Friday Five Okay so I've missed the last two Fridays. The first one I was on vacation with my husband, and the last one I was busy being miserable and sick. So, here am I, catching up. Better late than never. I've actually spent some time thinking about these, so it's even later than it would've been.
First, from the 21st:
1. List five things you'd like to accomplish by the end of the year. The end of this year? Nothing, really. It's only a month away, give me a break. I'll just be happy getting my Christmas shopping done to my satisfaction. But five whole things? Yikes.
2. List five people you've lost contact with that you'd like to hear from again. Again, I'm not going to have five people that I'm dying to hear from again. I do miss my two friends from high school, Tiffany and Casey. They came to my wedding, but I haven't really heard from them since then. There's some people I wouldn't mind hearing from, because they were cool and I didn't ever get to know them as well as I would liked to have in high school though, since I was, I think, rather quiet. Donnie, Colin and Shawn. I won't name last names. It's not like they're going to be visiting my website.
3. List five things you'd like to learn how to do. I'd like to learn how to crochet. It's silly, but I've seen my sister doing it, and it looks like it would be rather relaxing. There's something that I think would be cool to know how to do, but I'm not actually going to be doing it... and that's flash animation. I can't really think of three more things I'd like to learn how to do, but if I do I'll edit my post.
4. List five things you'd do if you won the lottery (no limit). Go to Ireland. Go to Holland. Pay off my car. Get a house. Buy lots of books!
5. List five things you do that help you relax. Read a book. Listen to a calming CD. Light a candle or incense. Take a bath. Take a nap.
And now, from the 28th:
1. Do you like to shop? Why or why not? Not really. I love book shopping. I hate clothes, grocery, and shoe shopping. For shoes and clothes... I'm picky, and hard to fit. Grocery shopping... I just don't like to cook. You spend all day in the kitchen and it's gone in half an hour. Not my idea of fun.
2. What was the last thing you purchased? Lunch. :-P But I doubt that was what the folks at Friday Five had in mind. The last thing I bought that wasn't gas or food... would be my grandmother's birthday present. She's over 90 years old, and doesn't get out much, but she has a lava lamp that she likes to sit and watch. Well, it stopped... lavaing. So I got her a new lava lamp.
3. Do you prefer shopping online or at an actual store? Why? I prefer an actual store. Especially when I'm buying books. I like to be able to see what I'm buying. I like to browse my books. Check out the first chapter. Read the back. Run my fingers over the shelves and just pick out a book that looks cool to read the back of. Checking out the covers on line just isn't the same.
4. Did you get an allowance as a child? How much was it? Sometimes. I don't remember how much it was. It was never a constant thing. It was a... keep your room clean and you'll get this much, sort of thing.
5. What was the last thing you regret purchasing? I can't think of anything at the moment. Nothing comes to mind that I've thought, "Damn, I wish I never bought that." I guess... my last car. But my parents picked it out while I was at work, since they were paying the downpayment and my dad was co-signing on it. I do wish I had never seen the damn thing though.
