Do you like to go to the arcade (or places like Dave & Busters or Gameworks) to play games?
Here’s the thing. I really stink at video games. I am no good at them. So it seems silly for me to spend money playing them outside of my home, when I do so poorly. But, I do like watching other people play! So I will happily go along.
On Tuesday my older brother Nick was in town so we all went to one of those arcade places. Steven and Nick played most of the games.
But I decided I had to get in on a little Dance Dance Revolution action. It was my first time trying. And guess what? I totally stunk at it! But I had fun!
Steven would like you to take note of his creative camera work. If the video does not work (you have to have flash installed, I think), here is a link to it.
We also played a car racing game where they take a snapshot of you before you start, and then your picture is above the car you are racing… making it easier for other players to know which car you are in. I thought that was clever!
I really seem to like fictional historical books, like Philippa Gregory’s Tudor series. I read the book then kind of get in to learning more about that time period (usually via wikipedia).
I also like travel books – either fiction or non-fiction! I just finished Cycling Home from Siberia, the story of one man’s three year journey on bike from Siberia (through Japan, China, the Phillipines, Australia, India, the Middle East, and Europe) back to London. I loved reading about his inside perspective of each country he went through (country list much longer than my short list above). And his conclusion of how the trip changed him was very interesting too. I definitely recommend this book! Thank you Will (who does not read my blog) for loaning it to me.
I tend to read running books too, but they are kind of slow and dry. I will also read books that friends lend to me, but sometimes it takes me a long time to read them.
And sometimes I like fantasy/sci fi, but it has to be written well. The character’s names can’t be so confusing I can’t remember them.
And that reminds me – I read a book awhile ago that someone loaned to me and was part of a series. It was one of the middle books of the series, but you were supposed to be able to jump right in. It was hard, because there were so many characters (but with normal names) that I could not keep straight. I needed to create a cheat sheet or something!
The winner of the Board Dudes giveaway is #9, Kelly! Kelly, please email me your mailing address and I will send it your way. I hope it helps with your new photography business!
I’m going to have to ask my parents to confirm this one, but I remember clearly my best friend telling me I couldn’t come over because her mom thought I was loud.
So…
LOUD
I could have potentially been loud during the incident in this photo.
Sadly (or not?), you can still use that word to describe me now. I get a bit over-excited and loud at times.
Is there any outfit/article of clothing you wear that almost always gets you comments (good or bad, ha!)? What are the comments?
For some reason the Corn Maze 5K shirts seem to invite a lot of questions/comments. Steven wore his out tonight and three different people talked to us about it – asking where is it, saying it’s fun to do at night* (two people said that), being surprised it exists…
You know, I think I would ask if I saw someone with that shirt on too!
My brother-in-law and I are actually going to do the race again this year. It’s on October 16th** if anyone else local is looking for a funky “5K” (the course was half a mile short last year).
*That’s what she said.
**There is this site and a link to a MN corn maze – both called “The World’s Largest Corn Maze Run” – how can they both be the world’s largest?! World’s Largest Corn Maze Run in that state? Ha ha.
Steven got me a really nice Movado watch when I graduated from college in May of 2007. But the battery died about two years ago and I haven’t worn it since! Too lazy to get a new battery! Steven and I thought that had to come to an end so we took three watches to the jeweler last week to get them cleaned and have the batteries replaced. It will be weird to wear a watch on a regular basis again! Now I only wear a watch when I am running!
I usually just check my cell phone for the time, or my computer!
What’s the strangest/funniest thing you’ve ever seen on a gift registry? Have you ever put anything strange/funny on one for yourself?
We’re going to a wedding next week, and I totally geeked out when I saw my friends had the monkey bathroom decor from Target on their registry. We got them the trash can and shower curtain. We have an on-going joke that Steven loves monkey themed things* so it made me laugh even more.
Should I keep doing Friday Questions? Aren’t they kind of cheesy?
I really fall behind in doing Friday Questions. Right now I have a list of quite a few I could ask, but what do you guys think – keep them? Yay or nay?
Also – if I am quiet next week it is because I am stressed at work. I had an awful week that will continue in to next week. I am hoping things will quiet down the week after Labor Day.
*Everytime I travel someplace new, I try to find Steven a stuffed monkey with a locale-specific shirt. Steven has so many he keeps them in the closet and calls them “closet monkeys.”
If there were crumbs found in your kitchen, what were they probably from?
Let’s get this straight – there are ALWAYS crumbs on our kitchen floor (and probably counter), because I suck at cleaning. Right now though, they are from the bagels we brought home from Queens*
and the bag of bulghar I spilled on the floor Wednesday night (yeah, that’s going to be getting stuck to our feet for awhile – I was not very successful at sweeping that all up).
*I didn’t check any bags and had my roller bag, messenger bag and bag of bagels to bring on the plane. Yeah, you are only supposed to have two carry ons and the ticket lady totally made me repack my bags. The funny thing is that they didn’t close after I repacked them so what’s the point? Another funny thing – when we landed in Milwaukee another passenger asked me what happened to my bagels. Ha! He was concerned about them for me. Aww.
Did you have braces growing up (or as an adult)? Did you hate them or tolerate them? Were you happy with the results when they were taken off?
Braces were in my destiny – I had a severe under bite and a huge gap between my two front teeth.
Yikes! I think this photo below is actually from the day I got them put on in summer of 1999, before my sophomore year in high school –
I wore the braces until the summer of 2001 – the summer before my senior year.
(I thought it was really funny when I wore green braces to play Sneezy in the community playhouse production of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs – that is my sister on the left – I think she helped out with costumes).
I tolerated them. I never had much pain that I recall. It was annoying to clean stuff out of them though. I still ate all the stuff I wasn’t supposed to eat.
I was really happy when I got them off though. I loved my smile (still do!). It totally makes wearing the stupid things for almost two years worth it.
(This is the summer (one year) after I got them off, in Spain, with my dad).
It seems like ALL kids get braces these days. I don’t remember it being like that. Okay, sure, me and my two younger siblings had them, but I swear, a lot more kids have them than used to, and at a much younger age! I should let Steven tell his braces story, maybe in the comments…
Hi! I'm Kim, a 34-year-old living in Chicagoland with my husband, Steven, and our cats, Khali, Apollo, and Starbuck. I work in the design industry (architecture), follow a vegan lifestyle, am addicted to running, and am an ACE certified personal trainer (working at Essential Fitness, LLC ("Efit"))! I write about a variety of topics, and consider this a "life" blog - a place I can share anything that's on my mind. Please visit the "About" page to get a better idea of who I am! :-)
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