Huh?

1) Why does the sun lighten our hair but darken our skin?
2) Why is “abbreviated” such a long word?
3) Why do doctors call what they do “practice”?
4) Why is it that rain drops but snow falls?
5) Why is lemon juice made with artificial flavor and dish-washing liquid made with real lemons?
6) Why isn’t there mouse-flavored cat food?
7) What hair color do they put on the driver’s license of a bald man?
8) Why is it called “tourist season” if we can’t shoot at them?
9) Why isn’t “phonetic” spelled the way it sounds?
10) If a firefighter fights fire and a crime fighter fights crime, what does a freedom fighter fight?
11) If you squeeze olives to get olive oil, how do you get baby oil?
12) Why don’t sheep shrink when it rains?
13) Why are they called “apartments” when they’re all stuck together?
14) Is there another word for synonym?
15) If you try to fail but instead succeed, which have you done?
16) Whose cruel idea was it for the word “lisp” to have an “s” in it?
17) Would a fly without wings be called a “walk”?
18) Why aren’t eyebrows considered facial hair?
19) If slices of bread are square, then why is sandwich meat round?
20) If milk goes bad when not refrigerated, why don’t we refrigerate cows?
21) If parents tell their kids “Never take candy from strangers” then why do they celebrate Halloween? (I have a smart family, we never went out on Halloween, and were thus saved the expense of costumes, but we've discovered that the candy is 1/2 price about two days later, JACKPOT!
22) If Mars had earthquakes would they be called marsquakes?
23) Do glow-in-the-dark objects stop glowing when someone turns on the lights?
24) Do you wake up or open your eyes first? (I think it depends on the person, but I know I wake up and then spend a while trying to convince myself to open my eyes.)
25) How much deeper would the ocean be if sponges didn’t grow in it? ( I don't think those type of sponges, ya know... sponge at all. But I could be [read: probably am] wrong.)
26) Why are dog’s noses always wet?
27) Why is it that no matter what color bubble bath you use, the bubbles are always white?
28) Why doesn’t Winnie the Pooh ever get stung by bees?
29) If someone owns a piece of land, do they own it all the way to the center of the earth?
30) In libraries, do they put the Bible in the fiction or non-fiction section? (I am most proud to report that our library has it in non-fiction)
31) How old do you have to be before people can say that you “died of old age”?
32) What happens when you put a light saber in water?
33) If nobody buys a ticket to a movie, do they still show it?
34) Do butterflies remember life as a caterpillar?
35) If you soak a raisin in water, does it turn back into a grape?
36) How important does a person have to be before they are considered “assassinated” instead of just murdered?
37) Why is it that people say they “sleep like a baby” when babies wake up every two hours?
38) Do the Alphabet song and Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star have the same tune?
39) Did you just try singing the two songs above? :)
40) What is the speed of dark?
41) Why didn’t Noah swat those two mosquitoes?
42) Why ARE Trix only for kids?
43) Why do people talk about ‘girlie’ things but never ‘boyie’ things? (It's boy-ish)
44) If Pinocchio said “My nose is about to grow”, what would happen?
45) Who copyrighted the copyright symbol?
46) Can fish drown?
47) Can you get cornered in a round room?
48) What does OK actually mean?
49) What came first – the fruit or the color orange?
50) If a person suffered from amnesia and then was cured, would they remember that they forgot?

Perks of the Job, August 31st, 2010

Gleefully introducing patrons to my favorite costumes dramas when the ask for recommendations. I like to think I'm helping America become more classically cultured, if they tend to think Jane Austen is an actress who looks like Anne Hathaway or not.

When a bird somehow manages to deposit it's *ahem* business on my shirt between the car and the door (NOOOOOO!!!) My official "Lydia S. Platteville Public Library Technician 1" name tag thankfully covers the spot nicely saving my from a potentially embarrassing workplace wardrobe malfunction.

When people actually answer the phone when I call them (I've heard every single answering machine message in town. No joke.) they assume that I'm a recording, and hang up in the middle of my well rehearsed speech. Is my voice really that non-descript?

