Rock n Roll Fridays MEME: TALKING HEADS

Hi I'm DJ KathyA! Welcome to Rock 'n Roll Fridays. We are like other memes in that we will ask you thirteen questions each and every Friday. But our little "twist" is that each week we will pick a singer, band, era or category and pick thirteen of their songs. Each of our questions will be based on the lyrics.
                      Today we picked Talking Heads.

1. Psycho Killer “I can’t seem to face up to the facts, I’m tense and nervous and I can’t relax. I can’t sleep cuz my bed’s on fire. Don’t touch me I’m a real live wire…”
What has kept you from a restful night’s sleep recently?
Hot flashes, foot cramps and someone's snoring...

2. Life During Wartime “This ain’t no party, this ain’t no disco…this ain’t no foolin around. No time for dancing or lovey dovey. I ain’t got time for that now…”
Where was the last nightclub or disco you went to?
OMG, a singles dance at Sheraton near Boston...I shook the rug and met some interesting men...however I drove home, alone, and happy.

3. Take Me To The River “Take me to the river. Dip me in the ocean. Take me to the river washing me down…”
When was the last time you took a dip in the water?
I don't swim and hate the beach, but I did take a romp in the pool with Mr Weiser this past August...beer was involved in the mayhem.

4. Found A Job “Their show gets high ratings, they think they have a hit. There might be a spin off, but they’re not sure ‘bout that”
What is your favorite TV spin off show of all time?
Bob Newhart Show, Jeffersons, Night Gallery.

5. Once In A Lifetime “And you may ask yourself How do I work this? And you may ask yourself Where is that large automobile? And you may tell yourself This is not my beautiful house! And you may tell yourself This is not my beautiful wife!”
Are you happy with your choices of car, house and spouse/no spouse?
Hate the car, hate the house, love the S/O...

6. This Must Be The Place “Out of all those kinds of people, you got a face with a view. I’m just an animal looking for a home, share the same space for a minute or two…”
Who has a face with a view?
Some of the American Idol contestants have wonderful faces, well made up...

7. Girlfriend Is Better “I got a girlfriend that’s better than this, and you don’t remember at all. As we get older and stop making sense, You won’t find her waiting long…”
What is the shortest date or relationship you have ever had?
I did a drive-by on a blind date. When we were about to meet, I called his cellphone when driving by a group of people walking towards the restaurant. When I saw who answered their phone, I kept driving... all the way home. My bad...

8. Swamp “Everyone wants to explode. And when your hands get dirty, nobody knows you at all. Don’t have a window to slip out of . Lights on, nobody home”
Where was the last homeless person you saw and what was he/she doing?
Yesterday's was sitting at the intersection in a wheelchair with a missing leg and a sign. I gave him $2. Today's was going thru the trash at my Dunkee and I saw him drink out of a discarded cup of coffee.

9. Road To Nowhere “We’re on the road to paradise. Here we go. We’re on a road to nowhere, come on inside. Takin that ride to nowhere, we’ll take that ride”
When was the last time you took a day trip or a road trip?
Last weekend, Bud and I went up to the Berkshires for a sample of maple syrup sugaring season. We ate a pancake breakfast in a farm barn next to the sugar shack where they make syrup from trees tapped in late Feb-April. There is only about a 6 week window.

10. And She Was "The world was movin and she was right there with it and she was”
Are you keeping up with the world? What piece of modern technology do you still need to own/use?
Embarrassed to say I have a cellphone that only gets phone calls. I'd like to get a Droid...

11. Wild Wild Life "Sleepin on the interstate oh oh oh…getting wild wild life. Checkin in and checkin out oh oh oh, I got a wild wild life”
When was the last time you stayed at a motel/hotel and what town were you in?
Bud and I stayed in a luxury suite at the 1896 House in Williamstown. I used to be an innkeeper there.

12. Nothing But Flowers “Once there were parking lots, now it’s a peaceful oasis, you got it you got it. Once it was a pizza Hut, now it’s all covered with daisies. I miss the honky tonks, Dairy Queens and 7-11 s…”
What would you miss if nature grew back over malls and concrete?
Dunkees...

13. Building On Fire “When my love stands next to your love, I can’t define love, when it’s not love…”
Define love.
Putting someone else's happiness over your own. Thinking of someone all day and wanting to make them smile when you see them again. Rainbows, Lollipops....yadda yadda yadda...

MONDAY MAYHEM meme: What If...

Welcome to Monday Mayhem.
Today we are playing. "What if"
For every prompt, tell us Harriet what would happen if....

What if...
Charlie Sheen were right about who he is, what he is saying and his "goddesses"?
He isn't and he needs to get over himself.
What if...

Potato chips were declared a vegetable?
I'd have to find another excuse for this weight gain.

