Domestic Geek

1. Rented lodgings, or staying with friends/relatives?
Rented lodgings - we stayed with Marcus' folks once while we visited and we were miserable. I need some privacy and a place to decompress.

2. Lots of activities, or just lying around doing nothing?
I like a mixture of both. Too many activities and you need a vacation from the vacation. I can't just do nothing, though. Drives me insane.

3. Blogging while on vacation...yes or no?
I don't know. I haven't had a vacation since I started blogging. Probably short entries since I'd probably take the old laptop with me.

4. If you have children and/or pets...bring them along or make other arrangements?
Make other arrangements.

5. Do you cook while away on vacation, or eat out every day?
Eat out!

6. Do you pack light and plan to do laundry while away, or overpack and wash everything when you get home?
Overpack. I'll only do laundry on the road if it's an emergency.

7. Drive to your vacation spot, or take some kind of public transportation?
Drive. I really like having my own vehicle and being able to go where I want, when I want.

8. If you have a cell phone...on or off while away?
On. I only have my cell for really necessary phone calls, so I wouldn't really be bothered by it on a vacation.

9. Bring work along or not?
It would be really hard to make dough on a vacation!

10. Returning home with more stuff than you originally took with you...yes or no?
I always come home with more stuff, even when I don't try.

1. Fast-food or regular (sit-down) restaurant?
I much prefer regular restaurants. If I'm going out to eat, serve me.

2. If or when you go to fast-food places...drive-through or walk in?
Unless I know a place has really awesome drive-through service (very rare), I walk in to make sure they get the order right. Even then it's a miracle if you get exactly what you ordered the first time.

3. Any restaurant food...eat in or take out?
Again, eat in. Even when I lived in town, the only take out/delivery food was pizza and occasionally some Woody's Wings.

4. You are at a restaurant and are too full to finish your meal. Do you leave it, or ask to have it wrapped up to go?
I take it with me. I paid for it. The only exception is french fries. They always taste nasty as leftovers.

5. Where does most of your food come from...restaurants or the grocery store?
Grocery store.

6. Do you shop for food at a supermarket or a convenience store?
Supermarket. Convenience stores are for snacks.

7. You have 13 items in your cart. Do you try to go through the *12 Items of Less* express line or grit your teeth and get into the regular line?
I get in a regular line. Rules are rules. BTW people, 50 cans of cat food or 100 jars of baby food does not count as one item.

8. If you shop at a store that has them, do you use the regular or self-scan checkouts?
Regular. I'm paying inflated prices to pay union wages to these people, they can do the work.

9. Paper or plastic - Part One...what kind of bags do you take?
Depends. If I need puppy poop bags, I get plastic. If I need to bag up newspapers, I get paper. Marcus always gets plastic.

10. Paper or plastic - Part Two...which payment method do you use when buying food?
Both. Checks if the money is in my account, plastic if there isn't.

1. Where are you right now?
In my family/computer room using my Sony Vaio laptop, totally sore and hardly able to type from the work I did this afternoon.

2. What have you lost recently?
My mind, LOL. Oh, and my cool. The morons at work totally pissed me off today (see today's earlier post). I can't remember having lost anything physicial lately (oops, that mind thing again).

3. What was the first CD you ever purchased? Does that embarrass you now?
I have absolutely no idea. It was probably jazz like Spyro Gyra or something, but it wouldn't embarrass me as I love the CD's that I have. I choose very carefully before I buy.

4. What is your favorite kind of writing pen?
Anything with a smooth, clean, fine point. I hate writing with medium ball-point pens. They're clumsy.

5. What is your favorite ice cream flavor?
Haagen-Dazs Coffee Ice Cream -- Mmmmm, Yummy.

I guess I'll start doing this. It seems kind of cool.


1. Cats or dogs?
Dogs, definitely. Cats get on my nerves and I'm allergic to boot.

2. Lions or tigers?
Lions.

3. Cows or pigs?
Cows. Pigs are like cats, they're cute until they grow up.

4. Turtles or frogs?
Actually, both are cool, but I suppose I lean more towards turtles.

5. Elephants or giraffes?
I don't have a preference for either one.

6. Butterflies or birds?
Butterflies.

7. Deer or moose?
Deer.

8. Goldfish or swordfish?
Goldfish. Swordfish look like freaks of nature.

9. Bunny rabbits or ferrets?
I really love bunnies! I've always wanted a ferret, but they can be buttheaded.

10. Horses or unicorns?
Horses...I've always wanted one, my whole life.

1. Do you live in a house, an apartment or a condo?
A house. Actually, a four-bedroom, two bath double-wide mobile home. Yup, I'm white trailer trash.

2. Do you rent or own?
Marcus is technically the owner, so I guess I'm a renter since I pay half the payment.

3. Does anyone else live with you?
My boyfriend, Marcus, two dogs, five rabbits, a parakeet, a lovebird and some fish.

4. How many times have you moved in your life?
If you count all the times I moved in college, it's got to be well over 20. Since I left for college in 1984, the four years I have lived where I am now is the longest I have ever stayed put.

5. What are your plans for this weekend?
Sleep, work, housework.