Showing posts with label memes. Show all posts
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Saturday, February 13, 2016
Love means saying sorry even when you think you did nothing wrong.
2) The movie was famous for a montage of the lovers frolicking in the snow. Do you enjoy sledding, skating, skiing, snowball fights, snowmen, etc.? Or do you just want spring to hurry up and get here?
I love winterfun. The snow-things.
But snow is rather rare here.
Most of the winter is grey and I don't like those depressive days that you have to close the curtains at 15.00 hours already.
Give me flowers, give me spring. Give me sun!
3) In the movie, Oliver asks his father for $5,000. The money is required for wife Jenny's hospital treatment, but Oliver is too proud to tell his father why he needs it. Adjusted for inflation, $5,000 in 1970 is $30,000 today. How much would you be willing to lend a friend or family member without knowing the reason?
I don't have 30.000, but in the past I've given all my savings to family members to enable them to buy their house before the bank agreed with the loan and the house would be gone. Most of the family helped and we all got our money back when the bank gave the loan.
4) In the movie, Jenny is the daughter of a baker who owns a little shop in Cranston, Rhode Island. Think of the last baked goods you consumed. Were they home made? Did you buy them from a bakery, the grocery store, or a coffee shop, like Starbucks?
The last breadrolls I got from a friend. From the bakery, I assume.
5) In 1970, when the movie was first released, California's First Lady Nancy Reagan said she liked it but was upset to hear Ali MacGraw's character swear. What's the curse word you use most often? (Feel free to spell it with *'s, in case Nancy Reagan stops by Sat. 9)
I don't curse, just use meaningless words.
6) Now 75, Ali MacGraw has let her famous hair go gray. She says she's glad to "look like a grown up." Do you feel your age? Or older or younger than your years?
I think I'm the same age as I am.
7) MacGraw and her Love Story co-star Ryan O'Neal are currently on tour in the play, Love Letters, and they're drawing big crowds of fans who remember them in their famous film. Tell us of another movie couple you felt had romantic chemistry.
Don't know...
8) Red is the signature color of Valentine's Day. Are you wearing red right now?
Yes, a red sjawl.
9) Because Valentine's Day is such a big day for chocolate ... would you prefer a large, solid milk chocolate heart or a small box of four assorted chocolates?
When it means not everybody pays attention and I can eat it without sharing: the small box.
OK, I'll share with you....want one?
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Tuesday, February 9, 2016
Unconscious Mutterings is one of the longest running memes.
Each week a list of words is given, and the blogger ads as soon as possible free associations, giving the reader an insight in his thinking.
Here you go.
- Pleasure :: Fun
- Emoticon :: emotion graphic
- Race :: Horse
- Highlight :: accentuated
- 56 :: 20+36
- Error :: mistake
- Taken :: place occupied
- Street food :: walking snack
- Common sense :: logic
- Grace :: Kelly
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Monday, February 8, 2016
Monday, good morning dear bloggers.
Laane asked:
Did you ever take part in Carnival?
Yes.
I like Carnaval, as we call it here.
My parents took me to see the parade every year. They dressed me up, like their other kids and took photos.
At school Carnaval was celebrated each year at friday afternoon. It was fun to dance and jump, and sing for the prince.
When I was 10 I was trained to dance in official dress at the carnaval festivities for the grown ups.
I did it about 8 years.
When I went to university I stopped and didn't even go home for carnaval, because I went to the south of the country with friends.
We went to the parade there and then went to a big tent in the center of the city to dance.
It was very nice.
I've been asked to become a member of the organisation of carnaval in my birth town last year, but I turned it down.
This year I stayed at home and I enjoyed that too.
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Saturday, February 6, 2016
1) This song is a plea for a second chance. Are you good at forgiving/forgetting?
I try, because I'm not without fault. But it's more difficult to forget than to forgive.
2) Justin asks his girl to "forget this." What have you done/said recently that you wish could just be forgotten?
Something unimportant. I was asked to come and celebrate Carnaval and I declined. Right now I wish a bit that I had gone with them to have a party....
3) Mr. Bieber says he needs just 6 hours sleep every night. How about you? How much sleep do you require to feel sharp?
