11 more things.

Remember the post I did a week or two ago? The 11 things one? Well, I was tagged again by Lindsay from Shrimp Salad Circus. Rather than redo the whole thing I thought I would simply answer the 11 questions she tagged me for. Here we go!

1.   Coffee or tea? Green or black? Both please. I need them both. I like all tea and I really couldn't decide! I prefer my coffee black, but I do love soy caramel macchiatos. 

2.   Tell me about your pets. If you don't have any, tell me about your... plants? We have a zoo at my house. 2 cats, 3 ferrets, 2 veiled chameleons, 2 turtles, and 3 geckos. Did I miss anyone? Oh, Yes. We have a chihuahua named Trinket. I haven't really posted about her yet, but I do spam my friends on twitter with photos of her.

3.   What is your very first memory? I actually have a lot of childhood memories, but oddly enough I not sure if they are mine or something I imagined. I have a lot of mental blocks. I do remember eating strawberry ice cream in a room full of shelves and shelves of records at my Dad's friend's (Crash and Tony) place. From what I hear, I was too young to be able to remember that.

4.   If you could learn any language, which would you choose, and why? I should say Spanish because I live in Florida and it would be practical, but  I'm not practical. I'm going to say German, I love this language. I took German in middle school and I picked it up quickly. I only had the vocabulary of a 5 year old, but I still have the sentence structure (blah blah) down. My runner up would be Irish. I read a lot of Irish poetry a few years ago for school. I had the English translations, but the language is beautiful.

5.   What has been your most hideous fashion blunder? (Mine has to have been the fountain ponytail cascading down from the top of my head in middle school....) I looked hot in my white and neon orange, houndstooth printed stirrup pants. I only wore them with a lavender turtle neck. I wore this in 2nd grade. Like I said, hot.

6.   Pretend you're on tv. What song should play every time you enter the room? Anything by Lights. But if I had to pick:

7.   If you could hug any animal in the world, what would you choose? I hug every goat I see. I would really just love to have a real live bear hug though. A Panda would be cool.

8.   Tell me the best joke you know. I'm drawing a huge blank on this one. I love jokes but I am horrible at telling them o---oh! I know! Why did the chicken cross the road? Because Frank Perdue was chasing after him. (knee- slapper).

9.   How do you feel about celeb gossip magazines? I'm not into them. They aren't very credible. My favorite celebrities are the ones you don't see in those. Or they're in them for something awesome.

10.   Are you sick of the presidential campaigning yet?   Honestly, I've been so busy with school that I haven't really noticed them. I also haven't watched tv for about 2 months now.

11.   If you could go into business for yourself and not fail, what would you peddle? I would love to have a line of affordable pet stuff. There's so much out there, but it's ridiculously expensive! Doggy shirts, cat/dog/ferret bedding. Treats! Homemade treats! I just really love my critters and I know there are others out there who do too.

Sundae Stroll

Happy Sunday (my favorite day). So on the blog today is a meme. Yep. A meme. I'm chugging away on homework and the weather is dreary, so no adventures today! I think the one and only meme I have posted on the blog was the ABC one, but sometimes I think these are helpful because it allows readers to learn more about the blogger, so here goes!


I was tagged by Megan from Surprise High Five.

There are six "rules"
1. Post these rules.
2. Post 11 random things about yourself.
3. Answer the questions set for you in the original post (i.e., Megan's for me).
4. Create 11 new questions and tag people to answer them.
5. Go to their blog and tell them you've tagged them.
6. No saying, "If you are reading this, you're tagged.

11 random things about me:
1. I was in Jrotc all 4 years of high school.
2. I've been known to talk, walk, and eat chocolate while asleep.
3. I prefer my coffee black.
4. I dye my hair red because it feels more natural.
5. I actually like warm beer better than cold. I'll order 2 Guinnesses (Guinnei?) and let the 2nd warm up.
6. I usually learn things the hard way.
7. I still confuse my left and right, there should be clear markers which is which. (ding! teensy tattoo idea)
8. I love pens.
9. After 14 years I still have the occasional craving for red meat.
10. My hair is stick straight. That kink from ponytails? Straightens itself in 5 minutes.
11. I was allergic to chocolate and pineapple when I was little.


Megan's questions for me:
1. Are you a cat or a dog person?
I'm kind of a bothy. I really love dogs, but.... I really love cats. I love ferrets too.
2. Who is your dream date?
It would be more like a get together, but I would love to have a drink (or black out) with the folks from Flogging Molly.
3. What is your favorite food?
Chocolatesushicheese <----(it counts).
4. What do you want to be when you grow up?
I want to be a wildly successful author.
5. When was your first kiss?
It happened when I was 15, back in November 1999.
6. What is the craziest thing you have ever done?
My family tells me that leaving my unit to join another that I knew was deploying was the craziest. I bet there's a troopy who does that everyday. Personally, I still think swallowing that goldfish for a 12er was pretty cray.
7. What makes you mad?
Get me behind the wheel of a car and see what doesn't. No but really. Woman beaters. I wouldn't piss on one if they were burning in a ditch.
8. If you could only keep one article of clothing and had to replace the rest with new stuff (What Not to Wear style), what would you keep?
This one's a toughy. I'm not overly attached to the clothes I have these days. I guess my favorite black pj pants. We have history.
9. What is your guilty pleasure?
Reading zombie books. 
10. What is the best/worst present you have ever received?
Best? It's a tie. I got Cheetara when I earned my AA and I got Trinket for my birthday last year. Worst? Who the hell gets his girlfriend a fishing pole, then refuses to take her fishing... or even let her go fishing by herself?!?!??! He's an ex for a reason.
11. The Spice Girls decide they need you to join them on tour, what "spice" are you?
Well, I think I would be Teapot Spice or Crafty Spice..... Bookworm Spice? I'll only go on tour if I can have a body like Posh. 