Noticing that Amish women tend to secretly read trashy romance paperbacks.
Actually I find that rather disturbing...

Me stupidly assuming that the bell sounds and pounding I was hearing were coming from the rather loud construction site next door, not (as it turned out to be) a young and by now hysterical child stuck in the library elevator.

I am constantly surprised by the ironic human-ness of humanity.

Some Handy Tips

If you know me well you know I'm not a big fan of the whole dating thing. In fact I'm an honorary of member of the famous IDD forum. But I am a HUGE Jane Austen/Elizabeth Gaskill/Period Dramas films fan, so when my Significant Other shows up, he'll probably find these handy tips useful :-)

(A sense of humor is a priceless accoutrement IMHO.)

(Sweet gesture, but not for me!
Now some lovely roses would be a different matter entirely...
I suppose it's the thought that counts:-)

(Good piece of advice, bad example!)


(That is... if you HAVE sword-fighting skills, if not, please no!)

"Is there an felicity in the world comparable to this?"

*sigh*
I love happy endings...
:-)

Motivational Posters Credited to: Enchanted Serenity of Period Films .com

Things That Make Me Happy/Things That Make Me Sad

Happiness
1. Pushing Daises (Absolutely adorable TV show!)
2. My little pink laptop
3. My jaunty yellow sports car
4. Lightly falling snow
5. Boots so my poor little feet don't freeze in said snow
6. Warm temperatures in February (40 degrees!!! Spring can not come soon enough for me!)
7.An American guy winning Gold in the 2010 Olympics (Evan Lysacek = Amazing)
8. My lovely wonderful jobs (that's right people, I have two jobs, and I absolutely LOVE both of them, I'm a lucky lady!)
9. Texting
10. Laughter, even at one's own expense, is still terrifically calming and wonderful.

Sadness
1. My stupid inclination to procrastination
2. My complete inability to be patient
3. People who think they know everything
4. People who feel the need to let me know that they know everything
5. Never having a clue about how to do anything
6. Premature death
7. The fact that I will never be able to sing the way I'd like to
8. My hair
9.How superficial I can be sometimes
10. How life is made up of so much sadness, although it always seems as if there's just enough happiness to make it all worth while...

9, Nine, Nueve...

It's 9/09/09

September Ninth Two Thousand and Nine

The 252nd day of the year

2+5+2= 9

I am posting this at 9:09 AM

I remember 01/01/01 like it was yesterday.

And in the 8 years since then I have always enjoyed the days when the month/day/year correspond. I don't know why, I just always have.

It won't be like this again until 01/01/2101.

So I'm going to enjoy it while it lasts :-)

I Don't Tweet, Twirper or Have Tweeps.

But this article about Twitter made me smile.

A Clarificatioin and Some Random Thoughts.

Clarification: Joe didn't not "hack" my blog. I accidentally left myself signed in.

What can I say? Brothers make life interesting.

Randomness 1: Mom, Luke Joe and I are leaving (ideally) at 9 to go to Ohio for a speech and debate competition. This is regionals and I'm really hoping to qualify for Nationals, but if we don't I'm sure we'll still have an amazingly awesome time.

Randomness 2:We got a video camera so you can go to Joe's Blog: http://southpawinthehouse.blogspot.com for video updates.

Randomness 3: Mom, Susie and I just answered all three of the phones at the same time.

Randomness 4: Speaking of Susie, it's her birthday today! Happy Birthday Dear!

Randomness 5: Another one of my classmates is engaged. That makes 5 (I think). I'm super happy for them, but it's weird. We're all growing up so fast.

Randomness 6: Cowgirl_E is in TX. We made a grand scheme for me to go down there with them.... it sounded lovely but it was not meant to be. *sniff*

Randomness 7: This is my new favorite song from a musical:

Randomness 8: I'll be home Sunday night in time to see the last episode of Little Dorrit (my new favorite mini-series) I love Dickens, but sometimes he drives me bonkers. I have NO IDEA what's going to happen. All I gotta say is Arthur and Amy better end up together or I will be MOST DISPLEASED!

