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Sunday Seven #348 (July 1)

Name the seven of 21 listed obsolete things that you used the most. (I'm really doing the ones that I've either already given up or am whittling down to almost nothing.)

1. Film developing. I haven't done that in at least 5 years. For myself. We do have two disposable cameras that belonged to FIL sitting here waiting to be developed.
2. Maps. I miss maps. Younger people don't even keep them in their glove compartments anymore. Well, actually, neither do I!
3. Using floppy discs or CDs to store data. Yeah. Haven't done that in at least 5 years either.
4. Phone books. It's double-edged: trying to use one nowadays is an exercise in frustration because they are incomplete and arranged weirdly. The latter isn't new, and I wonder if the former isn't either but we didn't used to know any better.
5. Long-distance charges. Remember when we waited till 11 to call anyone out-of-state, or (God forbid) overseas?? Yeah, mention that to someone under about 25 and you'll get a seriously blank look.
6. Paper bills. Ironically, the few paper bills we still get are for small-press magazines and newspapers.
7. (going off-list) Checks. This month we wrote 7 or 8 checks. We could probably trim that back to 2-3 if we really tried. The checks we currently have will last us till we move again...in a decade. When they will probably be collectible items.

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Saturday Six #431 (July 14)

1. How often do you actually smile for pictures?

I usually do, but less hugely. It doesn't work for me--too many teeth in my mouth. ;-)

2. What is so embarrassing about the most embarrassing photo ever taken of you?

My brother-in-law shot Super-8 footage of me hula-hooping when I was 8 or 10. That wins ANY contest. My family and I have been photographed eating over the years way too often; those are runners-up.

3. If you could only read one single magazine for the rest of your life, which magazine would you most likely choose?

I guess I'd feel compelled to read something serious like Time or Christian Science Monitor or something since I'm assuming with a discussion of magazines we've lost the internet which is where I get most of my information from.

4. How often do you visit a brick-and-mortar local library?

Hello, I "visit" it every day, because I work there. ;-) You'd be surprised how many other people are there daily without any financial incentive at all.

5. When borrowing books or renting movies, what percentage of the time do you incur a late charge?

Sadly, I rarely return my stuff to the library on time. Then again, I never have to pay fines. I do try to get stuff back quickly if other people are waiting for it.

6. What’s something you do on Saturday that you generally don’t do any other day of the week?

I work every other Saturday, so I honestly can't answer this. I guess, in the past month or so, I've had a doctor's appointment every Saturday. Not sure if that's going to continue or not. We'll see.

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Sunday Seven #350

Name your seven favorite jelly bean flavors. [Patrick provided a list of the Top Ten Jelly Belly flavors. I can't stand Jelly Belly, and not one of those flavors is at all appealing, so I'm going my own way...]

1. Cherry
2. Strawberry
3. Pineapple
4. Lime
5. Lemon
6. Orange
7. Grape

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Saturday Six #432 (July 21)

1. Have you ever been to a drive-in theater?

Yes. My boyfriend in high school worked at the drive-in. I visited him a couple of times when he was working. I have, however, never actually been to see a movie at a drive-in.

2. What movie would you most like to try watching in a drive-in theater?

Something big: Jurassic Park or Harry Potter or like that. They are not meant, I think, for quiet dramas, or comedies.

3. Which sport do you feel you are best at?

I can/could hold my own at tennis once upon a time, and volleyball. Oh, and running. I used to be a good runner. ...sigh Now I'm best at 16 oz. curls.

4. How many devices (count monitors, printers, phones, etc.) are on your computer desk now?

At work I have a monitor and a CPU and sometimes my cell phone is out on the desk too. Oh, and the land-line phone. I almost never sit at my desk at home, so...none.
Beast, however, has a land-line phone, usually two laptops going, and the monitor from our ancient PC. The CPU for that is there too, but it's not on, I think. He may also have his cells (both of them) on the desk at any given time, and there's a multi-thingy (printer/fax/copier) behind him, along with a shredder. Oh, yeah, plus two or three routers and his work laptop dock on his desk. And a partridge. And a pear tree. ;-) [yes, he works from home]

5. Are you more likely to charge your cell phone at home, at work or in the car?

Always at home. No charger at work or in the car.

6. Do you tend to get most of your news online from a news site or social media like Facebook or Twitter?

I'm sort of blessed to have a sort of clippings service comprising Facebook, my occasional forays into Twitter, and Beast. I also have the headlines from the local daily paper and the daily news from the town where Sparky is at college in my RSS feeds. Other than those, however, I figure if it's important enough for me to know, someone will tell me. (In all fairness, I do subscribe to EW, so I get plenty of entertainment news fairly quickly. Priorities!!)

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Sunday Seven #351

Using this list, pick 7 quirky things you've been known to do. [without looking at the list, I suspect it would be easier to pick 7 I rarely or never do... lol]

1. Spelling "Wednesday" "Wed-Nes-Day" (and as someone in the comments added, "Feb-RU-aree")
2. Saying "what" only to realize a second later you understood the person. And the obverse: laughing and then realizing I don't understand the joke.
3. Forgeting the names of everyone you just met immediately. I'm so awful with names. So awful. Unless it's a strange name.
4. Throwing away the package of food, only to have to dig it out of the garbage seconds later to check the directions. All. The. Time.
5. Wiping your cellphone screen so all the smudges go in the same direction. I hate how dirty the screen gets. This is part of the reason a 'smartphone' doesn't appeal: bigger screen, more smudges. My Nook makes me crazy enough!
6. Sleeping with a blanket regardless of temperature. Beast thinks I'm insane, but I at least need a sheet even on the hottest, humid-est nights.
7. Having fictional arguments in your head. I do this a lot while playing mindless games online, and in the shower. And sometimes I have them out loud when I'm sure there's no one around to listen. ;-)