saturday morning

1. EVER BEEN GIVEN AN ENGAGEMENT RING? no.

2. LONGEST RELATIONSHIP? about 2 years.

3. LAST GIFT YOU RECEIVED? an italian mask.

4. EVER DROPPED A CELL PHONE? probably.

5. WHEN'S THE LAST TIME YOU WORKED OUT? this morning. (go me!)

6. THING(S) YOU SPEND A LOT OF MONEY ON? clothes. food - i like going out.

7. LAST FOOD YOU ATE? oatmeal.

8. FIRST THING YOU NOTICE ABOUT THE OPPOSITE SEX? eyes.

9. ONE FAVORITE SONG? i'll fly away.

10. WHERE DO YOU LIVE? in my childhood home.

11. HIGH SCHOOL YOU ATTENDED: hanover central.

12. CELL PHONE SERVICE PROVIDER: virgin mobile.

13. FAVORITE MALL STORE: lane bryant.

14. LONGEST JOB YOU HAD: i'll celebrate my 6-year anniversary a week from monday.

15. DO YOU OWN A PAIR OF DICE? yes.

16. DO YOU PRANK CALL PEOPLE?: not since middle school.

17. LAST WEDDING YOU ATTENDED? becca & jon.

18. FIRST FRIEND YOU'D CALL IF YOU WON THE LOTTERY? my mom.

19. LAST TIME YOU SAW ONE OF YOUR BEST FRIENDS: last night.

20. FAVORITE FAST FOOD RESTAURANT: wendy's.

21. BIGGEST LIE YOU HAVE EVER HEARD: it was something along the lines of "i know you were there, i saw you set off the trip line", i think.

23. WHERE'S YOUR FAVORITE PLACE TO EAT WITH FRIENDS? jennie rae's.

24. CAN YOU COOK? yes, but i don't do it often.

25. WHAT CAR DO YOU DRIVE?: my car. :)

26. BEST KISSER: harry connick, jr.

27. LAST TIME YOU CRIED?: i definitely welled up at becca & jon's wedding.

28. MOST DISLIKED FOODS: brussel sprouts, livers.

29. THING YOU LIKE MOST ABOUT YOURSELF: my growing courage & independence.

30. THING YOU DISLIKE MOST ABOUT YOURSELF: my lack of courage.

32. LONGEST SHIFT YOU HAVE WORKED AT A JOB?: i don't know ... maybe 15 hours?

33. FAVORITE MOVIE? Empire Records. (Malissa - i LOVE that tote bag!)

34. CAN YOU SING? sure. i open my mouth & put words to a tune.

35. LAST CONCERT ATTENDED? switchfoot a couple of summers ago, i guess.

36. LAST KISS? crap, i can't find my calendar ... surely i wrote that down ...

37. LAST MOVIE RENTED: that i watched? nacho libre, i think. i've still got capote & delicatessen sitting on my desk waiting for me.

38.ONE THING YOU NEVER LEAVE THE HOUSE WITHOUT: clothes.

39. FAVORITE VACATION SPOT: san francisco.

43. LAPTOP OR DESKTOP COMPUTER?: i use both, but mostly desktops.

44. FAVORITE COMEDIAN?: robin williams.

46. SLEEP WITH OR WITHOUT CLOTHES? with.

47. WHO SLEEPS WITH YOU EVERY NIGHT?: no one.

48. DO LONG DISTANCE RELATIONSHIPS WORK?: bethany says they can.

49. HOW MANY TIMES HAVE YOU BEEN PULLED OVER BY THE POLICE? 3, i think.

50. PANCAKES OR FRENCH TOAST? pancakes with blueberries! yay for blueberry season!

51. DO YOU LIKE COFFEE?: no.

52 HOW DO YOU LIKE YOUR EGGS? cooked.

53. DO YOU BELIEVE IN ASTROLOGY?: not really.

54. LAST PERSON YOU TALKED TO ON THE PHONE?: kathy, probably.

55. LAST PERSON ON YOUR MISSED CALL LIST?: greg.

56. WHAT WAS THE LAST TEXT MESSAGE YOU RECIEVED?: something from my service provider, probably.

58. NUMBER OF PILLOWS?: 2.

59. WHAT ARE YOU WEARING RIGHT NOW? blue capris & my M*A*S*H t-shirt.

60. PICK A LYRIC, ANY LYRIC: she only wants her roses, but nobody down here knows. well, she only wants her roses, but daisies might do, i suppose.