Non-Randomness 1: I promise someday soon this blog will become less random.

This Says It All.

:-)

Another One Of These Meme Thing-a-bobs

1. WERE YOU NAMED AFTER ANYONE? Not my first name, but my middle name is Margaret, which was both of my grandmother's on my mom's side first name.

2. WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME YOU CRIED? January 27th, I'm a crybaby I'm afraid.

3. DO YOU LIKE YOUR HANDWRITING? If I have the right pen I have rather pretty handwriting IMHO. I'm not saying it's easy to read, just pretty.

4. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE LUNCH MEAT? I'm not the lunch meat type, but roast beef is okay. Any guess on what my least favorite lunch meat is?

5. DO YOU HAVE KIDS? Nope, but I hope to someday.

6. IF YOU WERE ANOTHER PERSON WOULD YOU BE FRIENDS WITH YOU? If "me as another person" liked short people who talk too much.

7. DO YOU USE SARCASM? Me? Sarcastic? You must be joshing!

8. DO YOU STILL HAVE YOUR TONSILS? Yeppers.

9. WOULD YOU BUNGEE JUMP? If I was feeling daring at the moment, yeah maybe.

10. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE CEREAL? Frosted Shredded Wheat.

11. DO YOU UNTIE YOUR SHOES WHEN YOU TAKE THEM OFF? I don't own shoes that need tying, just my running shoes, and it depends on weather I'm in a hurry or not if I untie them or not.

13. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE ICE CREAM? Peppermint Chip.

14. WHAT IS THE FIRST THING YOU NOTICE ABOUT PEOPLE? A person's smile.

15. RED OR PINK? I'm afraid I'm the pink girly girl type.

16. WHAT IS YOUR LEAST FAVORITE THING ABOUT YOURSELF? Too many to list I'm afraid.

17. WHO DO YOU MISS THE MOST? Erica, but I'll see her in 4 days :-) !!!

18. DO YOU WANT EVERYONE TO COMPLETE THIS LIST? I'm not the type to tell you what or what not to do.

19. WHAT COLOR PANTS AND SHOES ARE YOU WEARING? I'm wearing my plaid PJ'S and my monkey slippers.

21. WHAT ARE YOU LISTENING TO RIGHT NOW? Joe humming some song only he knows.

22. IF YOU WERE A CRAYON, WHAT COLOR WOULD YOU BE? Either, Fun In The Sun an orange color, or Tickle Me Pink.

23. FAVORITE SMELLS? Food cooking, the earth after a good rain, a clean baby.

24. WHO WAS THE LAST PERSON YOU TALKED TO ON THE PHONE? Deborah Waddick, we're planning a sleepover.

25. DO YOU LIKE THE PERSON WHO SENT THIS TO YOU? I got it from family, what do you think I'm going to say?

26. FAVORITE SPORTS TO WATCH? I have decided I detest all "ball" games, but if I have to watch one, baseball isn't so bad.

27. HAIR COLOR? Brown.

28. EYE COLOR? Brown.

29. DO YOU WEAR CONTACTS? Nope

30. FAVORITE FOOD? Pasta and chocolate.

31. SCARY MOVIES OR HAPPY ENDINGS? Happy endings, a movie is not complete without one.

32. LAST MOVIE YOU WATCHED? We watched the end of The Quiet Man this afternoon, I honestly don't know why I like that movie, I don't understand all the Irish stuff.

33. WHAT COLOR SHIRT ARE YOU WEARING? Black green and purple plaid, my PJ'S.

34 SUMMER OR WINTER? Summer!!

35. HUGS OR KISSES? Each in his own way.

36. FAVORITE DESSERT? Dessert is something that should never be limited to a favorite, or limited at all, in my opinion. Pretty much anything with chocolate is always good. Cheesecake is amazing. Ice Cream is a staple of life etc.