Alright, here's what I wanna know:
1. What was your first car?
2. How do you like you coffee?
3. Who is your favorite cartoon (Disney, Universal, etc) character?
4. Do you have a favorite musical? What is it?
5. What is your go to scent for everyday?
6. If you had the power to end one reality show right now, who would get the ax?
7. What are you most proud of yourself for?
8. How do you blow off steam after a long and/or frustrating day?
9. What is one thing (or a few) that you try to keep off of your blog?
10. You know that one drink that made you so sick that you don't even want to see it ever again? What is it?
11. What is the one food that you can sit down and eat anytime of the day, the one meal/dish you are always in the mood for?


I'm tagging Velma, Rachel, and Heather.


Anyhoo, that's it! I hope everyone has a great Sunday!

Happy Sundae!

Well, instead of going on an adventure with Chris today I home doing school work. I really need prioritize so that I'm not stuck at home doing school stuff on the weekends. I was so motivated when I started 3 years ago, what happened?

Anyhoo, the ferrets are having a free-for-all today and it makes me really miss being able to let them free roam all the time.

 Chris and I went for tattoos last night. He decided to wait a few more days because he was running on an empty stomach and only a few hours of sleep. I did get mine and I'm going back with him when he gets his to have one teensy thing fixed.

I've never had words tattooed before (everything is spelled right, don't worry) so naturally when we got home we noticed that one of the letters looks a little funny. At first glance it looks like a 'u' that was either closed a little too much or a 'u' missing it's tail. Either way I'm positive Doc can fix it.

Chris watched when I got mine. I'm really proud to say that he isn't one of those guys who loses it after a little blood. I only bled a little and it didn't really hurt as much as you'd think. It just felt odd.

You know that fiendish feeling you get after getting a tattoo? The one where all you can think about is doing it again? What do I want next? Where do I want it? Can I afford it? Yep, I haz it.

The swelling and redness are gone but I'm going to wait to post any pictures until that pesky 'u' is fixed.

Fill in the Blanks Monday

1.   My favorite color is Pink!

2.  My travel destination of choice is somewhere new. I'd love to explore England, mostly for the literary world's hot spots.

3.  My favorite  food is chocolatecheesesushi

4.  My happy place is anywhere it is warm, cozy and I have access to tea or a glass of wine. I guess the answer is home.

5.  My favorite saying is "Here kitty, kitty, kitty!" I love my cats. I say the same thing when I call for my ferrets, I did it even before I had the cats.

6.  My dirty little secret is that "I don't have a dirty little secret." Isn't the point of a secret not to tell? Why broadcast something like that over the internet? 

7.  Something friends might say about me is that I am such a recluse! I need not be afraid to hang out more.

Prompts by Laura

Wordless Wednesday

Cadbury Egg Hunt!

Mmmmm.... Oh, hai! Just me. Oh, that stuff on my face? Just chocolate. When I came home from  school last night Chris surprised me with an egg hunt. As the title suggests, it was a Cadbury egg one. Mmmmm I was so excited! I love chocolate, and this reminded just how sweet Chris really is. One could even say sweeter than chocolate... Here's where I found them!

This was the first egg! On the book shelf!

The second egg... In the bedroom on my night stand.

The 3rd... my desk!

The last one was tricky. I even asked the girls. (Ferrets love small shiny objects. Mine are no exception.)

Found it! 4th egg! I was staring at it almost the whole time!

 It was behind Herbie!

Fun! Now, back to nom-nommin' my eggs. Have a great Friday-eve! xoxo

My fur babies ---1

I love animals. I even have a few. In fact, between Chris and I we could open a mini zoo! Haha I'm going to have to break this up into a few posts!

My first fur baby is Swift Fox, or Swift for short. He is about 2 1/2 years old and while he isn't the first ferret I've ever had, he is the first one I never had to share! (Until our little family grew). I adopted Swift in November '08 and he immediately became my best friend. He loves treats, fuzzy slippers and toes! About a month later I moved into my own apartment and Swift had little company while I was in classes during the day, so he and I started looking for a friend for him. That's when we found:

Sassafras! Or for short, Sassy. She is so sweet and teeny. I consider her a rescue because the "kid" I got her from never spent time with her and didn't feed her properly. He never even named her! I named her halfway over the Gandy bridge. She was skin, fur and bones when she came home to meet Swift! She took a little time to get used to me, but became fast friends with Swift (he's so charming). I'm not sure how old Sassy is exactly but if I had to guess I'd say she's a few months younger than Swifty. She is such a treat-hog, so don't leave them laying around. Oh and raisins.... don't even let her hear the word!

One day in December '09 I was in the pet store and overheard the sales girl talking about a ferret who had been living at the store for almost a year. She was never adopted and since she wasn't a tiny kit anymore it was less likely that she would find a home. No one seemed to want her, except me! I called Chris and told him about her and next thing I knew I was the proud mother of a little girl ferret (again). As soon as I got her home I knew she was going to be wild. It took 2 weeks to find a name as silly as she is. Chris and I named her Sashimi. She loves digging.