NoOtherOne's blog

QotD: Roll Call

Who are the last five people you called on your cell phone?

1. Andrew (boyfriend)
2. Weather line (well, I guess that's not a person, but a person reads the weather on a recording)
3. Parents
4. Work (because my train was late)
5. Nira (friend)

QotD: Change The Channel

Who's the most annoying person on TV?

I'm going to say Bill O'Reilly. 

QotD: Just Five More Minutes...

What time is your alarm clock set for?  Do you use the snooze button?

6:06 during the week.  Sigh.  I don't believe in the snooze button, because I would rather set my alarm for the time at which I want to get up, rather than setting it earlier than I need to get up and disturbing my sleep with beeping and button-pushing multiple times.

QotD: It Set Me Apart

What set you apart from the rest of the kids at school? 
Submitted by jks.

I was "smart."  I put that in quotes because, yes, I was/am smart, but that was what I was known for, pretty much up through high school, where I was valedictorian of my graduating class.  People who didn't know me knew me as "that smart girl."  It was silly, because being good at school is really irrelevant in the grand scheme of things.

Vox Hunt: Back In The Day

Show us a photo of you from when you were in grade school.

Here are a couple.  The second one (with Dickie Noles and my brother) was from my super awkward phase, when along with my other awkwardness, I decided it would be a good idea to try to have some kind of weird bangs going on.  Hot.

Vox Hunt: Me, on YouTube

Video:  Show us the first video that appears when you search your name on YouTube.

Noel Gallagher - Slide Away acoustic Chicago '98

QotD: Current TV

After all the recent season and series finales, what are you watching on TV these days?

Oh, I always find things to watch.  Here are a few:

Big Love -- This is my favorite show of the summer and one of my favorite shows, period, I think.  I'm so happy to have it back!

On the Lot -- Something about this show seems... contrived, or something.  Maybe I've just become tired of all of the reality shows the are so similar in format and have different forms of the same hosts and judges.  But it is interesting anyway.

Hidden Palms -- Yes, I needed some silly CW fun for this summer.

And I am looking forward to the upcoming return of Weeds, The 4400, and (embarrassingly) Big Brother.

Oh, and I've also been watching the web-based TV series We Need Girlfriends.  I actually know a guy in it ("Henry"--he's my friend's brother Seth, who was actually mentioned in a speech at the Tony Awards on Sunday!), so that's kind of neat.  The episodes are short, and it kind of reminds of "Undeclared," if you ever watched that show.  So check it out, if you're bored.  The episodes are short and you can watch them online or on your iPod.

Vox Hunt: I Hold It In My Hands

Show us what you hold in your hands the most every day. 
Submitted by lezlee.

Above view of computer mouse

Sorry for the stock photo, but I am lazy today!

He's a good ol' dog.

Update regarding yesterday's worries, for anyone who cares:

The vet checked Max's lungs, and everything is fine--she says the weird noise is a "reverse sneeze" and a result of allergies. The lumps and pumps are typical old-age terrier bumps, and she suggested Glucosamine and chondroitin sulfate for the arthritis.

She said he's a "good old dog" and she was extremely impressed by how well he's doing at his age. So that's such a relief for me! Oh, and she even said his teeth look good for a dog his age, which is wonderful news, after the trauma of his abcess last year (and the fact that he refuses to all us to brush his teeth or apply meds to his rotting gums)!

Still, I need to figure out how to NOT fixate on the fact that I know I'm going to lose him eventually. I do that way too often... worrying about the inevitable, even though the inevitable may or may not happen in the near future. Any suggestions?

QotD: Deal Breakers

What are your deal breakers in a relationship?

Dishonesty is the biggest one. Selfishness is bad too.  Oh, and violent tendencies would suck.