37. IF YOU COULD MAKE A WISH. Honestly if I could make a wish it would take me so extraordinarily long to decide what to spend it on that it wouldn't be worth it.

38. WHAT (in general) IRRITATES YOU? Bad grammar and insincerity.

39. WHAT BOOK ARE YOU READING NOW? I am STILL reading The Thief, I really should finish it, also *checks in stack next to her bed* Passion and Purity by Elisabeth Elliot and Found by Margaret Paterson Haddix.

40. WHAT IS ON YOUR MOUSE PAD? I'm on my laptop, so there's no mouse pad.

41. WHAT DID YOU WATCH ON TV LAST NIGHT? Fireproof. The DVD had some of the funniest special features I have ever seen. I laughed so hard I cried.

42. FAVORITE SOUND(S)? Soft rain is an amazing sound, so peaceful.

43. ROLLING STONES OR BEATLES? Neither.

44. WHAT IS THE FARTHEST YOU HAVE BEEN FROM HOME? The Czech Republic.

45. DO YOU HAVE A SPECIAL TALENT? I can read a little, write a little, act a little, sing a little, and make a little joy in other people's lives. I'm not terribly "talented" at anything, I just make do with what partial talents I possess.

46. WHERE WERE YOU BORN? Denver.

47. WHOSE ANSWERS ARE YOU MOST LOOKING FORWARD TO RECEIVING? Lillie's, I guess.

48. WHERE DID YOU MEET YOUR SPOUSE/SIGNIFICANT OTHER? "Somewhere over the rainbow..."

Acts 2:38

A woman had just returned to her home from an evening of church services , when she was startled by an intruder. She caught the man in the act of robbing her home of its valuables and yelled:
'Stop! Acts 2:38!' (Repent and be Baptized, in the name of Jesus Christ, so that your sins may be forgiven.)
The burglar stopped in his tracks. The woman calmly called the police and explained what she had done. As the officer cuffed the man to take him in, he asked the burglar: 'Why did you just stand there? All the old lady did was yell a scripture to you.'
'Scripture?' replied the burglar. 'She said she had an Axe and Two 38s! I don't want no trouble'

I haven't done a "Me Lately" post in... forever.

I'm Excited About.... My new laptop. Okay, so it's new to me. It was Debi's and then somebody managed to break it. Debi got a (really nice) new one and David fixed the old one so it's now mine. A certain party that we won't mention by name thinks it's junkie, but it's mine, so I love it.

I've been Writing... Pure randomness. Since I have a wonderful laptop to write on I've had the writing bug. I started a story (if you can call a page and half a start) and we'll see where it goes. I've been wondering lately if I actually am I writer. Sometime "genius burns" as Jo March says it, but most of the time I only have a few embers. I have to write sometimes to get all the pictures in my head onto paper. I do admit last night I turned my light on at midnight to write a scene down, I couldn't sleep with it running through my head.

I've been Wearing... My totally awesome monkey sock/slippers. They're like slippers but feel like a really thick sock on your foot.Sorry, no picture, the batteries in the camera are dead.

I'm Reading... The sequel to Alcatraz vs. The Evil Librarians. I can't say anything for the sequel (I'm about 30 pages in) but the first book, I can honestly say, is the funniest book I have ever read (I would say Princess Bride being a close 2nd.) I think I like the Alcatraz books because they're very much my sense of humor. Completely random. I also can not honestly call it a "wholesome" or "Christian" book. It's fantasy so there is some stuff that might be considered "magical". (They explain it as advanced technology, so there's no real magic.) I picked it up at first because I'm a librarian and it looked amusing. If you want to read a book for pure amusement's sake read Alcatraz Vs. The Evil Librarians.

I'm Watching... The Andy Griffith Show. I always forget how much I love that show. Aunt Bee is so cute, so is Opie, Barney is hilarious, and Andy is Andy.

