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I know I’ve done nothing but trivia lately. this is the second post in a row with it. Today is going to be a busy day, tomorrow as well. Then I’m in KC for a week so posting will be sporadic at best. Be prepared for lots of audio and picture posts. (Aside - I’ve been thinking about getting a pro flickr account.  I heard some folks got free ones to pass out, did you? Wanna share? ) But’s the Trivia’s fun, don’t cha think?  Here are 13 Factoids to stretch your brain with. Remember, answer one, answer 7, answer them all, I don’t care. Just answer them! :)

1. Who narrates Herman Melville’s novel Moby Dick? Ishmael. Barbara got this one right.
2. In the 1989, the World Series was interrupted by an earthquake. The San Francisco Giants were playing against what team? The Oakland Athletics.  Captain Platypus got this one right.
3. What “soleful” Cold Warrior banged his shoe on the podium at the United Nations as he told Western ambassadors, “We will bury you”? Russian leader Nikita Kruschev davedorm got this one right.
4. What American city claims Bruce Lee, Edddie Vedder and Jimi Hendrix ans “local” heroes? Seattle* Captain Platypus got this one right.
5. What was inspired by burs sticking to the socks , pants and dog of a Swiss inventor out for a stroll? Velcro.* davedorm got this one right.
6. In 1913, retail magnate Frank W Woolworth paid $13.5 in cash to build a 60-story New York skyscrapper, then the tallest building in the world. What was it called?  The Woolworth Building.* davedorm got this one right.
7. What unit of measurement was used to size up Noah’s Ark? The Cubit* Captain Platypus got this one right.
8. What director created the “Brat Pack” movies on the 1980’s, including The Breakfast Club and Ferris Bueller’s Day Off? John Hughes.  Captain Platypus got this one right.
9. What Beat Generation author attended Columbia University on a football scholarship? Jack Kerouac.  davedorm got this one right.
10. Who played Mr Spock on the original Star Trek television series? Leonard Nimoy.  Captain Platypus got this one right.
11. Judy Garland almost lost her part in The Wizard of Oz when nervous MGM executives tried to borrow a more bankable child star. Who almost played Dorothy? Shirley Temple.* Barbara got this one right.
12. What rap group paid homage to Adidas sneakers in the song “My Adidas”? Run-D.M.C.  Captain Platypus got this one right.
13. What monarch has himself appointed Supreme Head of the Church of England following his excommunication by the pope? fruey got this one right. It’s Henry VIII.*

*See my Comment

Now, I can’t tell if you can cheat by using Blingo or Google, but YOU can. So. When you make your guess I will assume that it means you didn’t cheat. Thanks! It’s an honour system of sorts. 

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I know it’s a Tuesday and I don’t normally DO trivia on Tuesdays, I just, well. Felt like it :) Enjoy. Answer one, answer them all, answer any number in between. Just answer them! :)

1. What color is the upper edge of a rainbow? Violet.* ms Pants got this one right.
2. What museum would you visit to see this famous portrait? pop up image The Lourve, In Paris.  ms Pants got this one right.
3. What is the stage name of choreographer born Georgy Metilnovich Blanchivadze? George Balanchine.  Noelle got this one right!
4. Who shot J.R? Kristen Shepard.* ms Pants got this one right.
5. What Canadian author is credited with coining the term “Generation X”? Douglas Coupland.  Noelle got this one right!
6. What eight-sided geometric shape has a commanding presence on American street corners? Stop Signs ms Pants got this one right.
7. One substance is labeled “flammable.” Another is labeled “inflammable.” What is the difference? Nothing.* ms Pants got this one right.

*More info on the question in my comment on the entry.

Now, I can’t tell if you can cheat by using Blingo or Google, but YOU can. So. When you make your guess I will assume that it means you didn’t cheat. Thanks! It’s an honour system of sorts. 

buttons after the bump.

husband and I just found this little froggie hopping through our living room. he’s lucky the kitties didn’t get to him first.

Today while browsing on Silver Jewelry Club I saw those beautimus earrings right over there.  I just HAD to order them.  I’m going to some pretty special events when I head home to KC on Thursday and I thought those were the perfect type of earrings to wear with my longer hair.  (not that they don’t look good on shorter haired chicks - I just personally didn’t LIKE them on me when I had short hair.) They’re called Sand Blast Chandelier Party Earrings Sterling Silver. .925 Sterling Silver Earrings ; 4.92 grams ; 3 inches in length ; unique stilleto design ; fish hook closure. They’ve been shipped to my parents house in KC and hopefully they’ll be there when I get there. I’m so excited! :) I also ordered my mom a lil pair of earrings. These Oval & Round Garnet Three Stone Earrings. She likes garnet and there are pretty unique looking. Silver Jewelry Club is so freaking addictive some times.  Right now they’ve had some really interesting pieces up, onces I couldn’t pass by. And it’s been nice. If you’ve never been to Silver Jewelry Club you really out to check it out. Each piece really IS free, and it’s nice jewelery. You just pay shipping (5.99.) It’s nice.  Plus, if you use my link, I get 50 cents per order. Those add up, Yo! :)

It’s Monday, and I always try and do Trivia on Monday’s and today is no exception. Next Monday *might* be, but we’ll see. Anyway.  Today I took the questions not from my Trivial Pursuit Game but from my Cranium game.  Switch em Up - Change a roo! :)

