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QotD

What brings out your competitive nature?

Virtually EVERYTHING. Seriously. I don't mind losing to other people but I have hardcore perfectionist issues.

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Friday Fill Ins #110

1. Please don't tell me to shut up.

2. Can you tango in the morning? [no idea why i picked that]

3. The color combo of black & dayglo green makes me want to be at Miss Kitty's Parlour!

4. I have a craving for some Immodium (my stomach just made "bad noises").

5. If my life had a pause button, I'd pause it during really hot sex, to savour it even longer.

6. Eyes are the basis of my paycheck.

7. And as for the weekend, tonight I'm looking forward to early pilates then chilling at home, tomorrow my plans include the fresh stART show and Sunday, I want to skip workout but will go anyway and then bitch after!

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Not much going on today. I want a billion more cups of coffee. Drive to work was wild... sunshine & wearing shades in Long Beach; pouring rain (to white-out conditions) in Garden Grove; overcast but no rain at work (Santa Ana). Only 2 close calls this morning, which was nice since I had a bad feeling about driving to work.

I'm already prepping for the Vegas trip in April. I'm hoping use next Friday's paycheck to reserve my spot in the Wed & Fri Beginner classes.

I'm loading a bunch of Annie Lennox (pink angels) and getting VERY psyched for next week's show!

When do you take down your holiday decorations?

Well, my sole piece of home decor fell down last night. And I'll take the window decals off office cubes on Monday. If I'd been into the holiday, it would stay up till just after Jan 1.

In other news:
Day 3 (of 5) of me doing nearly nothing. It's after 1:30p and I'm still in my pjs and can't think of any reason to change out of them. I have some errands to run but they don't have to be done today so I don't know yet whether I'll bother to shower and get dressed.

I've had coffee and a choc w/mint biscotti for "breakfast". I'm craving hot food but my choices are reheating lasagna, reheating chicken fettuccine, or getting dressed and going out for something. Pass, pass, and pass.

My "goals" for the day are to put away the clean laundry from last week and to change the sheets (only because I know there's a flea, or several, hiding in them). I won't be surprised if neither is accomplished. It's cold. All I want to do is hibernate. I have about 10 movies I could watch but movies require an attention span longer than what I currently possess (about 60 seconds).

Old Navy is having a great sale but I can't convince myself to buy anything online. I want to check the stuff out in person. But I can't convince myself to put forth the effort to go to a store. Catch22 = money saved!

Eeegads... someone give me some energy, motivation, and interest in life!

How often do you make it out on the golf course?

Sponsored by World Golf Tour.

I've had sex on a golf course twice. Thanks for asking.

What are you most grateful for in your life right now?
Submitted by Becca-Pink.

At the moment: Three very adorable kitties settling down, each near me, for their noon-time naps. (sorry, no pics - getting my cell phone would disturb them, and me.)

And all that practical stuff too (roof over my head, bit of money in the bank, steady job, reasonable health... blahblahblah)

DEAR VOX:
PLEASE FIX THE "ALLOW COMMENTS" DEFAULT ON QotD AND VoxHunt!! I'm really tired of having to remember to manually reset it to allow comments.

What are five words you really like? 
Submitted by purplesque.

• Lickerish
• desire
• onomatopoeia
  
• balderdash appletini
  
• cum
  

Just an fyi.
I submitted feedback about it a couple days ago but just noticed that it's still occurring.

If you want people to be able to comment, you need to reset the "allow comments" box to anyone, or neighborhood, or whatever you want other than "Nobody".

Tell us about your holiday traditions. 
Submitted by Talk is Cheap.

1. Make tons of plans, usually holiday-themed, for nearly every night between Thanksgiving & Christmas (sometimes 2 or 3 events in a night) in order to keep busy and forget that I'm alone.
2. Give lots & lots of money/goods to charity - remember how blessed my life truly is.
3. Realize I've spent myself broke. Spend more money anyway.
   