61. WHAT KIND OF JELLY DO YOU LIKE ON YOUR PB & J?: jennie rae's cherry.

62. CAN YOU PLAY POOL?: i haven't for a long time, but i did enjoy it.

63. CAN YOU SWIM? sure.

64. FAVORITE ICE CREAM?: it's some mixture of the words cherry, fudge and truffle, i think.

65. DO YOU LIKE MAPS? yes.

66. TELL ME A RANDOM FACT ABOUT YOURSELF: i prefer to eat my cereal with a fork.

68. EVER ATTEND A THEME PARTY?: i hosted a "yellow" themed party once.

69. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE SEASON? spring.

70. LAST TIME YOU LAUGHED AT SOMETHING STUPID? probably last night. we do/say stupid things when we're together.

71. WHAT TIME DID YOU WAKE UP THIS MORNING? 7:40.

72. BEST THING ABOUT WINTER? when i scrunch up my nose & it gets that semi-frozen feeling.

73. LAST TIME A COP GAVE YOU A TICKET? never.

75. NAME OF YOUR FIRST PET?: Cannonball.

76. DO YOU THINK PIRATES ARE COOL OR OVERRATED? pirates rock hardcore.

77. WHAT ARE YOU DOING THIS WEEKEND? i'm meeting marisa & marlana today. going to ikea tomorrow.

78. BIRTHDATE: january 24.

79. WHAT DO YOU WANT TO BE: clean. i really need to take a shower.

85. ARE YOU ON A LAPTOP?: nope.

87. ARE YOU SMILING?: i am now. :)

89. DO YOU MISS SOMEONE RIGHT NOW? not really.

90. IF YOU COULD GO ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD WHERE WOULD YOU GO? greece.

93. DO YOU HAVE A CRUSH?: not really.

94. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE NAME? 'becca, i suppose. i mean, it's the only name i've got.

95. WHAT COLOR IS YOUR BATHING SUIT?: i don't really have one that fits. the one i have is blue & purple.

96. DOES YOUR SCHOOL START IN AUGUST?: no?

97. DID YOU GO ON VACATION LAST MONTH?: no.

98. HAVE YOU EVER BEEN ON A CRUISE?: no.

99. DO YOU HAVE A SISTER?: yes.

100. ARE YOU UPSTAIRS?: nope.

101. ARE YOU IN LOVE?: no.

102. HAVE YOU EVER BEEN IN THE HOSPITAL?: yes. i had surgery when i was 17.

103. DO YOU WISH YOU COULD SEE ANYONE PARTICULAR RIGHT NOW?: well, now that i'm thinking about it, sure.

104. WHAT JEWELRY ARE YOU WEARING?: none. i'm between working out & showering ... i've no good use for jewelry right now.

105. WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO AFTER THIS SURVEY? shower. and maybe run a load of laundry. i really meant to start that earlier.

four things

i may have posted this before. but april sent it to me saying she thought no one would respond. and i'm always up to being no one. ;)

Four Things about Me - in no particular order:

A) Four places I have lived:
1. Cedar Lake
2.
3.
4.

