dum de dum... twiddling my thumbs.
So, as often happens, I'm working from home and there's something wrong with the server or some such technical thing at the office. Now I'm trying to keep in touch via sometimes-working email and figure out when I can start working again. It's kind of frustrating, but it's also a bonus because then I have time to putz around while I wait for things to work again.
In the meantime, I'm looking up info for a day of travel and treats to the great dairy state of Wisconsin this weekend. Paul and I often go up there and jaunt around to the same few little attractions. This time we're taking a friend who has never (gasp!) been to the Mars Cheese Castle or eaten at Chick-Fil-A. This situation, of course, must be remedied!
Ok, now it looks like my work stuff might be working, so I've gotta go.
So, I'm probably way late on this, but the BBC has a list of 50 things to eat before you die. Why was I not informed?! This is a project I can definitely get behind. I've already got a lot of them covered, actually. I have happily partaken in numbers 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 13, 14, 15, 17, 18, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 34, 38, 39, 41, 44, 45, 46, 49, and 50. That leaves 21 to go!
1. Fresh fish
2. Lobster
3. Steak
4. Thai Food
5. Chinese food
6. Ice cream
7. Pizza
8. Crab
9. Curry
10. Prawns
11. Moreton Bay Bugs
12. Clam chowder
13. Barbecues
14. Pancakes
15. Pasta
16. Mussels
17. Cheesecake
18. Lamb
19. Cream tea
20. Alligator
21. Oysters
22. Kangaroo
23. Chocolate
24. Sandwiches
25. Greek food
26. Burgers
27. Mexican food
28. Squid
29. American diner breakfast
30. Salmon
31. Venison
32. Guinea pig
33. Shark
34. Sushi
35. Paella
36. Barramundi
37. Reindeer
38. Kebab
39. Scallops
40. Australian meat pie
41. Mango
42. Durian fruit
43. Octopus
44. Ribs
45. Roast Beef
46. Tapas
47. Jerk chicken/pork
48. Haggis
49. Caviar
50. Cornish pasty
What's your favorite foreign accent?
This one's easy -- British! How do they always manage to make everything sound so damn sophisticated? They could say, "Pardon me, I farted." and it would sound fantastic. And the worst part about it is that I can never sound like that unless I want to be a poser like Madonna. No, I'm stuck with my nasal Chicago accent, which isn't half bad, either.
How many places have you lived in your life?
Oh, my, this is the one for me! Let's see....
1. Chicago, IL (Many moves and places here)
2. Elkhart, IN
3. Evanston, IL (Twice)
4. Grand Junction, CO
5. Oak Park, IL
6. Denver, CO
If we're talking about how many different houses/apartments I've lived in, that would be:
1. Apartment, Chicago
2. House, Elkhart
3. Apartment, Evanston
4. Apartment, Evanston
5. Apartment, Grand Junction
6. House, Grand Junction
7. Dorm, Chicago
8. Dorm, Chicago
9. Dorm, Chicago
10. House, Chicago
11. Apartment, Chicago
12. Apartment, Chicago
13. Apartment, Chicago (first time living on my own!)
14. Apartment, Chicago (first time living with Paul!)
15. Apartment, Denver
16. Apartment, Oak Park
17. Apartment, Evanston
18. Apartment, Oak Park (Soon to be - moving at the end of Sept.)
And all the while lugging many boxes of books along with me. :)
What's your middle name? Is there a story or history behind it?
My middle name is currently my maiden name -- Habegger. It was originally Marie, but I decided that I didn't want to have four names after I got married. Now I'm rethinking that, though, and am considering adding Marie back into the mix.
It just seems wrong that my Mom can't scream "Jean Marie!" at me without technically being wrong.
What magazines do you subscribe to, and why?
I have a bevy of magazines, but I didn't pay for any of them! Yep, the hubby's Bohemian-ness is rubbing off on me. We receive Psychology Today, Body + Soul (I had no idea that was a Martha Stewart publication until I looked up the website just now), Marie Claire (ugh), and for a while there, Redbook (ugh).
The last two started appearing mysteriously on our doorstep and I couldn't figure out why for awhile. Turns out my beloved Budget Living went under and they sold our subscription to Marie Claire and Redbook. I don't know what on earth made them think I would like those magazines if I like Budget Living (which was a cool, DIY, save money on stuff type of mag directed at 20- and 30-somethings). Interestingly, the same thing happened with Organic Style, and I ended up with two subscriptions to Body + Soul.
Of course, this answer would not be complete if I didn't mention the much-anticipated return of Utne magazine to our household! My little sis Naomi got me a subscription for my birthday. Utne is one of my all-time favorites -- it's a compilation of stories from various alternative news sources and original stories about alternative news, cool people, and neat subjects. Yay, Utne! Yay, little sisters!
What was the first movie you remember seeing in a movie theater?
Question submitted by mainmor.
I'm not certain it actually was the first movie I ever saw in a theater, but the first one I remember is The Empire Strikes Back when I was maybe 5 years old. I was visiting my aunt and uncle and away from home for one of the first times ever. I remember that Jabba the Hut scared me and creeped me out so much that my cousin had to take me out of the theater to the restroom, where I promptly threw up.
The much nicer early movie memory that I initially intended to share actually happened a few years later when a family friend took her daughter and me to see The Sound of Music at the Music Box theater in Chicago. This is a lovely, old theater that still has an organ player. The ceiling of the theater is painted like a night sky with little twinkling lights for stars. I remember being in awe of the space, and I absolutely loved the movie. It was the first (and only?) time I saw a movie in the theater that had an intermission.
Many years after that, when I was out of college, some friends and I revisited the Music Box to attend the now yearly Sound of Music sing-a-long show. They show the movie as normal, but it has the words to the songs and a bouncing ball along the bottom of the screen. Singing is encouraged -- almost required -- and many people attend wearing costumes inspired by the movie. I was a brown paper package tied up with string. And, no, I don't have a picture.
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