About 8
4) Justin prefers D&G underwear, which can cost as much as $102/pair. Sam may be crazy, but there's no way she'd spend that much on underwear. What's something you're willing to splurge on?
A good wintercoat. I have to bicycle a lot and when it's a cold winter I need a good one.
5) He may be picky about underwear but not cuisine. He loves Big Macs. If we were going to McDonald's, what would you order?
I almost never go there, so I don't even know what's on the menu.
Do they have chicken nuggets?
6) When it comes to healthier fare, Bieber has told fans he enjoys snacking on bananas and grapes. What do you reach for between meals?
Cheese
7) Performing in Germany, Justin Bieber told a girl who approached the stage, "Ich liebe dich” ("I love you") and she fainted. Have you ever fainted?
No.
8) As a kid, Justin was teased for being one of the shortest in his class. What do you recall being teased about in school?
Oh yes. And I didn't like it.
I dressed as I liked and I loved making things myself. I was teased, but it changed into admiration when these kids got older.
9) Random question: Will you be watching this weekend's Super Bowl?
No.
Not even for money.
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Friday, February 5, 2016
- In what way are you pressing your luck?
When I visit my gram I always hope she invites me for dinner. Most of the time she does. - When did you last wield an iron?
You mean Iron clothes?
I almost never do, so I won't know what was the last time.
I try to buy non-iron clothes. - Not counting buttons on your computer, tablet, or phone, what was the result the last time you pressed a button?
This afternoon when I made photocopies. - What was the name of your high school newspaper?
We didn't have one. - To “press the flesh” means (usually in the context of politics or public relations) to meet and greet as many people as you can, shaking hands and making personal contact. When were you last called upon to press the flesh, and how were you?
When an uncle died and my aunt asked me to stand beside her. I did, because she looked so sad all alone. But then people thought I was her daughter. She doesn't have a daughter. So it was a bit awkward.
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Thursday, February 4, 2016
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She thought a wedding
would be the ultimate moment of happiness.
So she got her teacher
So she got her teacher
to organize one.
That day
That day
was one of the happiest of her life,
she told me.
But next time,
But next time,
she'll wear white shoes.
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Tuesday, February 2, 2016
Unconscious Mutterings is one of the longest running memes.
Each week a list of words is given, and the blogger ads as soon as possible free associations, giving the reader an insight in his thinking.
Here you go.
- Temper :: Tantrum
- Late! :: Missed a bit
- Status :: Dutch word for file
- Breakfast :: First meal of the day
- Hopeless :: No expectations
- 365 :: No february 29
- Lottery :: I never win
- Cancer :: Research
- Facebook :: Social medium for games and contact
- Date :: trying a relationship
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Saturday, January 30, 2016
1) What's something that seems to fascinate everyone else, but you just don't care about?
George Clooney is in the country.
People are all oh and ah's.
I don't know the guy. Maybe he's nice, maybe he isn't.
I'm not part of his world and it's best he stays out of mine, I think.
2) The lyrics refer to "the times we cried and laughed." Which did you do more recently, cry or laugh?
Laugh.
I was so happy the working week was over.
3) In the song, our hero seems surprised that his girlfriend doesn't believe him. Are you more believing and trusting, or suspicious and skeptical?
I'm more believing and trusting, and I'm often paying for it.
4) This song is just over two minutes long, which seems short for a song but awful long when Sam is waiting for her chicken soup to heat in the microwave. What's the last thing you heated in a microwave?
Oops...A meal.
5) This week's band, The Buckinghams, was one of the first acts to perform at Chicago's premiere summer festival, The Taste of Chicago.* Let's think ahead: Have you made any plans for Summer 2016?
No. not yet. Maybe I should.
6) In 1967, when this song was popular, Rolling Stone magazine published its first issue. What magazines do you subscribe to? Do they arrive in the mail, or do you read them online?
I get some professional magazines in the mail.
7) Country star/American Idol judge Keith Urban was born in 1967. Are you watching the final season of American Idol?
No, we can't see it here.
8) In 1967, the average cost of a movie ticket was $1.25. By 2015, it had risen $8.60. What's the last movie you saw in a theater?
Star wars. Took a nephew to see it because his parents didn't want to. We pay a lot more for a movie. It was 12 euro, that's about 13 dollars.
