I guess it takes an official writing assignment to get me off my blogging butt. Click here for the rules, and to see if there is a writing prompt you would like to follow. I chose #2, the prompt to write a 26-line poem using all of the letters of the alphabet in order. My current [...]
Posts Tagged as ‘Meme’
January 28, 2009
25 More Random Bits
1. ‘Pride and Prejudice’ is my favorite book of all time. I read it after I heard my friend present a book report about it in junior lit. class.
2. I went by the name of Rhody for 9 wks in the summer of ‘98. I worked at a Girl Scout camp in Eastern Kentucky and all of [...]
December 11, 2008
The Twelve Questions of Christmas
Only 13 shopping meme days left until Christmas. In an effort to further stall my Christmas shopping, I created this meme instead.
1. What’s the best gift you have ever received? And the worst?
My favorite gift was this:
The year was 1983. Mothers were beating each other up at toy stores across America to score one [...]
November 24, 2008
111 Things for Which I Am Grateful
Elizabeth Bennett and Mr. Darcy
Chili
Gingham
McPlaygrounds
Hand-written letters
My pug’s curly tail wags
Bicycle helmets
Zappos.com
Christmas music
Ghirardelli Peppermint Bark
Religious freedom
Imp giggles
9-key calculators
Walnuts in salads
Trails
Pam & Jim
Bubblemint Orbit gum
Home
Mom’s cookies
School pictures
Veterans
Gilmore Girls marathons
Gel ink pens
Facebook flair
Girl Scout cookie order forms
Purple highlighters
Novacaine
Road trips
My right to vote
Spell check
Free refills
Dr. Seuss
I’m Yours
Sunscreen
Return policies
Family recipes
Queso dip
Aloe vera gel
Staedtler Mars plastic erasers
Dogwoods in spring
Shade trees in [...]
May 26, 2008
10 Ways to Increase Your Dork Quotient
I’m afraid that my dorkitude cannot be contained in one post. Any one of these things is sure to guarantee your dorkdorm. All 10 would put you in the dork hall of shame fame.
1. I once accidentally washed my hair with baby oil instead of shampoo. I left the house while my hair was still wet and [...]
February 21, 2008
Iced In: A Literary Meme
While iced in, I created a book meme. Feel free to copy if you like.
1. What is your favorite passage/line from a book?
My favorite passage is from Pride and Prejudice. Mr. Darcy has just proposed to Elizabeth, and insulted her family in the process:
Elizabeth felt herself growing more angry every moment; yet she tried to the [...]
February 18, 2008
Dorks Unite!
Inspired by iwright’s personal history of embarrassment, I thought I would take a moment to chronicle my own dorkiness throughout the years.
When I was in the 3rd grade, I was riding my bicycle on the sidewalk when I encountered an anchored mailbox. I opted to hit the mailbox rather than leave the sidewalk because I wasn’t supposed to ride [...]
January 26, 2008
Excuse Me, I Quirked
I am a creature of habit and quirk should be my middle name. I’ve been tagged by Pammy Girl to reveal a few of my freaky tendencies quirky tidbits. I was careful to omit the really scary ones.
The rules are:
* link to the person who tagged you
* post the rules on your blog
* share six non-important [...]
