Sunday Stealing (x2)

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10 Questions with Nigel

1. What's your life's motto?

I don't know that I have a motto. The most frequent life advice I give is "Don't be a dick" but I don't know that that's a motto. Lately, it feels like I should be following the "Fight for your own stuff" but I hate that too.

2. Where were you living 13 years ago?

Right here. Different furniture, same house. Apparently, I had just finished entering all my reading history into GoodReads (at least the previous 20 years' worth), and have since added 2500 books. A  LOT of those are from childhood and generally before I started actively keeping track.

3. Is anyone jealous of you?

How in the world would I know? Right now, I very much doubt anyone wants to be in my shoes. I certainly don't.

4. Where were you when you heard about the 9/11 terror attacks?

Beast called me at church where I was doing some volunteer work, alone in the building, to tell me to go home and turn on the news. The first building fell while I was on the way--I had newsradio on--and I nearly got T-boned by someone else racing home. Then our new pastor and wife came over because they didn't have their TV (cable, blah blah) set up and we all gaped, and Pastor's Wife kept saying she needed to go to the grocery store to 'stock up.'

5. Do you consider yourself kind?

I try. Beast told me one time that he thought I was, and I treasure that comment.

6. Can you change your car's oil?

I mean, I probably could, but there's no way I'm starting this project at age 61 when Bob does it just fine and checks out all the other important things while he's in there.

7. What's the last thing you heard about your first love?

My actual IRL "first love" or my first crush? lol David Cassidy has been dead for 8 years, and my first boyfriend ... I haven't checked facebook recently. I'm friends with his brother though, so I presume I'd hear if something happened to 'boyfriend.'

8. Have you ever been burned by love?

Are we comparing scars? I won't win any contests, but I have been in therapy for a decade-and-a-half. 

9. What was the last thing you paid for with cash?

What is this 'cash' concept of which you speak?? 
Actually, I always pay the cleaning crew at the house in cash, so Thursday.

10. Do you hug your friends?

If they want me to. I always want to hug people, but one of my coworkers has become EXTREMELY germophobic and touch-phobic, so I try to keep my hands strictly to myself around her. Otherwise, I tend to tap people's shoulders or forearms for their attention if I don't want to verbally interrupt them. So yeah. I got two hugs in 5 minutes from people at work Friday.

Questions Christina Stole from Liz

1. What bill do you hate paying the most?

I no longer have to pay the $13,000 monthly payment to the nursing home, so my life is so much better, financially at least. I don't think I'll hate any bill as much as I've hated paying that one.

2. Which restaurant would you recommend for a romantic dinner?

I have no suggestions for you in this area. It's been literally years since my last romantic dinner, and I don't foresee changes in that status. Anyway, the point of a romantic dinner is the partner, is it not? Rather than the place?

3. Who was your first grade teacher?

Miss Campbell for the win!! I also had Mrs. Potter for reading because I was so far ahead of first-grade reading. I still have a valentine from her that says "Sock it to me!" which makes me laugh so hard.

4. What should you be doing right now?

NOT eating a blizzard and goofing off on the computer. Probably laundry or decluttering. Meh.

5. What did you want to be when you were growing up?

The first job I reallllly coveted was supermarket checker. I loved the cash register buttons and wanted to be just as fast as the ladies at King Soopers. After that, I think I moved through teaching and working in a library briefly and then just tried not to worry about it because I had no idea. All the way through college: no idea.

6. How did you choose the shirt you're wearing right now?

It's comfortable.  And sassy.

7. Gas prices! What's your first thought?

I try to time it so I can get gas near Sparky when I visit because it's usually at least 50 cents, and often way more, cheaper per gallon there. Otherwise, I just fill up and try not to think about it. Yesterday's fillup was $50+ at over 16 gallons. I was extremely close to empty.

8. Do you have a teddy bear?

I do. I have several, and one of them lives at work with me, where I really needed it this week but was literally too lazy, bummed, whatever to stand up and grab him.

9. Do you own the last book you read, or did you get it from the library?

Ironically, the last book I finished is one I bought at Books a Million on Sparky's birthday in 2024. I've been reading it pretty much since then. 

 It's a bit dense. /s 

The two I'm reading now are both library books, though, and I've got probably four more checked out ready to launch.

10. Did you more recently send a text or write a Post It?

Sparky and I have been texting via What's App today. She's at work so I'm trying to be respectful of her attention. We'll probably talk tomorrow.