Catching up on Memes, Part the Second (redux)

Your Life is 81% Perfect

You truly have the perfect life. And you probably feel like the luckiest person in the world. You have a great career, family, and personal life. You have it going on!

How Perfect is Your Life?

...so, stop complaining all the time...

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Curious Cat (link at left)

Week Number Forty-Five:

If you believe that it was destiny to be born to your parents, what would you use as an example to prove it?

I'm not sure I believe in destiny exactly. I think there's a plan, though. In any case, I can't prove something like this. I think my parents did right by me in almost every case, and I know I certainly could have done MUCH worse!
The only thing I can think of to 'prove' this is to say that Mom was offered an abortion, and refused. Categorically.

If you were hosting a talk show today, who would you choose as your three guests?

Robin Williams (thus taking the onus off me to talk at all!), Richard Dreyfus (I was VERY impressed with him on Bill Maher recently), and Osama bin Laden (talk about a fish out of water!!).

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Manic Monday (link at left)
Back in the Day

Name one thing you always wanted as a child, but never received.

I think I eventually got everything I asked for. I know I never got enough toys to suit me. My parents firmly believed in clothes as gifts.

What childhood activity would you like to try again?

Jumprope. I think my knees would break, but it's great exercise! I always liked Chinese jumprope, too.

What were you scared of when you were a kid?

Every-bloody-thing. Talking to strangers, especially.

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Saturday Six (link at left: Patrick's Weekender)

1. Take the quiz: What was your Thanksgiving horoscope?

Thanksgiving Horoscope for Scorpio

You're the sign most likely to start a family fight. Your signature dish: Cranberry sauce Your signature dessert: Cherries jubilee This holiday: Keep busy baking pies or taking wagers on the football game. It's best for you to stay out of any drama!

What's Your Thanksgiving Horoscope?

Huh.

2. Did you have either of those two dishes on your Thanksgiving table? Of the two, which would have been your choice?

Cranberry sauce, yes. Cherries jubilee, no. That would be weird, but very yummy.

3. Which single food do you blame most for your weight gain?

Carbs in every form: bread, sugar, pasta...

4. Take the quiz: How thankful are you?

My answer last week was:

You Are 70% Thankful

You are a very thankful person - for both the big and little things in life.
Your optimism is powerful.
Getting through hard times is fairly easy for you.

I agree with everything except the last line.

5. Which are you more thankful for: your family, your friends, your career, or your possessions?

Of those choices, family and friends are a tie.

6. Did you do any shopping at all on "Black Friday?"

ABSOLUTELY NOT!

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Sunday Seven (link at left: Patrick's Weekender)

Name the top seven gifts on your Christmas list this year. (They must be tangible gifts that one could buy for you; items like "Peace on Earth," while a beautiful sentiment, are not allowed on this particular question.)

I'm not sure I can come up with seven things...

1. A new crossword book.
2. A camera to replace the broken one.
3. "Barnum" on CD.
4. Gift certificat for a good masseuse.
I'm really coming up with nothing, so these are total fantasy (NO WAY will I get them) gifts:
5. A horse.
6. Personal trainer (who can maybe double as a masseuse?).
7. Personal shopper.

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?otd (link at left)

If you could choose [to create] your own ice-cream, what would be in it?

Butterscotch and malt mixed in with GOOD (artery-clogging) vanilla ice cream.

Do you drive the speed limit?

I nearly always set my cruise control for about 4 mph over the posted limit.

Do you prefer to give someone a list of things you'd like for Christmas, or do you rather that they pick out something without any help from you?

I prefer getting a list from family members (Beast and Sparky) so I know what direction to head, so it's only fair to give THEM a list. However, see Sunday Seven above; I have a problem this year, don't I?

What is the most appropriate nickname you have ever given that has stuck?

The names I've given to co-workers for Blog Use are now occasionally bandied about at home: Schedule Nazi, for instance. Never to her face, however.