B) Four TV shows I love to watch:
1. ER
2. NUMB3RS
3. Law & Order Criminal Intent
4. Judging Amy

C) Four of my favorite foods:
1. pizza
2. pasta
3. salad
4. coconut shrimp @ bubba gumps

D) Four places I would rather be right now:
1. san francisco
2. sanibel
3. san simeon
4. the drive-thru tree in the redwoods

E) Four movies I could watch over & over:
1. benny & joon
2. empire records
3. animal farm
4. edward scissorhands

notes on thursday

1. if you can make it to bar louie tuesday night, you should join me for a $1 burger & some fries. cocky monktail (no, i did not make that up) starts their acoustic set at 9. i think i'll be there around 8 - would that work for anyone else?

2. i wore my new green t-shirt just long enough today to turn my armpits green.

3. i went to the parade of homes vip party tonight. they've got some nice homes this year. smaller than last year - only six to walk through. no single home really wowed me, but they were all nice. lots of fireplaces with tvs above them. lots of laundries on the upper level with the bedrooms. lots of walk-in closets. and at least two of the back patios had built in fire pits.

4. last year at the parade vip i fell in LOVE with a quad level. it still makes me happy to imagine living there.

5. tomorrow is my last day at work without a boss.

6. i love my bunco gals. we are playing on july 14, right? :)

survey, survey

this is from bethany's myspace ... but i'm against using myspace, so i'm posting it here. for those of you who have ever tried to comment on my myspace, i'm against that, too. it's not personal. most of the time. :)

1. What is your full name? rebecca renee

2. When is your Birthday? january 24

3. What is your e-mail address? i believe you all have this.

4. Do you smoke? no.

5. How many relationships have you been in? i'm guessing the word "romantic" is implied here ... so 2. because i'm totally counting kevin jamrosz in sixth grade.

6. If you can't answer, is it really that many? n/a

7. Can you cook? yes, but i bake better than i cook.

8. What was your dream growing up? to be a wife & mother.

9. What talent do you wish you had? walking on my hands.

10. Favorite place? the san francisco bay.

11. Sox or Cubs? cubs.

12. What was the last book you read? my secret.

13. What zodiac sign are you? aquarius.

14. Any Tattoos and/or Piercings? not anymore.

15. Worst Habit? is being cynical a habit?

16. Do we know each other outside of myspace? yes.

17. What is your favorite sport? mathematics.

18. Pessimistic or Optimistic attitude? i have my moments, but i'm really a very optimistic person.

19. What would you do if you were stuck in an elevator with me? ask a million questions.

20. Favorite thing to ever happen to you? driving solo up the coast of california.

21. Tell me one weird fact about you: i collected playing cards for years.

22. Do have any pets? no.

23. Do u know how to do the macerana? no.

24. What time is it where u are now? 10:19 p.m.

25. What was your first impression of me? way more trendy than i'll ever be. (you were talking about something coach)

26. If you could change one thing about how you look, what would it be? i'd drop another 50 pounds.

27. Would you be my crime partner or my conscience? depends on the crime.

28. What color eyes do you have? blue.

29. Ever been arrested? nope.

30. What is your favorite drink? water.

31. If you won $10,000 dollars today, what would you do with it? drop it in my bank account & call a realtor.

32. What kind of bubble gum do you prefer to chew? i don't chew much bubble gum ... but i chew a lot of chewing gum, usually orbit.

33. What's your favorite place to hang at? bar louie for $1 burgers. :)

34. Do I have potential? potential to what? be a movie star? be a serial killer? be a great mom? sure. i think you've got the potential to do anything you want ... but maybe you choose not to kill people. :)

35. Favorite thing to do in your spare time? hang out with friends.

36. Do you swear a lot? no.

37. Biggest pet peeve? people talking to me in the bathroom at work.

38. In one word, how would you describe yourself? 'becca.

39. Do you believe in God? yes.

40. What is your favorite thing about me? your honesty.

41.What makes you smile? daisies.