4. Become tired and overwhelmed by constant plans. Cancel all but the most interesting or most boring, depending upon my mood.
5. Wish for death of numerous "holiday drivers" who are out on the road during the hours I drive; hours I've intentionally selected due their usual lack of idiot drivers.
6. Scream. A LOT.
   
7. Go into complete denial about "the holidays". Do whatever - preferring activities that don't have holiday themes.
8. Have a full-scale emotional crash & burn on Christmas Eve/day as I suddenly want to do something, with someone, but find everyone busy celebrating with family and most businesses closed. Watch TV.
   
9. Start discussing New Years Eve with friends in hopes of finding something fun to do.
   
10. Decide all my "friends" are complete and utter retards - especially after learning they've made NYE plans but not included me.
11. Make plans to go out alone on New Year's Eve.
12. Decide I'd rather not be in a club, or on the road, with amateur drinkers and spend NYE at home, alone, watching TV. Go to bed early.
    
13. Call "friends" on Jan 1, hear how bad their overpriced party was, and finally feel some joy.
    

What is the best present you have ever given?
Submitted by quornflour.

Off the top of my head:

1. Introducing Joel to E.G.Daly (now going by "Elizabeth Daly"). He was MASSIVELY in love-from-afar with her. It was the only time I ever saw him speechless. I got the convo going then left him alone to talk with her before her concert. He was in heaven for weeks after.
   
2. Tix to the B52s. Again Joel. The group had long disbanded - leaving Joel regretting that he never saw them live. While Joel was on vacation in NewYork, the B52s announced a reunion tour. I showed up in NewYork (that part was pre-planned) with their new cassette (yes, it was that long ago), full page ad for the tour, and info that I had gotten tix for us. He was ECSTATIC!!
3. The tie, designed by Jerry Garcia, that I bought for Alan Little. Ties were our "thing" - our friendship originally bloomed out of my habit of straightening his every day. The tie I got him was so well received that nearly all the men in the office told me that I could buy a tie for them any time I want.
4. The "bust of Elvis" I painted for Alan Little. Long story short: Alan modeled himself after our corp president. The corp president had this big, super tacky, bust of Elvis in his office (I'm certain it was an old joke). I found a smaller version of the same bust at one of those paint-your-own ceramics places and made a replica of the larger one for Alan's office.
5. "Blue Balls" to Alan Little. He had the best sense of humor! I found some of the balls from an Ikea play area in the parking lot. I took 2 blue ones, brought them to work the next day, and handed them to him without saying a word. He totally got the joke and proudly displayed them on his credenza.

update: And apparently the Coffee/Chocolate bar I gave to Andy, coworker (he's on the EyeCandy list), a few days ago - cause he just came up and told me "you give good chocolate".

Happy Hannukah!!

Have you ever ridden in a hot air balloon or a helicopter?  Where did you go?

Not that I can recall. But I've flown (piloted) a glider plane. Over my ex-boyfriend's home (his mother happened to live in the valley that had the best thermals). And the pilot landed us in cross winds that were so bad that he had to turn the plane, literally 90 degrees, seconds before touch down and land us on a cross-way instead of the runway. It was great!

I definitely plan to do a hot air balloon ride in the future. Either over the vineyards of Temecula (cause it's nearby) or somewhere in Phoenix (cause I saw multiple balloons landing at sunset - coincidentally in the background of a friend's outdoor wedding - and it was beeeauuutiful).

I was going to do a helicopter tour of Las Vegas - till I found out it was $300. PASS!!

Today begins Día de los Muertos.  What are your rituals or occasions when you remember loved ones you have lost?

Putting out my paper mache skeleton (anyone know the proper name for those? I can't remember it) with a shot of Everglo for my departed friends. Forgetting to wear my skeleton earrings.

And watching this and stongly wishing the band was still together and having their annual Dead Man's Party halloween/muertos concerts in Los Angeles: