Ten Things Tuesday (GTKY-style)

[muirmaid]

Since we're all new to this space (and I'm way behind from a TCF-free week), can we do a TTT that will help us get to know each other better? Bonus points for gifs, since they make everything more fun!

1. What's the story behind your screen name?

2. What did you have for dinner last night?

3. What sorts of activities were you involved in during high school?

4. What actor annoys the crap out of you?

5. What's your favorite song to sing with your LO(s)?

6. Tell us something about you that's interesting.

7. Tell us something about you that's boring.

8. Tell us anything you want.

9. And something else.

10. And one more thing, just for good measure!

[jmc11511]

Apr 14, 2015 10:20:17 GMT -5 muirmaid said:

Since we're all new to this space (and I'm way behind from a TCF-free week), can we do a TTT that will help us get to know each other better? Bonus points for gifs, since they make everything more fun!

1. What's the story behind your screen name?

2. What did you have for dinner last night?

3. What sorts of activities were you involved in during high school?

4. What actor annoys the crap out of you?

5. What's your favorite song to sing with your LO(s)?

6. Tell us something about you that's interesting.

7. Tell us something about you that's boring.

8. Tell us anything you want.

9. And something else.

10. And one more thing, just for good measure!

I don't know how to gif...but I'll play!

1) My screen name is my initials and my LO's DOB. Boring, I know.
2) I had penne pasta and steamed broccoli for dinner.
3) I ran track for two years and was in marching, concert and jazz band. I played flute and piano. I also was the accompanist for the choir and chamber singers.
4) Tom Cruise. I know, I know...
5) I sing Johnny Cash "Walk the Line" to him before bedtime. He prefers that I sing "Jesus Loves Me."
6) I have played piano since I was 3.5 years old. I teach piano now and play at my church.
7) I'm a Dallas Cowboys fan. Dez caught it.
8) I am starting a Moms group with a friend at our church because my MOPS group is not working out.
9) I have a younger brother and he and his wife are due with their first baby almost exactly a month after I would have been due.
10) I am addicted to reality television.

[leahks77]

Damn it I'm mobile so no GIFs this week but I will play too
1) my initials and lucky number. Boring, haha.
2) Rotisserie chicken and salads from the deli. It was no cook Monday. We spent all day outside, right up until dinner
3) Yikes, that was a long time ago! I was on an event planning committee? Wasn't athletic. Got good grades, graduated early, but hung out with a "bad crowd".
4) I second Tom Cruise.
5) Right now he loves a fire truck song. But I sing "you are my sunshine" to him in the morning.
6) I am the oldest of 7 kids. Everyone is adopted, besides me.
7) I hate raw tomatoes.
8) I have taken a greyhound bus across the country 3 times. Once was to move to Colorado when I was 17.
9) I have 2 kitties that I rescued from a condemned house when they were only a couple weeks old. I hand fed them and combed fleas off them every day for weeks. Now they are 13yo and I love them dearly.
10) I love going to see live music. I don't even care what kind (mostly). I don't go to enough shows so this summer I bought tickets to at least one thing every month, including a music festival I'm taking DS to with my mom. I'm so excited.
jmc11511 SO is a diehard Cowboys fan. And I totally agree.

[muirmaid]

1. No real story, just a fun play on words because I'm a tree hugger and think John Muir was awesome.

2. It was a gorgeous day, so we grilled some veggies and sausages. Delicious!

3. No sports for me--I was in band and academic challenge, and I did a lot of babysitting. Nerd alert!

4. I can't stand Renee Zellweger. Even before she totally changed her face.

5. He loves "Wheels on the Bus" and gets really animated with his motions, so that's a great source of entertainment at the moment.

6. These are my own stupid questions and I can't think of anything interesting! Hmm... I love DIY cooking projects and I'm currently making homemade vanilla extract. (Is that anywhere close to interesting? I'm sort of striking out here!)

7. I really need a pedicure, but I'm too lazy to do it myself and too broke to pay someone else.

8. I had dinner leftovers for lunch today and they were just as good as they were last night.

9. My SIL is pregnant and I keep putting off having her come over to go through our newborn stuff because I know I'll cry and we don't have that sort of relationship yet. The guilt is becoming unbearable. I need to either get it over with or explain why I can't sift through things with her.

10. I'm reading the Southern Reach trilogy by Jeff Vandermeer, and it's really, really good. Highly recommend if you're at all into sci-fi!

ETA: Crap! Forgot my gifs. I'll have to add them at the end of the school day.

[fabk]

1. What's the story behind your screen name? first three letters of last name and first initial

2. What did you have for dinner last night? leftover roast beef, potatoes and corn

3. What sorts of activities were you involved in during high school? not much? I was in the ski club, and my last year we finally had a dragon boat team. I was actually trying to find a team here a couple of weeks ago...

4. What actor annoys the crap out of you? Gwyneth Paltrow and Anjelina Jolie dislike them both

5. What's your favorite song to sing with your LO(s)? row, row he loves it!

6. Tell us something about you that's interesting. i love to knit, crochet and sew

7. Tell us something about you that's boring. i am the biggest book nerd that you will have the pleasure of knowing

8. Tell us anything you want. I have recently become obsessed with stickers for my planner/Agenda

9. And something else. I loathe cleaning

10. And one more thing, just for good measure! my head hurts

[jmc11511]

muirmaid My SIL is pregnant as well. She and I are close, but they live in MN and I'm in CA. She is due almost a month after I would have been due. I totally understand the happiness/guilt thing. I'm kind of thankful they are far away.

[muirmaid]

Apr 14, 2015 12:45:05 GMT -5 jmc11511 said:

muirmaid My SIL is pregnant as well. She and I are close, but they live in MN and I'm in CA. She is due almost a month after I would have been due. I totally understand the happiness/guilt thing. I'm kind of thankful they are far away.

Yeah, it's so hard. I'm sorry you're facing it, too.

unringthebell, it's totally the shhh-ing that makes the song so fun. And the way he gestures "Move on back," which is really more like a "talk to the hand" sort of thing. I love it.

Good luck with the new moms group, jmc11511!

[eaglewife]

1. What's the story behind your screen name? Hubs is an Eagle Scout

2. What did you have for dinner last night? Chicken, brown rice, black-eyed peas and cornbread

3. What sorts of activities were you involved in during high school? No extra curriculars at my HS

4. What actor annoys the crap out of you? Keira Knightley

5. What's your favorite song to sing with your LO(s)? Twinkle Twinkle Little Star. She sings it too and requests it emphatically "twinkuw 'tar!"

6. Tell us something about you that's interesting. I finished my masters degree in December.

7. Tell us something about you that's boring. I have brown hair.

8. Tell us anything you want. I'm a Capricorn.

9. And something else. I haven't been able to wear my engagement ring and wedding band for almost two years. It bums me out. I need to just get them re-sized.

10. And one more thing, just for good measure! I really don't want to, it feels like admitting defeat.

[ak86]

1. What's the story behind your screen name? My screen name is a part of my name and birthday.

2. What did you have for dinner last night? I wasn't very hungry so I just ate some toast. It wasn't until 3 hours later that I was hungry and thought it would be a good idea to eat some red velvet cake.... it was

3. What sorts of activities were you involved in during high school? I did gymnastics, school events and of course drinking when I wasn't supposed to.

4. What actor annoys the crap out of you? Rob Schneider.

5. What's your favorite song to sing with your LO(s)? His only favorite song us Fireball by Pit Bull. He will not listen to anything else!


6. Tell us something about you that's interesting. I am certified to coach gymnastics and when I coached, our team placed first and went to Switzerland to compete at World Gymnaestrada


7. Tell us something about you that's boring. I am a bit of a hoarder when it comes to DS' art projects. I have numerous boxes in our basement hidden that my DH knows nothing about.

8. Tell us anything you want.my favorite place to travel to is Hawaii, Maui specifically

9. And something else. DS is the first boy on my father's side since 1970.

10. And one more thing, just for good measure! I am obsessed with sewing and scrap booking. If I had the time and money I would do it all day every day.

[soultrane]

1. What's the story behind your screen name? I play sax and Soultrane is the name of one of John Coltrane's albums and became a sort of nickname for me from my music friends.

2. What did you have for dinner last night? I can't remember last night, but tonight I had waffles!

3. What sorts of activities were you involved in during high school? Band, jazz band, field hockey, student government, academic team (I was on the regional academic TV show!), and a bunch of other random clubs. I was very involved.

4. What actor annoys the crap out of you? David Arquette - I don't know why.

5. What's your favorite song to sing with your LO(s)? You Are My Sunshine. Random fun fact, his favorite album is the O Brother Where Art Thou soundtrack, which he calls "Sunshine" because they sing that song. My 2 yo loves bluegrass which I think is pretty awesome.

6. Tell us something about you that's interesting. Um, I went to college in NYC and lived there for 6 years after.

7. Tell us something about you that's boring. I love doing word puzzles. Those variety puzzle books the old ladies buy at the supermarket? I LOVE those!

8. Tell us anything you want. I'm a big Baltimore Ravens fan.

9. And something else. My son kind of named himself. We took two options with us to the hospital and asked him which one he liked. He made a face at the first option, and seemed happier with the second option, so we went with it. lol

10. And one more thing, just for good measure! My family owned a restaurant when I was growing up, so I learned the good, the bad, and the ugly about the food service industry by the ripe old age of 15.

[soultrane]

Oops, I forgot a gif! Bonus points if you know the movie.

[muirmaid]

soultrane, I was getting more and more excited as I read your list. I'm a band director, so I was feeling the Coltrane, I was on our regional academic TV show, we make DS listen to that soundtrack all the time and it's awesome...

And then I hit the Ravens thing and had to slam on the brakes.

