Psycho babble

I say and you think:

1. Tripple :: sec
2. Rationing :: water
3. Wrong :: answer
4. Mother :: Superior
5. Lotion :: snow skiing
6. Hesitate :: opportunity lost
7. Home :: alone
8. Stumble :: what I'm doing through life
9. Procedure :: Waterfall < inside joke in the ongoing Agile/Waterfall development debate
10. Faithless :: empty

Free association is described as a "psychoanalytic" procedure in which a person is encouraged to give free rein to his or her thoughts and feelings, verbalizing whatever comes into the mind without monitoring its content." Over time, this technique is supposed to help bring forth repressed thoughts and feelings that the person can then work through to gain a better sense of self.

That's an admirable goal, but for the purposes of this exercise, we're just hoping to have a little fun with the technique.

Little Steps

It's been a while. At the moment I am procrastinating. So I thought I'd include you. This is a weekly meme. "You say, I think."

1. Girlfriend :: too much effort
2. Crushed :: ice
3. Source :: of frustration
4. Corner :: market
5. Gossip :: girl
6. Encounter :: of the 3rd Kind
7. Make an offer :: Have it refused
8. Stylish :: Audry Hepburn
9. Profit :: Loss
10. Waste :: water

Man Oh-live, I'm Doing Twenty-five

• I WANT to write something here every day, but I am not.
• The sun is shining, my demeanor isn't.
• I had a "mystery meal" for lunch. It had pork, and onion, and milk, and allspice, nutmeg, and cumin in it. I have no idea when I made it, nor how long it's been in the freezer.
• My little brother got a job today *throws confetti*
• My BIG brother is sending me a bottle of wine to taste. It is from his friend's winery. I cannot wait to try it.
• I made this chicken dish for dinner back in January (or maybe February). I was going to write about it.

• I have been gone, or had company constantly since Dec. 26th. I was really excited about being home alone "for a long time" until my trip to Arizona in March. I am crap at keeping time. The last of my company left 2/16, I leave 3/4.
• Between company and traveling, I have hosted four dinners at my house.
• The Ragù Bolognese I made for my dinner group on Sunday from this blog was amazing. (as is the blog and her writing and photography!)
• I joined FaceBook under my real name. Who knew I'd recognize so many childhood/school friends. My but we were a (small) and close knit group.
• I also belong on FaceBook under MitMoi.
• I am struggling with my writing class. I guess that's good. It means I have a lot to learn.
• I got my haircut on Saturday. She styled it slightly different. It looked cute. THIS is what it looked like when I tried. :|

• I am crazy and have agreed to cook an "Ocho de Mayo" meal for 150 people. I will be using two days of vacation time to accomplish this feat.
• A friend from Paris, France is coming to visit me in May!!
• I am going to the St. Lawrence River in New York at the end of July.
• I don't know if I'll be doing ANY business travel this year. This is very, very, sad for me.
• Sunshine coming through the windows in my clean house makes me happy.
• I wish I were playing hooky there right now.
• Yesterday, when I was in an equally foul mood and told Jason, "Nobody likes me, I think I'll eat worms" he sent me these three links to make me smile. Only the first one made me truly smile. (ps: People like me ... I'm just not liking a whole lot of people back at the moment.)
• I helped out a friend recently. It makes me feel good every time I think about it.
• Another friend I haven't heard from for a while got back in touch. He says he's doing better now. I hope so - and that life treats him well.
• Heather and I share daily eMail correspondence. Not much, just a line or two. Her comments make me laugh out loud on a regular basis.
• My home laptop is FINALLY (3 repair visits for one orginal problem) fixed. HALLELUJA!
• There was something else I wanted to say, but I've forgotten.

• This is the cake I made for Valentines. Matzo Flour, Almond Meal, Lemon Juice, Lemon Zest, Lemon Curd, and Raspberries. It's kind of like sticking your tongue out at love. (tart, sour, and blowing raspberries)

Tagged (Sixteen Random Things)

I've been sucked into doing a meme. This is me being a good sport.