9) Random question: Sam's taking everyone out to dinner and she's buying. Would you prefer the steak or the lobster?
Never had lobster. Maybe I'll try.
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Friday, January 29, 2016
- How would you describe your sense of direction?
It's rather good.
Most of the time I can find whatever I want to find without a car-thingy. - Whose sense of humor is most like yours?
My niece's. The whole family can sit listening to us at a birthday and we won't stop. Like stand up comedians. - What film’s or novel’s sense of place really impressed you?
Some of those action movies have car pursuits. I always wonder how they know what they are doing and where they are going. - When did you most recently and accurately sense danger?
A few weeks ago I was visiting an aunt.
I didn't sense danger, I smelled it.
She was sitting in the room, not aware she had still something boiling.
I smelled something strange and was just in time, because the handle of the pan caught fire. - How would you describe the scent of your car’s interior?
It's not my car. I use it. It smells like cleaning liquid. Don't like it.
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Thursday, January 28, 2016
Tuesday, January 26, 2016
Monday, good morning dear bloggers.
Laane asked:
Have you ever been kept hostage by a virus?
Yes.
About 10 years ago we were ready for a vacation of 14 days.
My parents had booked bus and hotel, trips at the foreign location and a friend who had to water our plants and keep a watch on the house.
I was not very happy with the trip, but I adjusted my opinion and agreed to go with them.
The day before I got a nasty fever.
Within a few hours I was sitting sweating on the couch, crying from feeling bad.
Then I got red spots and a huge headache and my mom got almost a panic attack, she thought it was meningitis and called the doctor.
he said it was just a bug, but I wasn´t allowed to travel and had to stay home.
But there was no need, according to him, to cancel the trip.
The family could go and the friend could keep an eye on me, he would visit me the next day and then decide if he would visit again or leave instructions for the friend.
So there I was± home alone without the fun, with the friend visiting me 4 or 5 times a day during long hours... with the telephone on stand by. She cooked and was very nice...
After a week I was recovered, but wasn´t allowed to go to a party of friends, because she didn´t know if my parents would be OK with it.
Yes.... I was kept hostage by a virus.
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Saturday, January 23, 2016
1) In this song, Glenn explores one of the great romantic conundrums. This week, Saturday 9 is confronting it, too. If you had to choose, would you prefer to be loved, or to be in love?
I think one without the other is a lonely experience.
To be loved and not to love back gives a very uneasy feeling.
Being in love without being loved back, even without the other knowing, is a bit better, because there's no need to hurt another person.
So my choice is clear now....
2) The song describes an awkward moment: an old boyfriend calls when a woman is on a date with someone new. To whom did you last say, "I can't talk now?"
To a collegue who wanted a relationship and I didn't want one. To be honest to you...there was no one in the room with me at that moment, but it worked.
3) The lyrics talk about heart vs head. When you find yourself in that predicament, which usually wins -- heart or head?
Heart.
4) This song was from Glenn Frey's solo album, No Fun Aloud. What fun stuff are you looking forward to this weekend?
Preparing for the anniversary of friends. I'm taking their children shopping without mom and dad knowing.
5) Glenn Frey was born in Royal Oak, a suburb of Detroit. The Motor City is known for car manufacturing. Is your car domestic or foreign?
The car I drive in sometimes is a shared car. It's foreign.
6) The popular 1990s sitcom Home Improvement was set in Royal Oak. Are you handy around the house?
Reasonable.
7) Glenn Frey co-founded The Eagles in 1970. What's your favorite Eagles song?
What Do I Do with My Heart"
8) The Eagles helped define "California Rock," but in recent years Glenn and his wife lived in Tribeca. Have you ever been to New York? If so, did you like it?
No...too far away.
9) Glenn wrote "Smuggler's Blues" and "You Belong to the City" for the iconic 1980s TV show, Miami Vice. What else comes to mind when you think of the 80s?
The way people dressed.
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Friday, January 22, 2016
- When opposing forces in your life pull you in different directions, how do you recenter yourself and find balance ?
Sometimes it's a struggle not to let the emotions win.
I have set myself a couple of goals and they help me finding the path I want to walk. Maybe I make a clear choice, or maybe I walk the middle way. That depends. When I've made a choice I feel relieved.