1. What nephew of director Francis Ford Coppola has won an Oscar? Nicolas Cage. Scooter got this one.  See the comment for more info.
2. True or False : Elvis Presley’s favorite entertainer was Robert Goulet. False Barbara See the comment for more info.
3. What is the heaviest element that occurs naturally on Earth in valuable quantities? Uranium.  Calogero got this one right.
4. True or False : Brick houses are better in earthquakes because bricks are stronger than wood. False.  Meli got this one!
5. What fantasy card game, produced by Wizards of the Coast, encourages players to gather “mana”? Magic : The Gathering. Barbara
6. True or False : Humans use more muscles to smile than to frown.  False. It takes more muscles to frown that to smile. Scooter got this one.
7. George Washington Carver is best remembered for his agricultural research on what crop? The Peanut Barbara See the comment for more info.

Now, I can’t tell if you can cheat by using Blingo or Google, but YOU can. So. When you make your guess I will assume that it means you didn’t cheat. Thanks! It’s an honour system of sorts. 

Buttons. Get your red hot buttons here! :) Barbara made me some today. Well, really, she made YOU some today! :) I was all bummed cause I’ve not gotten any buttons yet, so she made these. She rocks socks!  Please Right Click Save As please. Don’t make you spork you in an uncomfortable place. 

Oh. If you take the button, won’t you tell me?! :) I wanna see em all over the internets, mmm kay! :)

I just saw the most irresponsible thing ever.  Brian Andrews of WFOR, while reporting on Katrina on CNN, he caught a piece of what looked like iron, about a foot of it, and when he was ready to back inside - he let it go. He let the 1ft long piece of IRON go, in a hurricane! Uhm. Hello. You’re supposed to secure things DOWN during a hurricane. Fuck. You even secure the PATIO furniture so it don’t become projectile weapons.  Did you know that hay can be imbeded into trees during hurricanes?  I wonder what h happened with a 1st long piece of iron is blown around at 100mph.  Apparently Brian Andrews’ brain was blown around too much - maybe he needs to just stay inside. Fucking moron.

I guess the VMA’s were last night, EVERYBODY freakin watched them. I didn’t watch them. I did watch a shit ton of Katrina coverage and it’s making me so sad and scared. My grandparents live in Baton Rouge, and my aunt and uncle from Paris are supposed to fly into Baton Rouge tomorrow, so that they can spend a few days there before they fly to KC on Friday to spend the weekend with my family there (and me) for Grandmothers 85th birthday. Not to mention that New Orleans is my second favorite city in the world (Right behind Kansas City.) I spent my honeymoon there too. I haven’t seen any pictures yet, I’m almost scared to look for them.  The French Quarter - gone?! The thought of that just scares the bejezuz outta me.  Add into that a little guilt for making jokes about Katrina and her power, and you’ve got one veklehmpt Luka. 

But, as a bright spot, in an otherwise gloomy day : I found out that my “pita” client - the one who makes me the craziest, which is saying a lot - officially has a new company to support him. I’m meeting with the lady on Wednesday to transfer the file/monies and then I’m done. That is like “the BEST news”!  It means he’s got a new start coming, which is something he sorely needs. It means my stress level can go down some, which is something, well, I at least, need. And it means that when I go on vacation I can rest easy. There’s nothing ugly hanging over my head about work and I’m all set!  Since I can’t go into all the details - something about HIPPA and his privacy or whatever :) - you’ll just need to understand that this client is a challenge to work with.  With a Capital C. And having him move on, without having to move on with him, is the just the best news ever. 

But, better news would be that all my family is safe and where they’re supposed to be. Since I’ve also got family in Mobile and they were evac’d in their car and their camper.  My aunt, her husband, and her 5 children (ages 6 to 17.) All I know so far about them is that they’re on the road in their two vehicles and will less us know more when they can. 

As much as a love a lazy Sunday - sitting around in mah pj’s doing nothing - today can’t be one of those days.  Yesterday one of the lights in our living room burned out, so it was sorta dark in here. Today the other one did. There is absolutely no light in this room. Yes there is some glow from the confuser, which is what I am suing to see with right now, which I HATE doing. But that’s all the light there is.  I’ve searched and there are no light bulbs in the house. I used the last one the other day for one of two lights that went out on the stairs. It seems I need a plethora of lights. Which means, I must wear clothes other than my pj’s and go out into the world to spend money. Another thing I am loathe to do. I mean, come on. I got dressed and went out yesterday too. Don’t I get ONE day where I can actually do nothin’?  First I need to get this nail polish off my left hand. I put it on last night to see how it would look with my short nails - I while I do sort of like it, I think I should either take it off OR paint the right hand and after all the issues I had painting the LEFT the second option is the much better of the two. Think anyone will notice if I just have my my two big toes paints hot pink/red and the rest of my toes were bare?  Decisions, decisions. I think the best place, for me, to shop for light bulbs is at Home Depot. Cause the temptation is also buy other things is limited there. I will just get the light bulbs and get out.  If I got to Target or Satan’s Five & Dime other things will catch my eye, and not nesecarily things I need.  I’m bad like that. But I’m going on a trip Thursday and need to pinch my pennies until then. That way, I can go hog wild while there. Or as much as I can with a debit card, ya know! :) So. 1, nail polish, 2 shower and clothes, 3 shopping.  That about sums it up.

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