The rules beeee that you must pick 16 people to tag after YOU are tagged. You CAN choose to re-tag the person who tagged you but c'mon, who can think of 16 MORE randomthings about themselves? (I'm not tagging anyone - if you want to do this great, if not, I TOTALLY understand).

Setting up IM WITH VIDEO for the company makes me grumpy. I am keeping it turned off.

I cannot wait for my personal "home improvement guy" to show up on Saturday!

I want to write a long rant on giving/receiving gifts ... but won't.

I just got accepted at Duke University for two writing Short Courses. One on Character Development and the other on the Anatomy of a Plot!

The instructor is okay with the time I'll be out of class, since I will be doing research for the story.

I have company coming tonight - I hope they don't notice my bed isn't made, the guest bed is covered up with boxes, and all the rooms aren't dusted.

I've gone back to working out.

Today I had a pastrami sandwich for work. I <3 pastrami - but the sandwiches rarely meet my expectations. This one wasn't bad.

They're reporting the high on Friday will be 29. The low 14. I LIVE IN THE SOUTH ... WHERE IS MY TEMPERATE CLIMATE???

My car has not been washed since .... July? August? I really need to get this done.

I've had 100 channels of TV for two weeks now. I've turned my TV on three times, and watched two channels. I'm thinking it wouldn't matter HOW MANY CHANNELS there were - I'd think 99.9% of the shows were stupid.

I am trying to test this stupid video thing. The person on the other end IS BEING A BUTTHEAD.

I've been working with a customer for THREE DAYS NOW for him to receive a data file. He keeps saying "I'm not getting anything" ... yet he had the SAME FILE three times. *sigh*

I wish I were drinking some Scotch, RIGHT NOW.

It's nice carpooling with Hot Sauce again.

I hate memes.

I don't think these were the sorts of random things I was supposed to tell you.

Tagged an unholy war!

Here are the rules, as stated to me by CWEsq, as told to him by gretabarbo9 as told to her by Satyr_Icon who derived it from TestTakerX who may have filched it from Myspace:

All right, here are the rules.

1. We have to post these rules before we give you the facts.
2. Players start with eight random facts/habits about themselves.
3. People who are tagged need to write on their own blog about their eight things and post these rules.
4. At the end of your blog, you need to choose eight people to get tagged and list their names.
5. Don’t forget to leave them a comment on their blog telling them they’re tagged, and you read their blog.

8 random facts/habits things you don’t know about Mit:

1. I played the tenor saxophone in band (or maybe I should say attempted to play). The noises coming out of my instrument were closely related to the death-call of a wounded cow.
   
2. I broke off my engagement 22 years ago – and I am very glad I did. However, he still contacts me every year on Valentines Day (the date of our first date) to see if I’ve changed my mind.
   
3. I can only tell my right from my left if I hold my left-hand up palm away – and my thumb and index finger make an “L”.
   
4. I brought my best friend from Arizona to my 10 year high-school reunion. All night long I introduced her as my “girlfriend”! It was glorious. (This weekend (7/14) is my 25th year reunion.) I am staying here in Tennessee on business. I have no desire to ever go to a reunion again.
   
5. I look forward to death – because I won’t have have to struggle in my Christian walk any more. (To be a good person, to improve, to be productive, and 101 other things I feel like I should be.) Easy street baby! You live on easy street after you’re dead! Or at least that’s what I believe.
   
6. I tie knots in my plastic grocery bags and store them in a paper-towel tube.
   
7. I feel claustrophobic when I see kudzu.
   
8. The teeth of fish frighten me when I have to take them off the fish hook.

Who I tag:

1. Fallout Shelter
   
2. Miss Doxy
3. Crushing Krisis
4. Fussy
5. Random and Odd
6. Thoughts That Come Unbidden
7. In Our House
8. Hey You!