42. Would you change anything about our relationship? i'd see you more often.

43. What is your favorite TV show? friends.

44. Do you Drink? occasionally.

45. Will you repost this so I can fill it out and do the same for you? here it is ... answer away. :)

railcats

i went to my first gary railcats game this weekend. if you haven't been to a game - i highly recommend it. it's cheap & it's fun. in fact, i highly recommend you go to the railcats game on july 4. the game starts at 7 p.m., and there will be fireworks afterwards. and it's the times family night - so for $35 you get 4 tickets (in the box seats behind home plate), 4 hotdogs and 4 souvenir cup drinks. that's a $67 value! just get your family pack coupon in the times. alright, enough advertising. the point is, it would be a fun way to spend your evening. and, if you hadn't guessed, i'll be there! we'll be doing some things before/during/after the game for our millionaire promotion. you could get a frisbee ... how's that for motivation?

surveys rock

What time is it now: 5:15p

1. What time did you get up this morning?: 7:09

2. Diamonds or Pearls?: diamonds, i guess. i really prefer the opal and colored gems.

3. What was the last film you saw at the theater? shrek 3.

4. What is your favorite TV show?: friends.

5. What did you have for breakfast?: biscuits & gravy.

6. Your middle name?: renee.

7. What is your favorite cuisine?: italian.

8. What foods do you dislike?: moldy ones.

9. Your favorite Potato chip?: chili cheese fritos, probably. wait ... they're not potato chips; they're corn chips. (for the record, doritos are not potato chips either) so i'll say kettle cooked, any flavor.

10. What is your favorite CD at the moment?: nelly furtado's loose.

11. What kind of car do you drive?: impala.

12. Favorite sandwich?: the billy club from jimmy john's.

13. What characteristics do you despise?: i don't like the word despise, but i'm annoyed when people are quick to judge me.

14. Favorite item of clothing?: my black capris.

15. If you could go anywhere in the world on vacation, where would you go? ireland.

16. What color is your bathroom?: i think it will be green.

17. Favorite brand of clothing?: gildan, they make great t-shirts.

18. Where would you want to retire to?: a loft in san francisco.

19. Favorite time of day:

20. Where were you born?: hammond

21. Favorite Sports to watch?: table tennis.

22. Who do you least expect to send this back?: i'm posting, not sending. it saves me the disappointment. :)

23. Person who will respond first?:

24. What laundry detergent do you use?: cheer, i think.

25. Coke or Pepsi?: pepsi. i drank pepsi for the first time in probably 10 years this weekend. my options were pepsi, diet pepsi & sierra mist.

26. Are you a morning person or night owl?: night owl.

27. What size shoe do you wear?: 10.

28. Favorite animal?: small dogs.

29. Any news you'd like to share with everyone?: no, but thanks for asking.

30. What did you want to be when you were little?: a veterinarian.

31. Favorite candy bar?: snickers. or milky way.

32. What are your favorite childhood memories? making ice tea out of mud in the back yard.

33. What are the different jobs you have had in your life? babysitter, page at the library, americorps technology tutor, grill gal at mcdonald's, graphic designer.

34. What is your favorite color?: brown.

35. Nicknames: 'becca.

36. Piercings?: not anymore. my ears haven't had earrings in since my senior prom, and my hand closed up almost 7 years ago.

37. Eye color?: blue.

38. Ever been to Africa?: no.

39. Ever been toilet papering?: no.

40. Ever loved someone so much it made you cry?: yes.

41. Ever been in a car accident?: yes.

42. Favorite restaurant?: chili's.

43. Favorite ice cream?: peppermint.

44. Favorite flower?: daisies.

45. Disney or Warner Brothers?: disney.

46. Favorite fast food restaurant?: moe's.

47. What color is your bedroom carpet?: none.

48. How many times did you take your drivers test?: once.

49. Before this one, from whom did you get your last e-mail? someone at work, probably.

50. Which store would you choose to max out your credit card?: apple.

51. What do you do most often when you are bored?: surf the internet.

52. Bedtime? 10:30ish.

53. Who are you most curious about their responses to this questionnaire? i'm an equal opportunity curious-person.

54. Last person you went to dinner with?: kathy & corlin.

55. What are you listening to right now?: alicia.

56. Do you have a hobby?: yes.

57. Lake, Ocean or River?: ocean.

58. How many tattoos do you have?: none.

59. Which came first, the chicken or the egg?: the chicken.

60. How many people are you sending this Email to?: i'm sending it out to the whold world.

61. Who sent this to you and what is something you didn't know about them?
Jody: i didn't know Sami only had one M
Marlana: i didn't know lilies are her favorite flower.
Bethany: i didn't know she wanted to be a nurse.

