Thursday, August 23, 2007

June 19 - All About Me - Trivial

All About Me. Part I.

Favorite color: Blue

Favorite fiction book: Master of the Game (Sydney Sheldon)

Favorite MF food: Oatmeal Bread, then Chocolate Pudding

Favorite month: October (my birthday!)

Favorite time of year: Autumn

Favorite radio talk-show host: Rush Limbaugh

Favorite perfume: Innocence and Angel by Thierry Mugler

Favorite flower: Sunflower, then Peonies

Favorite restaurant: The Med (Mediterranean) in Boulder, Colorado

Favorite vacation spots: Venice, Mazatlan, San Diego, Greece, London

Favorite car: FJ-Cruiser, blue and white

Favorite mode of transportation: trains, especially in Europe

Favorite airline: locally, Southwest. Globally, British Airways

Favorite subway system: London ("mind the gap!")

Favorite movie: The English Patient

Favorite made-for-TV movie: the original A&E Pride and Prejudice

Favorite screenplay: Adaptation

Favorite movie franchise: The Fellowship of the Ring, followed by Pirates of the Caribbean

Favorite type of food: Mediterranean, followed closely by Sushi

Favorite alcoholic beverage: Mike's Hard Lime

Favorite Balsamic Vinegar: Belazu

Favorite cake: Costco carrot cake

Favorite Ghost Town: Jerome, Arizona (used to own a B&B there!)

Favorite activity: Spending time with my son and husband, followed by blogging and MF-ing.

Favorite Summer Camp: Hume Lake, California

Favorite drink: Fuze no carb "Healthy Infuzions" Diet White Tea, with subtle hints of pomegranite. 0 calories. Oh so yummy.

Favorite fitness equipment: The road I live on. It's 2.2 miles long, with a few hilly bits.

Favorite saying: "Wherever you go, there you are." and "As you are now, so shall you be." (meaning our actions now determine the type of person/situation we will be in "tomorrow") ie if you want to change tomorrow, change right now. Tomorrow will then take care of itself.

Favorite animal: Hedgehog

Favorite hotel: The Crystal Pier in San Diego

Favorite breakfast spot: The place right outside of the Crystal Pier in San Diego, is it Pancho's? I can't remember! But it's awesome!

Favorite relaxation activity: Massage, bath, sauna

Favorite PMS medication (no, I'm not quite PMS): Pamprin

Favorite coffee: Guatemalan anything. As long as the beans are fresh.

Favorite Sugarfree Candy: Lakerol's

Favorite Brand of Clothing: Levi's, CoolSets, George

Favorite Republican Presidential Candidate: The "not-yet-declared" Fred Thompson

Favorite Democrat Presidential Candidate: Doesn't matter. I can't vote in that primary anyway.

Favorite vacuum cleaner: Oreck

Favorite Cooking Show on Food Network: Tyler Florence Cooking 911

Favorite Recipes on Food Network: Anything by Giada

Favorite Song: Stand by Rascall Flats, then Something Beautiful by Newsboys

Favorite Coffee Shop: Where else? "Mmmm-Bucks" as my son Julian calls it. He even knows my drink...."...Kano!!!" for "Americano"

Favorite Skin Care Line: Arbonne

Favorite place to shop clothes: Nordstroms Rack, or Last Chance (the place where everything goes that can't get sold at Nordstrom's Rack.)

Favorite Running Shoe: Nike Airmax 360

Favorite toast spreads: Nutella and Marmite. Not together.

Favorite picturesque spot: Lakes District, England

Favorite Cartoon-like Characters: Tie between Charlie and Lola and Wallace and Gromit

Favorite President, last 50 years: Reagan

Favorite Children's Book: Which ever one my son wants to read tonight.

Favorite Grocery Store: Whole Foods, Trader Joe's and AJ's, although we don't have TJ's or AJ's in Colorado. Bummer about that.

Favorite Scooter: Vespa. Want one. Bad. Retro-styled. Can you say "goal reward?"

Favorite Car Brand: Toyota

Costco or Sams? I'm a Costco girl.

Low octane or high octane: Cheapest. Low.

Chocolate Mint, Chocolate, or Caramel Nut: Chocolate Mint

Least Favorite Exercise Equipment: Treadmill

Favorite Winter Desitation: Phoenix Arizona.

Diet Coke or Diet Pepsi: Coke Zero, thanks!

Favorite Carcinogen: Smoked salmon, or Nova Lox

Favorite Rec Center: Longmont Rec Center

Favorite TV series: House (OC is over!)

Favorite Actor: Brad Pitt, then
James Caviezel

Favorite Actress: Nicole Kidman, then Cate Blanchett, then Drew Barrymore

Least Favorite Activity: A tie between giving my son his weekly injection to moderating between the insurance company and the hospital on medical issues/bills. Oh, and opening mail. Did I mention I hate opening mail? Not e-mail, regular mail. Hate it. With a passion. I can go a week without collecting my mail because I just don't want to think about opening it. Yeah, call it a phobia. I probably need therapy on that one!

Least Favorite Food: Over-cooked (boiled) zucchini slices


Whew! Well, that's all I can think of right now, folks! Remember, your choices are yours and yours alone. Whether they be what your favorite ________ is, or how you do the program. Or how you choose to express yourself in your blog. Own them.

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