I've Been Thinking About... My Grandpa's birthday. He's turning 70 on Christmas Eve Day (I always thought that was weird... Christmas Eve Day, kind of an oxymoron.) I got him a really nice present that I think he'll like. Hopefully, because I'm not the best present-buyer.

My Plans for This Weekend Are... Babysit tonight, go to a sledding party tomorrow afternoon, write, sleep, read, maybe go to a move...

I'm Listening to... Days Of Elijah by Twila Paris.

What I want for Christmas... These Extremely Cute Shoes.

Randomness... I wore my checkered flannel PJs until after 10 today. I was wearing them under my overalls under my big DQ sweatshirt under my jacket. Can anyone say snow storm?

Quote of the Day... "A smile cost nothing but gives much. It takes but a moment, but the memory last forever."

I'm Wondering...How I'm supposed to post, listen to some music and sing along,write, chat with Erica and read a book and do some school at the same time. Also, why am I trying to do all that at the same time? (I admit, the school is getting the least attention.)

I'm Questioning... Whether people like to read my blog or just do it out of obligation, is it interesting and fun, or just a chore?

God is... Merciful.

Life is... Busy

Children are... Adorable.

I am... Me.

Thankful Thursday #24 Thanksgiving Edition

Thanksgiving is my favorite holiday.

No contest.

I was trying to think of something deep, unique and poetic to say about Thanksgiving, but I guess I'm not in a uniquely deep poetic mood today.

So I'm going to do a very normal thing I'm going to make a list. 17 items for the 17 years I've been alive. There's some serious stuff, some random, and some normal stuff, Enjoy!!


1.) Family. My family is unusual, flawed and very imperfect, but I wouldn't even think about exchanging growing up with them for the most normal, flawless, perfect family in the world.
2.) Friends. I am very blessed to have a great circle of very close non-related friends, people I can trust my life with, people who laugh with me and cry with me. You know who you are and you people better get used to me, because I'm not giving you up for a long while!
3.)A great job. I love my job, it's awesome. God knew just what I wanted to do and he fixed it so I didn't even do anything to get it, it was all him. I have a wonderful group of co-workers who are really nice people, they need Jesus and I pray that I can be a witness to them.
4.) Being Homeschooled. People might disagree with me, but I honestly think I wouldn't have made it through public school. Without the dedicated teaching of my mom I would be no where with my school work. I'll be graduating this spring, something totally unbelievable to me right now.
5.) Living in Small Town Wisconsin. I truly love small town America. The friendliness, the laid-back atmosphere, where everybody knows everybody and life is muffins and jam. (Okay, so it's not quite that great, but I had to be poetic somehow!)
6.)Books. I love books. See yesterdays post to sum up my feelings on reading.
7.) This daring adventure that we call Life. I'm alive, I live, I breath, that's a miracle in it's self.
8.) Ice Cream.
9.) My church.
10.) Those ink pens that make my handwriting look good.
11.) A God who always cares, never gives up and has a sense of humor.
12.) Afternoon shopping sprees where you try on a lot and by little.
13.) Quotes. Can anyone say "My Mother is always in excellent health thank you."? LOL
14.) Skype. Skype is awesome, wonderful, stupendous, incredible, marvelous, the best invention of the 21 century.
15.)Moments of complete happiness.
16.) Strength for today and...
17.) A bright hope for tomorrow.


Note: Go HERE to look at most of my previous TT post.

What on earth...?

The take-out box was warm against my lap.

Mom and I chatted pleasantly about nothing much in particular, Luke tested out how it felt to put his tongue in the place where one of his front teeth had been. I had plenty of unused brain to engaged in thought.

"Boy Lyd, what's with your blog, you try to post once a day for a month and all you come up with is "I'm glad it's half-way through November." Where is your old creativity????

I was slightly ticked at myself.

I vaguely noticed two squad cars at the stop light as we turned toward home.

"Somebody's in trouble..."

Mom turned into our neighborhood, as in the flash of the headlights I caught a glimpse of two beads of lights about 4 feet off the ground-

"MOM STOP!!!" I cried.