62. What materialistic thing would you ask for if you had one wish to make? a cute little house, complete with a beautiful yard & a sexy husband.

63. When was the last time you cried?: friday at becca's wedding.

Time you finished this email?: 5:40p

blurry dress photo

you know, it's hard taking pictures of yourself with the timer. but here's your blurry photo of me in the dress i wore to becca's wedding yesterday. i love this dress. it's that fabulous knit polyester material that you can tie in a knot & never see a wrinkle. seriously fabulous.

the dirty thirty

1. What ended your last relationship? an e-mail.

2. When was the last time you shaved your legs? yesterday morning so they'd be all smooth for the wedding.

3. What were you doing this morning at 8am? sleeping.

4. What were you doing 15 minutes ago? saying goodbye to my niece.

5. Are you any good at math? usually.

6. What were you doing last night? celebrating becca's wedding by dancing with a bunch of my co-workers & friends.

7. Do you have any famous ancestors? they say i'm related to betsy ross.

8. Have you ever burped in front of the opposite sex? yes.

9. Do you know the words to the song on your myspace page? no song.

10. Last thing you received in the mail? a newsletter from y-me, i think.

11. How many different beverages have you drank today? one, just water.

12. What's one thing you wish to change about yourself? discipline.

13. Last thing you ate? mom's biscuits & gravy.

14. Do you draw your name in the sand when you go to the beach? no.

15. What's the most painful dental procedure you've had? when they had to go in & turn my tooth 90 degrees.

16. What is outside your back door? the patio.

17. Any plans for Friday night? i don't think so.

18. When's your birthday? january 24.

19. Do you have a secret crush? if i told you, it wouldn't be secret.

20. Do you keep in touch with your exes? sometimes.

21. Do you dislike anyone right now? yes.

22. Something you are excited about? seeing mel & dan today!

23. What is your favorite kind of Jello? black cherry with cherries & cool whip mixed in.

24. Are any of your great-grandparents still alive? no.

25. Describe your key chain? it's the fob for my car.

26. When was the last time you spoke in front of a large crowd? a few weeks ago at a sales meeting.

what happened to 27? i don't know.

28. What kind of winter coats do you have? i bought a really nice wool one this year ... just to find out that wool makes me really itchy.

29. What annoys you the most? people talking to me in the bathroom.

30. Can you tie a cherry stem in a knot with your tongue? sometimes.

looking for myspace fun?

wow, that sounds like a really bad pick up line. anyway ... we're kicking off our millionaire program at work, and we're gearing a lot of our marketing towards a younger crowd. we're doing that by taking advantage of great free services like youtube and myspace. so, all of you who have myspace accounts should add Max A. Million to your friends. sure, you might get random bulletins you don't care about ... but c'mon! all the cool kids are doing it!

i did it. and i don't like myspace.

seriously, do it. the faster you do it, the faster i can post about $1 burgers at bar louie. :)

tuesday update

i went to a pampered chef party last night ... and didn't spend a dime. yay me! it's a small success in my "seriously, 'becca, stop spending money when you don't need to" campaign. i really want their adjustable measuring spoons/cups. and their green knives. and that tray that stays cold for hours. and they had a really cute serving set with a wire rack that holds three trays. yeah ...