I couldn't possibly care less about professional football, but as someone who lived in Cleveland Browns territory when Art sold out, I have a healthy distrust of all Ravens fans. Can't help it.

But I do the Sunday crossword every week and we also took two boy names to the hospital, so there are a few more points in your favor.

[muirmaid]

Oh--and I totally know that movie and can't quite place it.

[soultrane]

Apr 14, 2015 17:41:10 GMT -5 muirmaid said:

soultrane, I was getting more and more excited as I read your list. I'm a band director, so I was feeling the Coltrane, I was on our regional academic TV show, we make DS listen to that soundtrack all the time and it's awesome...

And then I hit the Ravens thing and had to slam on the brakes.

I couldn't possibly care less about professional football, but as someone who lived in Cleveland Browns territory when Art sold out, I have a healthy distrust of all Ravens fans. Can't help it.

But I do the Sunday crossword every week and we also took two boy names to the hospital, so there are a few more points in your favor.

Holy cow, you're me! We'll just agree to disagree about the Ravens. 

I'm going to make the coincidences even weirder though. My husband is from Ohio and we lived near Toledo for two years before moving back to the East Coast. He's a Steelers fan though, so I give him the shifty eyes all the time during football season.

[soultrane]

Apr 14, 2015 17:41:44 GMT -5 muirmaid said:

Oh--and I totally know that movie and can't quite place it.

Welcome to the Dollhouse. Such a weird, funny movie.

[mrsred09]

1. I am a redhead and my nickname is Big red. When I got married people started calling me Mrs.red and it stuck. So my screen name is that plus the year I was married.

2. Grilled salmon over a salad.

3. I was in the marching band, played soccer and volunteered a lot around the community.

4. Tom cruise! He is just so annoying!

5. Twinkle twinkle little star. LO likes to sing with me.

6. I spent a summer with a drum and bugle corp traveling the U.S. in a bus and sleeping on gym floors in a sleeping bag.

7. I was obsessed with the tv show friends....well I still kinda am. I own all the episodes on dvd, know lots of trivia and will still chose to watch the show over others.

8. I'm trying to be a long distance runner. I've run 3 half marathons and want to run a marathon. I'm determined to make that happen by 2017!

9. The Red Sox are my favorite sports team because of a boy I liked in high school. He liked them so I pretended to like them to get his attention. Didn't work, but found a sport I love to watch and a team to follow. I've been rooting for them ever since!

10. I'm in grad school getting my MBA. Im so close to being finished, but might add more classes to be certified in a few other things. I really love being in school and could totally be a career student if I could afford it....my student loans are already ridiculous I do not need to add any more debt!

[soultrane]

mrsred09, what will your degree be focused in and how close are you to finishing? I have an MBA in marketing and wish I had done the management concentration too. I do nothing remotely even close to marketing right now, but the business background does come in handy a lot.

[mrsred09]

soultrane my MBA a is concentrated in human resources and finance. I do a lot of finance type work now, but that is not what I want in the long run. I'm hoping to get into more HRA type work soon.

[muirmaid]

mrsred09, what corps? I'd be a career student if I could, too!

[mlal78]

1. What's the story behind your screen name? Nothing exciting, just my initials and year of birth

2. What did you have for dinner last night? Pork tenderloin with cheesy pasta and veggies.

3. What sorts of activities were you involved in during high school? No extracurriculars, I lived in the country and had to take the bus.

4. What actor annoys the crap out of you? Hmmm, that is a hard one. Jim Carrey in his annoying yelling characters.

5. What's your favorite song to sing with your LO(s)? They are kind of past singing the preschool songs, but we sing silly songs, and stuff from the radio.

6. Tell us something about you that's interesting. I taught myslef how to knit on youtube.

7. Tell us something about you that's boring. My ideal evening is an uninterrupted bath with a good book and an adult beverage.

8. Tell us anything you want. I take my daycare charge to a mom run preschool program. I always get stuck doing the craft centre for the month. People think I am so creative and artistic. Really, I just love pinterest and I am good at following instructions.

9. And something else. I am a saggitarius.

10. And one more thing, just for good measure! I make a mean spaghetti and meatballs (which is what is for dinner tonight).

[mrsred09]

muirmaid it's like adult marching band where you travel and play on different places with a big competition each month. The organization is DCI and a big thing in the high school band industry.

I wish school was free because I would never stop. I've already lined up two workshop type classes to take next summer once I've finished my masters

[muirmaid]

Apr 15, 2015 22:22:26 GMT -5 mrsred09 said:

muirmaid it's like adult marching band where you travel and play on different places with a big competition each month. The organization is DCI and a big thing in the high school band industry.

I wish school was free because I would never stop. I've already lined up two workshop type classes to take next summer once I've finished my masters

Sorry, I wasn't clear! I was a HS marching band director for seven years (and had a few Blue Devils staff writing our drill and teaching the battery). I was wondering which corps you marched with.

[mrsred09]

Oh....so sorry. I marched with the Colts.