Give Me Five Monday

Our fearless leader of Give Me Five Monday, Becca at Becca's Buzz, needs our help!

She says, "I have honestly been at a loss for topics for the GM5 meme for the past couple of weeks and therefore have not done any...Now I am opening the floor to you!" She asked that we offer suggestions on topics that are simple, general, thought-provoking, inquisitive, fun, and friendly. I'm going to give it a try:

My suggestions:

1. Five favorites (foods, colors, cartoon characters, songs, flowers, shopping websites, books, quotes). We've already done vacations, candy, and movies. (and probably some things I'm forgetting.)

2. Five tips and tricks (We've done saving money, job hunting, and organization/cleaning.) We could do time management, tips for learning something new, tips for anything that you think we would all like to do or need to do, or tips for a particular hobby that we each separately do so others may become interested in that hobby. We could do tips on how to deal with unfriendly people, or how to handle disagreements, or even tips on facing life's challenges.

3. Five new things: vocabulary words, colloquialisms from our part of the country, products we should try. I guess this is sort of like favorites.

4. Five events that happened the past week that surprised us, made us happy, taught us something new, or frightened us. We might need to know ahead of time to prepare for this.

5. Five blogs or blog posts about a certain topic (the topic coud be hobbies, faith, writing, self-employment, or whatever).

Becca, I don't know if this helps, but now I see your predicament. It's difficult thinking of topics!

Friday's Feast 189

Appetizer
What was your favorite cartoon when you were a child?

The Pink Panther! No talking, but I was still captivated.

Soup
Pretend you are about to get a new pet. Which animal would you pick, and what would you name it?

This is easy. A cat or kitten. I'd probably get it from one of our local shelters, so it's probably already have a name. If I could name it, I'd base it on its peronality and appearance, but some names I like are Sassy, Lovey, Grace, and Princess. After having said that, I'd probably name it Bob! Here's one kitty currently up for adoption. I sooo want her.

Salad
On a scale of 1-10 with 10 being highest, how much do you enjoy getting all dressed up for a special occasion?

6, I guess. What special occasions do I go to any more anyway? And I don't fit in my dressy clothes the way I used to. To heck with it. I'm just gonna stay home and watch a movie!

Main Course
What kind of music do you listen to while you drive?

A lot of talk radio, actually. It's how I get the news, sports info, weather, etc. If the kids or husband are in the car, then there's music. Kids - pop music. Husband - classic rock.

Dessert
When was the last time you bought a clock? And in which room did you put it?

The last time I bought a clock, it was just a little clock/radio for one of the kids. The last time my husband bought a clock, it was one of those atomic clocks that tells you the indoor and outdoor temp, the time, day and date, and moon phase. It's in the living room above the TV. It's not identical, but it looks something like this.

Friday's Feast

Appetizer
Invent a new flower; give it a name and describe it.

It is called "cheerful." It's dark pink with a light yellow and brown center. It's similarly shaped to a cala lily, but it smells like stargazers.

Soup
Name someone whom you think has a wonderful voice.

Colbie Caillat (Click her name to go to a link to watch her video. Embedding is disabled, so you'll have to click over for this one.)

Salad
On a scale of 1 to 10 with 10 being highest, how clean do you keep your car?

7. I try. I can't stand when people leave trash, books, or food in the car. I don't get the outside cleaned as often as I should.

Main Course
How do you feel about poetry?

pretty good! tee hee

Dessert
What was the last person/place/thing you took a picture of?

My 11 year old son playing at his first baseball game (which I haven't uploaded to the computer yet).

The "D's" Have It!

Eve tagged me with a meme.

Here’s how it works: Use the first letter of your first name to answer each question. Must be real places or names…Nothing made up. You can’t use your own name for boy/girl’s name question. If you can’t answer, skip to next one.

1. Famous Singer: Dolly Parton (remember her? Pretty voice, tall hair, and big ummmm. You know!)
2. Four Letter Word: dirt (keep it clean, pun intended)
3. Street: Danforth Drive (my step-son used to live on this street.)
4. Color: dusty mauve
5. Gifts/Present: Diamonds, please.
6. Vehicle: Dodge Durango
7. Things in Souvenir Shop: Dated ornaments
8. Boy Name: David (my son’s name)
9. Girl Name: Darlene
10. Movie title: Definitely, Maybe (release date 2-14-08, appropriate for a romantic comedy.)
11. Drink: Dr. Pepper
12. Occupation: Doctor
13. Celebrity: Denzel Washington
14. Magazine: Dirt Rag (Yes, it’s a real magazine for mountain bikers.)
15. City: Denver (I was going to say Dallas, but since I’m from Houston, and there’s a little rivalry, I’ll say Denver.)
16. Sports: Darts
17. Fruit: Dates
18. Reason for Being Late to work: Didn’t wake up.
19. Something that you throw away: drugs that are expired - thanks to Home Sanctuary!
20. Something you shout: Darn (That’s not the first word I thought of, but I have to keep this PG rated.)

Now I’m supposed to tag some other people. I tag Misty Dawn, Beccagirl, and Queen Size Funny Bone.