I lurched forward against the dashboard, the car squealed to a stop.

Silence reigned as we stared at the road in front of us.

"Mom..." Luke sounded uncertain. "That's a cow?"

Cow? More like cows. A whole heard of them. In the middle of the street. Blocking the road home.

We were a bit shocked.

It was past sunset but suddenly the night was filled with flashing lights and loud voices.

The police had arrived to do what they do.

Ensure public safety and apprehend ummm... criminals.

Rather than handcuffs and guns these umm... criminals, were controlled by the good ol' arm waving, flashlight chasing and "GET GOING!! SHOO!!"

Recovering my surprise I glanced at Mom.

She was practically chocking with laughter.

"That's not funny." She said.

"But it really is!" we said at the same time, smiling ourselves silly.

"That's not something you see everyday." I pointed out.

"That's not something you'd see any day." Mom countered.

As we drove home in the cleared street I made a mental note. "That was something to post about."

Join the P___ Police Department!!

Stop criminals, do public service!

and maybe even herd cattle!!

Only Six?

Sadie tagged me.

1. )Right now I am wearing a skirt I have had since I was 8. It's ripped, stained and worn. But it's comfy and familiar so I wear it on my "home days". Some people call it ratty and junkie, but it's still my favorite skirt.

2.)I have at least 18 notebooks in my room full of doodles and writings, All this and no novel.

3.)I randomly quote.. anything quotable. Jane Austen, Charles Dickens, C.S. Lewis,Myles Leland III, my favorite movies...

4.) I say "since sliced bread" way to often.

5.) I am semper doctus domi.
(It said random...)

(It's Latin for always taught at home.)
(A fancy way of saying I'm homeschooled.)

6.) I love names. I am always checking out baby name books from the library. My current favorite guy name is Anders, current favorite girl name is Ahuva which is Hebrew for beloved.

I tag:
Ri

Who Would'a Thunk It?

TV Reviews

EDITED TO SAY:
Haha, the Blank Page is this:

Movie Reviews

Your Vote Counts!!!

It happened again.
I got bored with my profile picture.

So I've been trying to take self-portraits lately.

Most of them were fuzzy
or blurry,
or I had a weird look,
or a big zit.

But a couple of them were decent.

So vote and tell me which one you like the best!

1.) The normal self-portrait. Me looking decidedly away from the lenses.



2.) A Classic Happy pose although it was hard to act natural with Erica holding the camera a foot from my face saying "Act natural! That smile is SO fake!"



3.)Me attempting to be artistic. Notice my pretty hair, I spent an hour and a half on it.


4.) Erica's favorite of the lot. Notice my not pretty, but nether the less interesting hair.

You Gotta Love it...

Andy:[Picking up the phone] Sarah? What? Just soak it. That's right; just soak it a lot in warm water. Listen, Sarah; get me Thelma Lou. I know she's Barney's girl; just get her on the phone. What? 'Cause I don't want to. No, Sarah, I wouldn't rather talk to Juanita at the diner; just get Thelma Lou.

"Is there any Felicity in the World Comparable With This?"

Is there any felicity comparable to a quite walk in a rain drenched wood?



Accompanied by your red umbrella and trusty digital camera?




(Hint: It's the most fun when you're in an artistic mood)

How's Your Vocabulary?

Your Vocabulary Score: B-

You have a zealous love for the English language, and many find your vocabulary edifying. Don't fret that you didn't get every word right, your vocabulary can be easily ameliorated!

How's" Your Vocabulary?

Clarification...

Bravo Mrs. I!!! You got it right. The italicized words were french.

"Bad news ladies and gents My Brain is now an endangered creature, it's close to extinction!! It's predators school and life are growing in numbers and are overpowering this helpless creature. Please Help!!"

As explanation, lets just say I was tired and my brain was fried, and I never wanted to see another research paper again.

Thank you all for your concern, I feel quite loved:-)

Yes, I can be a goose sometimes....