wednesday questions

Once upon a time, the McRib howled at the moon

1) The "Test your vocab" website (click here to test it out and share your results if you want) estimates the number of words in your vocabulary based on how many specific words you know the definition of. Have you ever read a dictionary to increase your vocabulary?
My best friend in high school and I once read dictionaries for fun one summer to increase the amount of sexual related terms. Then we created a story using all of the words, and she wrote it in my school yearbook. I probably could've lived without having that memory written down in my yearbook. That website estimates me at 17,400 words. I don't really think that's quite right, but oh well...

2) Today (Oct. 26) is "Howl at the Moon Day." How often do dogs wake you up in the middle of the night either barking or howling? 
My dogs and the other dogs in the neighborhood wake me up every single night. Sometimes I miss the quiet of not having three dogs to bark and howl when I'm trying to sleep

3) My fiance got roped into carving a pumpkin (mostly against his will) for his office due to his artistic ability. Have you carved (or will you be carving) a pumpkin this week for Halloween? 
 I shouldn't be handling knives, like ever. I accidentally hurt myself every time I try to do something like that

4) If adults went trick-or-treating, what type of candy would you want to receive the most of?
I'm all about the Tootsie Rolls

5) What do you think of the parents of celebrities (like Lindsay Lohan's mother Dina) writing tell-all memoirs about their families? 
Dina Lohan and other parents of celebrities are soul-sucking money whores. People should care more about their families than money

6) ABC premiered its highly promoted show "Once Upon A Time" on Sunday. If you could live in a fairy tale for 24 hours, which one would you pick?
Probably "Sleeping Beauty." The idea of having Prince Charming save me is nice. Plus, I could use a good long sleep

7) Earlier this week, McDonalds announced that its McRib sandwich, a boneless barbecue pork sandwich which has a massive cult following, is back through Nov. 14. (Personally, I'm not sure why people are so crazy for it.) What about you -- are you a McRib fan?
I like the boneless bbq piece of pork, but I'm not for the onions or pickles that come on it. Plus, I wish it came with cheese. People seem to think I'm crazy for wanting cheese on a bbq sandwich, but cheese makes everything better

8) What animal, besides humans, do you think would make the best world leaders?
My first instinct is to say dogs, but they feel too many emotions to be world leaders, so I'd have to say cats because they can remain emotionally detached from most things

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Wednesday Hodgepodge-Vol 50

1. What gives you goosebumps?
Cold wind. That's really the only thing

2. Halloween-are you a lover or a hater? Okay, that sounds harsh...Halloween-yay or nay?
I used to love it, but once I married someone who turned out to have many qualities of a serial killer, I stopped wanting to be scared for "fun." I lived my own horror movie while I was married. My ex-husband is evil. I'd rather not celebrate a day when people dress up as evil things for fun

3. Can you respect someone you do not trust, and can you trust someone you do not respect?
Trust and respect go hand-in-hand. You can't have one without the other

4. Apples or oranges? Yes, you have to choose.
Apples. No question about it. I don't like oranges at all

5. What is something you wish was in your town? (shop, restaurant, attraction, etc)
Right now I just wish my family lived here

6. What non-food item is in your refrigerator or freezer?
I have some of those fake ice pack things in my freezer that you can put in an ice chest to keep things cold

7. Are you at all superstitious?
Does thinking that full moons do bring out the crazy in people count as being superstitious?

8. Insert your own random thought here. 
Stop by W.T.F. meme and take today's questions. Click here

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Watery Wednesday

I took this picture on my recent trip to California. It was taken at Laguna Beach. It was a pretty bunch of flowers, but they smelled like poop and left my hands smelling gross all day. No matter how much I washed my hands, the smell wouldn't go away

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We Want to Know Wednesday

1. Do you shop til you drop, or are you in and out as quick as possible?
I hate crowds. I have major social anxiety issues, so if I can, I normally get in and out as quick as possible

2. Are you a price conscious shopper?
I avoid buying brand name products if I can. I buy store brands and save money. I find that the quality of store brands is as good or even better than the brand names

3. What store could you spend HOURS in?
Walmart, sadly

4. What is the most frivolous purchase you have ever made?
 A really pretty silver ring that had a big red garnet heart-shaped gemstone and several small diamonds on either side. I spent several hundred dollars on it. My abusive, asshole of an ex-husband pawned it, I'm sure

5. What was the last thing you bought for yourself?
 Technically speaking, the last thing was a bottle of Mountain Dew