Another Meme - Questions
I stole this meme from my friend Jenn's facebook account. Seemed like a fun little meme. If you want to check it out it's in the extended entry.
1. When you're home alone, do you still close the door when you go to the bathroom?
I think I do. It's just something I do. A reaction.
2. If you have to go grocery shopping, would you rather go alone or with someone?
Firda and I do our grocery shopping together. We both hate it so we figure two people can finish the task in half the time. And I would likely forget half of the stuff I was suppose to pick up.
3. It's your best friend's birthday, do you buy them a gift even though they didn't buy you one for yours?
Not usually. We've never really bought presents for each other. I have too many friends to buy presents for :)
4. You win the lottery. Lump sum or small payments over a period of time?
I'm thinking lump sum, though I would have to know the terms of the deal.
5. Do you like your music loud or at a reasonable level?
Loud in the car if the windows are down and the wind is blowing through my hair. Reasonable if the windows are up or when I am at home.
6. Are you a beach person or a snowy mountain person?
Interesting. I think I like the beach more because of the exploring part.
7. When do you brush your teeth?
In the morning and before bed. I should likely brush after lunch and dinner as well.
8. Can you watch scary movies alone?
Sure. Though it's much more fun watching them with someone.
9. Soft bed or firm?
Soft. Too firm hurts my body.
10. Would you rather stay home all day, or be out and about with some friends?
Depends on how I feel. Most days I would prefer to be out and about, but I need those down days where I can stay at home.
11. What's one of your worst memories?
When I find out someone I know has died.
12. Do you like to keep the peace or be confrontational?
I try to keep the peace, but if need be I can be confrontational. Though I pick my battles. I've seen too many people get angry over stupid little things.
13. Are you more likely to be with a large group of people or a few close friends?
Few close friends, though large groups are fun as well.
14. What are your plans for October?
No clue. Thanksgiving. Maybe Pumpkinfest?
15. If money were not a problem, where would you like to live?
Firda and I would have a house out in the country (though in a place we could get Internet), and then have another house in Indonesia for visiting the in-laws.
17. Are you close to your Mom and Dad?
Yes. I think so.
18. What is one fear that you can't seem to overcome?
I can't think of one. Maybe my fear of deep water and what is in it (that I can't see).
19. Are you good at math?
Better than most.
20. Do you kiss on a first date?
Not that I remember.
21. Is there anyone that you regret ever meeting?
Not really.
22. Rate your life on a scale from 1 to 10
I'd say about an 8.5!!! A house would bump that up to at least a 9.
23. Would you rather have roommates or live alone?
Right now I'm living with my wife (I guess she is my roommate). I've always enjoyed living with other people, though I was happy when I started living alone.
24. Do you like any of your friends a little more than just a friend?
Yes. I love my wife, who is my friend.
25. Do you like to drive?
I do all the drive so I kind of have to like it.
26. Do you hate anyone at the moment?
Hate is such a strong word. And no one I can think of at this moment.
28. Do you give money to homeless people when they ask?
Sometimes. It depends on if I have money and how they ask.
29. A weekend in Las Vegas or Miami?
Las Vegas. I think all the lights would have given me a seizure. That would be kind of fun. Just joking.
30. When you go to the store, do you have a list or just buy random things?
I usually have a list, but it's in my head.
31. What do you wear to sleep in?
T-shirt and boxer shorts if it's warm. T-shirt and long pyjama pants if it's cold.
32. You have 3 months left to live, what do you do?
Make sure that Firda is taken care of after I am gone. And spend everyday with the people I love.
33. You're having a bad day, what's one thing can make your day better?
My wife.
34. Tanning beds?
Never tried them. I'm not that vain.
35. Is there anything you would change about your body if you could?
Sure but I'm stuck with what I have.
36. You wake up in an unfamiliar place, what is your first reaction?
Where the crap am I?
37. Is there anything that you should be doing right now?
Not really. I guess I could clean the apartment, but I should always be doing that.
38. If there was a way to know when and how you're going to die, would you want that information?
I'd like a rough idea about when. That way I could plan ahead.
39. What is your favorite breakfast food?
Cinnamon french toast.
40. Its 4 am, and your phone is ringing, who would it be?
As Jenn said. Hopefully it's a wrong number. If not then something has happened to someone I care about.
Happy Belated V-Day! (Not Valentine's! Victoria!)
So the first major long weekend of summer has come and gone. This past weekend we Canucks celebrated the birthday of Queen Victoria.
Firda and I spent the weekend with my parents at the family cottage in "Near North", Ontario. I call it "Near North" since it's not northern, but it's still a 4 hours drive in the northern direction from Waterloo.
I took half of Friday off so we could attempt to beat the traffic, which I believe we were very successful. We arrived at the cottage around 5:30 (after making stops at a couple of garage sales and thrift stores along the way). After having dinner, which was mediocre Chinese Food we picked up in town (the takeout sucks - the eat in is pretty good though), Firda braved the black flies and mosquitoes to take some pictures during the magic hour (the hour before the sun sets and the lighting is fantastic). The bugs were pretty crazy but we sprayed ourselves down with bug repellent and Firda wore a bee keepers hat, so we minimized the bites we received. The rest of the night was spent talking, watching TV, playing cards etc. Oh yeah after the sun went all the way down Firda and I headed back outdoors with her camera to try our hand at some night sky long exposure shots. We didn't have great luck with this, though we did take a couple of interesting ones.
On Saturday morning my dad, Firda and I headed out for the annual Victoria Day long weekend garage sale trip. In previous years the record number of garage sales visited was 27, this year we broke that record with around 31 garage sales. And the purchases this season were pretty good. We got a Canon T50 35mm SLR (with lens) for 1 dollar, we got a 120 film Brownie box camera for 1 dollar, we got a Coleco Frogger Table Top Arcade Game (like the one in this auction) for 1 dollar, a bunch of books, the Brothers Grimm DVD (I like the movie) and a bunch of other things I can't remember. It was a pretty good morning. The worst part of the day were the bugs. There were massive swarms of them all over the place - mostly due to the warm weather. This meant we spent most of the day inside the cottage. We were all pretty tired out from the day so bedtime came early.
Sunday morning's weather was cold and miserable. Thankfully the rain had stopped early in the morning. After brunch, Firda and I decided to go for a drive. We drove around South River (finally finding the bridge over the river - with the waterfalls) and then drove up to North Bay for some Dairy Queen (and to check out the Value Village). Along the way to North Bay the clouds moved aside and let the sun out. The rest of the day ended up being beautiful, with a little bit of a chilly breeze. Thanks to the breeze the bugs were not a problem that day.
Monday morning Firda whipped up a Frittata for breakfast. We then packed up and were on the road home by 11:30 (with hopes of beating the traffic home). We were pretty successful in beating the traffic, got home, showered, went out for dinner and then hung out until the season finale of Heroes.
And that was our exciting weekend. I hope yours was as good as ours.
Stay tuned to Firda's photoblog and Flickr stream for pictures from our weekend.
