Testing, Testing

If you're on facebook you may have been subjected to a barrage of requests asking you to take quizzes testing your knowledge of friends and family. I'm proud to say that I have managed not to take any of these quizzes. But I can say that I am intrigued by them. Every so often I like to give my loyal blog readers an edge over facebook peeps.

In that spirit, I am creating a "How Well Do You Know Lstew? quiz right here, right now. Read the questions, jot down your answers somewhere and on Friday I'll post the answers. There will be a prize (or prizes) based on scores.

1. What year was I born?
2. What city was I born in?
3. How many children are in my family?
4. Where do they live?
   
5. What is my favourite colour?
6. What is my favourite sport?
7. How many citizenships do I have?
8. What is my favourite animal?
9. What colour is the stone in my nose ring?
10. How many piercings do I have?
11. How many tattoos do I have?
12. What were my high schools sports teams named? (like Spartans or Pioneers)
13. Excluding Canada, how many countries have I set foot in?
14. How many times have I been engaged?
15. Though what did I become a Christian? (although the Holy Spirit is technically a correct answer, it is not the one I'm looking for here)
16. Who is my favourite jazz artist?
17. Who is my favourite theologian?
18. What was the name of my first car?
19. What major(s) and minor(s) did I graduate with?
20. What year did I graduate from university?
21. If you know, I'll give you a hug to not tell anyone what year I graduated from high school.
22. Name 3 things I'm allergic to.
23. What is my favourite drink (I'll accept one of 3 answers here - or all three for bonus points)?
24. What is my favourite type of non-anglo food (or "ethnic" food)?
25. Name 4 jobs I've had since I left high school.
    

Give The (Mostly) Non Kosher Gift Of Love

Let's say you're sitting around and you're thinking, "Dag, that Lstew is a great ol' gal. I'd love to encourage her. I think I will do that by buying her a gift." Now, this thought might come to you because it's leading up to the 25th of June or the 25th of December (aka birthday and Christmas). Or maybe you've noticed me working hard and want to help reward me. Or maybe it's a day ending in 'y'. Who is to say? Regardless of what brings on this beautiful inspiration, I have a few ideas for you as you choose to express your love.

Now, it is no secret that I love bacon. While noodling around on a great website, I stumbled upon a goldmine of bacon related gifts. Rather than a lot of descriptions, why don't I break it down for you list style:

• bacon soap
• a bacon belt
• bacon watch
• bacon floss
• bacon gumballs
• bacon jelly beans
• bacon bandages
• bacon wallet
• uncle oinker's gummi bacon (funny, i haven't seen this uncle at any family events recently)
• bacon mints
• a bacon pennent
• bacon air freshener
• what would bacon do deluxe spin folder
• bacon placemats
• bacon toothpicks
• bacon wrapping paper (great for wrapping up all the gifts you got)
• metal bacon dome lunch box
• mr. bacon t-shirt

Well, that should keep you going for a bit. While you dig out your credit card, I'm gonna go lick my dreams.

Oink.

How Did They Get This Pic Of My Mom's Cat?

And has anyone heard from my Dad lately?


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This Is Like Your Free Preview

Everybody tells me that someday I'm going to write a book about the things that have happened in my life. Every once in a while a line comes to me that (in my head) sounds like it would be good in an autobiography. I think I may be starting a new potential ongoing series by sharing a couple of those lines with you know.

"... and that's when I realized that not everyone could instantly identify a portrait of Martin Luther."

"Michael Jackson died on my 28th birthday... at the pub while we were celebrating, the televisions paused their ongoing tributes to him in order to show us live coverage of the moving of his dead body. It was great birthday party fodder."

Not Prophetic

Take a good look at this, 'cause you'll likely never see anything like it again...

Terribly Sinful

I'm secretly hoping that someone from my recent past blog stalks me. If so, CK this is for you:


marriedtothesea.com

Didn't This Happen To A Cousin Of Yours?

Cyanide & Happiness @ Explosm.net

ps - this was post # 1400

This Will Be The Only Way I'll Be Able To Own A Home

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She's A Good Sheila Bruce, And Not At All Stuck Up

Happy Canada Day

The Eye Soap

It's 10:30am and I've already seen 2 topless old men. Any guesses on what my daily total will be?

Really?

How come we can make Christmas lights that will flash to specific music, but we can't find a way to wrap the average stick of butter so that you don't have to open both ends to get a clear slice of the butter?

She's A Little Curvy

(a wee creation of mine: one tea light, one mini pair of vice grips, one cork, one cork screw, one crazy woman)

Where Was I When That Happened?

I was washing my hands after urinating this evening and looked at myself in the mirror. I noticed that one corner of my "eye skin" was all dark. I mentally chastised myself for having got my eye region so dirty and not realized it. Thusly, I began to try and wash away the dark spot. It turned out not to be dirt, grease or sin, but bruising. I have a partial black eye and NO idea how it got like that. Zero.

It's just a little guy, but still so strange.


I'll let you know if baby spiders hatch out of it, or if the police show up at my door looking for a statement.

Plane makes emergency landing in N.J. after pilot dies in mid-flight

Wow.

Plane makes emergency landing in N.J. after pilot dies in mid-flight

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Who Is Watching Who?

I'm cat sitting this guy for the next couple weeks. I like him.

Can I Borrow Your Pellet Gun?

Critters are eating my ripening strawberries. Two knowledgeable gardeners have jokingly suggested a pellet gun as a solution. Hmmm. I think the combination of insomnia and fire arms is a great idea. Look out Alexander and friends!

So Many Flightless Birds, So Little Time

If you're looking for something to do this weekend, might I suggest Wingfest at Pier 8 (that's the part of the bay front/harbour with Williams Coffee Pub).

It boasts:

• a whole lotta wings (and food)
  
• a midway - aka RIDES!
• an art show
• cheap boat cruises
  
• fireworks on Saturday night
• live music - including Henry Strong's current jazz band, The Spoons, Honeymoon Suite and April Wine

It's free to get in until 6pm at which point it'll cost ya a whole two bucks. You should probably check it out. I am.

Free

Just a heads up - today is free smoothie day at Bula Smoothie & Nutritional Bar in Westdale. You can find it at the corner of King & Sterling, one store north of the Pita Pit.

Specific Anxiety Disorder

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Alexander

This is one of my neighbourhood friends, Alexander. He's friendly and almost assuredly full of lead paint.

Nope

My cell is down until friday morning due to $$ constraints. Sorry for any inconvenience. Contact me electronically for our landline # if you need to call me.

Rex De Milo Looks Back At Life Lived And What He Must Do Now

To see the rest of Rex's pensings.

When I Grow Up

I want to be like this.

The Natural Order Of Things

Good Advice