speaking of personal campaigns, i'm going back on my "stop eating sugar" program today. i'm cutting out processed sugars that are avoidable. as in, there's processed sugar in my light multi-grain english muffin, i'm sure, but i can't avoid that. it's still part of my healthy breakfast. but i CAN avoid the processed sugars in snickers bars & cupcakes. i would've started back onto this yesterday, but knew the pampered chef lady would be making a fabulous dessert - a cherry chocolate skillet cake. devil's food cake, a can of cherry pie filling, hot fudge sauce ... yumm-o. so yeah, no more sugar for me. :)

i'm going shoe shopping tonight. i'm hoping for an inexpensive pair of black sandals for this summer's weddings. if all else fails, i'll wear my black flip flops, but they hurt my feet. and i really don't like the sound flip flops makes.

can anyone convince me that buying a condo is better than buying a detached home? i like the idea of not having to mow my lawn, but i can't get past the association fees. it's not like the association fees replace an expense i'd have in a detached home. unless i was paying someone to cut my lawn, i suppose, but even then it wouldn't cost me $125 a month, every month of the year. it does seem i'd get more square footage for my money if i got a condo. but do i really want to share walls? and not have a yard?

cleaning the in-box ... again

i should really pay more attention to my e-mail as messages come in. but i don't. tonight we party shuffle all the music in itunes. we're starting with "lean on me" by dc talk.

this week's top 20 from travel zoo includes 6 nights plus airfare to paris for $600. i really need to get my passport.

i do plan to smell like fire again this coming sunday night. so if you're looking for me, i'll either be at joanie's or out torching someone's hou... ummm, yeah, i'll be at joanie's. that's right, i'm not a criminal.

"liar" by the cranberries

i could totally spend way too much money at the itunes store. way too much money. how have i gone this long without having "it's raining men" by the weathergirls?

can you identify the faces from the cover of sgt. pepper's?

"oh, canada" by five iron frenzy

these are some pretty stinkin' cool cakes.

i love sharing stuff from my mental_floss e-mails. :) they're the best.

oooh, speaking of mental_floss stuff. check out this blog entry, talking about spreading people's ashes after they die. and then scroll down to a comment posted by Greg B. that's right, my buddy greg's famous. i mean, posting on mental_floss totally makes you famous. especially when it's about ashes.

"be careful" by patty griffin

"rest" by miranda stone

my niece loves jody's blog. she liked looking at the photos on everyone's site ... but i think she prefers jody's because the slide shows move. so there you go ... jody, you're alicia's favorite. and don't you forgeet it!

sunday night

i smell like fire. and i like it.

sunday morning

there's a new postsecret book coming out in october. i haven't finished book two & i don't own book three. apparently i've got just a few months to catch up. if you've never visited the postsecret website, i recommend you swing through it some day. they update every sunday with new secret-filled postcards from around the world. some are funny, some are sad, some are scary, some are beautiful ... in all, they're amazing. check it out.

i wanted to be at the bike trail early this morning. but it looks like rain & weather.com says to expect scattered thunderstorms. i don't really want to ride in a thunderstorm. but i am already awake & i should go do something.

maybe i'll just curl up with postsecret book two (my secret). that's productive & good for a rainy day.

mapmyride.com

i LOVE mapmyride.com basically, you plot your route & it tells you the distance. the best part is that you can choose a street map or a satellite map - and the satellite map rocks because the trail around lemon lake isn't a street, so it's not on the street map but it's on the satellite map. brilliant. the loop around the lake is about .6 miles. and the loop from my hotel to the wave organ in san francisco? turns out i walked about 6 miles round trip that day. and my tuesday trip around rogers lakewood park with april was about 1.7 miles. seriously, i love mapmyride.com. brilliant.

today's food

i just feel the need to say i had fabulous food today. lunch was an herbivore pizza from three floyds. i saw gabe, but i don't know that he recognized me. dinner was fish & fries from jennie rae's. they were out of pie by the time we got there, but we ate enough of everything else that it simply didn't matter.

i like food. it really is that simple.