, ahem, this is also a venting and plugging place. A girl's gotta have a place for that!

What's the best thing about today?

1.) I'm alive.
2.) I'm Alive.
3.) I feel so much better! That's the nice thing about spending two days in bed when you're sick.

If you could teleport to any place in the world right this second, where would you go?

I was going to quote to you Revelation 21 but decided against it because my reasons are totally selfish. I wouldn't mind going to the Philippines to visit my sister&family and dear friends. But you know what? I have to say I'm really happy to be in my chair, at my desk, setting up to knit :D

oh wait! that's selfish, too!

Here's one for the ladies:  What's in your handbag right now? 
Submitted by Kadeeae.

Lip balm, wallet, digicam, cell phone, receipts, receipts, a postcard for the women's retreat at church, receipts, keys (yay! they made it in), visitor guide to San Antonio, museum brochure for Ft. Sam Houston, a Lifesaver candy, a baggie of sundrop candies (like m&ms), a postcard for $5 off anything at Cafe Monet (ceramic painting shop), credit card bill.

What??? No knitting!? *cries*

How do you stay organized? 
Submitted by devillibrarian. 

Organized? What's that? Is that asking me how I manage to keep my innards where they belong? Well...not compromising the largest organ I have which would happen to by my skin would be a good start. I avoid situations that might involve major fractures since the bones, in part, help keep my organs in place. The nice thing is that these are entirely involuntary functions and involve no effort on my part to keep me organized, yes sir!

Oh.

You mean that kinda organized.

Huh. Well haven't you ever heard that a clean desk is a sign of a sick mind? Or was it a messy desk is a sign of intelligence? I can't remember. I can't get my thoughts organized.

What are 10 things you've done that other people probably haven't? 
Submitted by Janette.   

1. Petted a sea cucumber (Hundred Islands, Pangasinan, Philippines). But only my brother can claim he got squirted by one.
   
2. Witnessed my father push a coin unto dry ice to hear the sound (don't do this at home!).
3. Rode down a steeply sloped street in a kid's pedal-powered red Jeep with my brother who managed to avoid hitting cross traffic. At age 4 and 3 (him).
4. Watched my father joke about putting one foot in one province, one foot in another province and pretending to do what only boys can do into a third province in the Philippines (his father was a surveyor, so he knew where things had to go).
5. Witnessed a truck flip over in front of us and land on it's top.
6. Almost died falling out of the back of a truck bed while 4x4 riding in the desert.
7. Painted a portrait of my hubby. As far as I know, no one else has used him as a subject.
   
8. Ate---and enjoyed!---military surplus MREs. I see you cringing. I happen to like freeze-dried strawberries.
   
9. Have a baby born with teeth.
10. I'd like to say: *not* enjoy watching a USC/Cal football game but my SIL can attest to the fact that everyone else there was just as bored!