- What are often the greatest threats to your overall balance?
Bad moods of others aimed at me. I can deal with morning moods of others, but when people stamp into a room and throw their stuff on the table with an angry face I feel stressed.
I have also problems dealing with the expectations of others when they're opposite of my plans. I want to please them, but at the other hand, I don't want to do what I don't want to do.
- If you could add just a little more of one thing to your life and have a little less of another, what would they be?
Add more unconditional love and a little less pressure from society.
- What are pluses and minuses of hanging out with mercurial people, and what are pluses and minuses of hanging out with even-keeled people? Which tend to populate your social groups most?
I think most of my friends are even-keeled people. There's no reason to be over the top with positivity one moment and being depressed at other moments, even though I have some manic-depressed and borderliners between the lot. I can deal with them, but sometimes they make me feel uneasy, because I want room to be myself too.
- What’s your greatest challenge in maintaining a balanced diet?
The irregular office hours are a challenge. One day I can eat lunch at 12.00 a.m. and other days at 1.30 p.m.
Sometimes work is finished late and when I have to be somewhere in the evening there's not always time to eat properly.
And I love fries..
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Thursday, January 21, 2016
I completely lost track of the days of the week.
Thought it was Wednesday today,
but it's already time for the Thursday Challenge.
So I went through the photos on my computer.
No chair, cups, or other everyday things clearly photographed.
I always tried to escape from them, and I succeeded.
Except when I was at the beach last summer.
We stood in front of my favorite place downstairs.
The woman keeps a little shop and the toilets.
She's very kind, talkative and has the talent
to remember people.
So when I pass her place I always take some time
to have a chat with her.
That day her little place was closed.
My mood was different from other times
and I noticed the long double row of bins.
We have those ugly things at home too.
one size smaller and in green.
But I hate them.
They don't belong in my garden.
Nor do they belong at the entrance of the beach.
But that day they became an art object.
All were standing rather straight,
like they should.
But these two had created their own world,
or the world had created them to stand in the sand.
Kind of two old people, willing to walk towards the sea,
but contemplating too long to take their shoes off,
so the sand covered their feet and even more.
People had tried to digg them out,
but the wind blew the sand back again.
When will they disappear?
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Monday, January 18, 2016
Monday, good morning dear bloggers.
The question of today is:
Would you help the medical profession to find a cure for something by volunteering in medical substance research?
Laane explained at her blog the different stages of medical substance research.
So when research is at the stage of trying potential medication on humans it's supposed to be relatively safe.
When people volunteer they get a good explanation about the dangers of the medication, and often there is a special insurance to secure the test person against financial problems due to the possible healthconsequences of the research.
At any time a person is allowed to withdraw him or herself.
In the past I took part in research as a test person, but it was psychological research. So they didn't mess with my physical health and they were not supposed to mess with my psychological health either.
The tests were for instance reading with different colours of light, to see if that makes a difference. The standard student test that is done at numerous universities: does normal coloured beer taste the same as green coloured beer.
And many more.
I enjoyed doing it, but sometimes I left with an ill feeling that I didn't do the test well enough. Once I had a very nagging feeling for several days because I was too tired to take part in the first place. I should have slept better the night before. The outcome of my test might have been different when I had been fitter.
But trials of medication?
The substances are supposed to work against symptoms of a disease, not against no symptoms in a healthy human being.
So it might work completely in an unwanted way.
Take Ritalin.
In normal human being it's speed. Can't say it different.
But in the brains of people with true ADHD something chemical is going on that can be altered with Ritalin in a good and positive way. It doesn't act as speed at all, it calms a person down and make that person able to control his impulses far better.
So I feel that medical experiments on healthy subjects might cause harm.
As long as I don't walk in my nightgown outside tonight (temperature of minus 10 expected here) I'm not going to harm myself in any other way than getting tiny holes in my ear for small earplugs.
So the answer is clear I hope: No!
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Unconscious Mutterings is one of the longest running memes.
Each week a list of words is given, and the blogger ads as soon as possible free associations, giving the reader an insight in his thinking.
Here you go.
- Holiday :: Sleeping in
- Timeframe :: Limited time
- Initiative :: Activity
- Grinding :: Milling (is that a verb?)
- Shouting :: Loud noise
- Liver :: Alcohol
- Extension :: Enlargement
- Taxes :: Lawful bill for nothing
- Obnoxious :: Sick
- Ten minutes :: to drink coffee
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Saturday, January 16, 2016
1) In this song, David encourages his partner to "put on your red shoes and dance." When did you last dance?
Last week, at a party to celebrate the engagement of friends.
2) Mr. Bowie recalled that he and choreographer Toni Basil developed a dance step now known as "the moonwalk" for his 1974 tour, nearly a decade before Michael Jackson performed "Billie Jean." Can you think of something you should have gotten credit for, but didn't?
Yes, it has happened that I made a felt hat for someone. Two years later she found it again and then told me she had bought it a few years ago at an expensive shop in town.
I've never told her I made the hat, with a piece of felt of about 5 euro. :)
3) Similarly, the band Roxy Music was upset because Bowie copied their "catsuit look" for his own stage wardrobe and made it famous. What do you usually wear, Monday through Friday?
Not a catsuit....far too inconvenient.
I usually wear denims with a blouse and cardigan. At work the temperature changes at times so the cardigan goes on and off.
At home I like a t-shirt with sports trousers.
4) David Bowie was particular about the aftershave he wore, and one of his favorites was by Guerlain. Do you regularly apply cologne or aftershave?
No. Some people are allergic to perfume and I work with people so....
5) In school, David's best subject was art. Think back to your own school days. In which class did you excel?
Geography.
6) In addition to art and music, David Bowie displayed a keen head for business, leaving a fortune of more than $600,000,000. Would you describe yourself as "good with money?"
NO!!!!!!
7) Bowie also appeared in a variety of movies from The Man Who Fell to Earth to Zoolander. Who is your alltime favorite movie actor?
Don't know.
8) One of Bowie's hits is "Life on Mars." If you had the opportunity to travel into space, would you take it?
Yes, I think so.
9) The creators of SpongeBob Square Pants are huge Bowie fans and were thrilled when, in 2007, he appeared in an episode. Sam suspects that she may be the only person who hasn't seen that cartoon show. What about you? Have you ever watched an episode of SpongeBob, start to finish?
Oh no!
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Friday, January 15, 2016
- When did you last wear a lei (or something similar)?
A lei is a flower-necklace that is used in Hawaii etc to welcome you, isn't it?
I've never had one. - What are your thoughts on organically grown produce?
I'm still struggling with my first meeting with organic vegetables. The worms in and on them and fly eggs on them...ugh.
Now I think all is organically grown, because it's all nature, isn't it? It's what we do with it. So one should say: produce without toxic human interference.
Well, the produce here is as much from the region as possible, and that's clearly on the label. I know quite some farmers and they're OK. So I'm convinced their produce is as good as the far more expensive stuff. - Which Goldie Hawn movies have you seen?
Butterflies Are Free.
I have seen more, but can't remember the titles. - What’s something you’ve recently and reluctantly flown solo on?
That means going alone, doesn't it?
I almost always go alone. But right now I'm not a arty animal, so it doesn't matter. - What experience do you have with BB or pellet guns?
None.
But I took a pellet gun from a boy, some years ago and gave it to the police with his address. It's forbidden to use one here, and the ten year old targetted the face of a little girl.
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Thursday, January 14, 2016
....and then a dear friend who lives at the other side of the world said:
"I so long for the summerflowers,
the large skies, broken by a few trees and a windmill."
So I found the perfect place for the perfect picture for her,
made by a cheap phone-with-camera,
because I didn't have time, nor money, to buy a good camera.
It's her favorite photo.
And one of mine too.
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Wednesday, January 13, 2016
Unconscious Mutterings is one of the longest running memes.
Each week a list of words is given, and the blogger ads as soon as possible free associations, giving the reader an insight in his thinking.
Here you go.
- Harbor :: Ships
- Mattress :: Bed
- Experience :: Life-event
- Seminar :: Lecture
- 2 million :: Feet, walking
- Scarf :: Sjawl
- Stacked :: Saw a large pile of christmastrees
- Flowers :: at christmas 2015
- Bowling :: Stinking shoes
- Husband :: Hubby
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