What if...
All the junk going on in parts of the world ended in peace?
It won't happen in my lifetime.

What if...
gas prices hit $5?
It's almost there now...I'm bracing myself. Not sure I will curb driving tho.
What if...
American Idol got canceled?
I'd get my life back on Tuesdays and Wednesdays.

What if...
the Queen of Alaska was elected president?
It won't happen. I'd be terribly frightened if she even came close.
What if...

talking on a cell phone while driving became illegal?
It already is illegal in CT, but most of us still do it.

What if...
Bud and Kathy invited you to a party- would you go?
I guess I'd have to be there. We do great appetizers and Bud has a bar that would rival Trader Vics.

What if...
you found $1000 sitting in the road?
I'd make sure it made it into a shoe store, via me.

SUNDAY STEALING meme: The Burnt Toast Meme

Sunday Stealing: The Burnt Toast Meme

1. When you looked at yourself in the mirror today, what was the first thing you thought?
My, this new haircut cleans up nice.

 2. How much cash do you have on you?
I'm flush at $72.13.

 3. What’s a word that rhymes with DOOR?
Core. As in inner core or core values.

 4. Favorite planet?
Earth, until I find out about other habitables.

5. Who is the 4th person on your missed call list on your cell phone?
A temp agency.

 6. What is your favorite ring tone on your phone?
I always pay for the same one when I change phones...JAMES BOND THEME. I have a Belly Dance theme to my message-voice mail.

 7. What shirt are you wearing?
A yellow-green knit sweater...it's still winter here.

 8. Do you label yourself?
I hate to.

 9. Name the brand of the shoes you’re currently wearing?
Madden boots.

 10. Bright or Dark Room?
Dim. I hate bright sunlight or too dark.

11. What do you think about the person who took this survey before you?
I do not read the other blog posts until mine is finished. I have no idea who is in ffront of me.

 12. What does your watch look like?
Which one? My favorite is a Swiss limited edition SWATCH I got in  Zurich. The one I wear to work is black with antique face and big numbers. My casual atch changes band colors via season.

 13. What were you doing at midnight last night?
Snoozin.

 14. What did your last text message you received on your cell say?
I do not text. It's not in our phone plan. It costs me 20 cents to text each message. No thank you.

 15. Where is your nearest 7-11?
A couple towns over. We have a few convenience stores nearby, but no good slurpee types.

16. What's a word that you say a lot?
Crap.

SATURDAY 9 meme: MEDICATE

Saturday 9: Medicate

1. Do you take a lot of medication?
None. I take a daily multi vitamin however that I can never stop.
 2. Name one of your flaws and tell us about it.
I am impatient and impulsive. This affects jobs, men, living quarters and decor'.

3. Have you ever won first place? If yes, tell us about your victory!
I have won 1st several times. Foxy Lady at a disco back in the 1970s, Best Drawing of a father for a Newspaper contest in the 1990s, and numerous Blue ribbons for my jams, pies, cakes and sock monkeys at county fairs over the past decade.

4. Who is the last person to make you smile? What was happening?
The kind lady at work who is training me at my job. She is a joy to work with.

5. Describe a time when you should have tried harder.
Hmmm...probably willpower and sweets are involved.

6. What are you best at?
Manipulation, apparently.

7. If someone was going to make a movie or TV show about your life, who would play you and why?
Alicia Silverstone because she has that "vibe" I had as a younger woman and resembles me in a small way.

8. Name 3 things that you think are strange.
People's love of SPORTS
People who STILL won't learn computers
The Pope (and people's unwavering devotion to him)

9. What is one lesson you have learned in the past 12 months?
That I have to accept my age and let go of the past...

ROCK n ROLL Fridays meme: DAVID BOWIE

Hi I'm DJ KathyA! Welcome to Rock 'n Roll Fridays. We are like other memes in that we will ask you thirteen questions each and every Friday. But our little "twist" is that each week we will pick a singer, band, era or category and pick thirteen of their songs.

Today we picked David Bowie.

1. Space Oddity “Ground control to Major Tom. Take your protein pill and put your helmet on…”
What vitamin or mineral supplement(s) do you take?
I take a multi-vitamin with super strength Bs in it for post bariatric surgery. Chewable. I have trouble swallowing pills.

2. Changes “And these children that you spit on. As they try to change their worlds, are immune to your consultations. They’re quite aware of what they’re going thru”
What advice or suggestion have you given recently that went unheeded?
I told Bud it was not a good idea to eat spicey foods after his hospital visit. He ordered extra hot buffalo wings tonight...
 3. Starman “There’s a starman waiting in the sky. He’d like to come and meet us, but he thinks he’d blow our minds…”
Do you believe there is intelligent life on other planets that has been monitoring us on earth?
Yes. I think they may have made hybrids with apes back in time to create humans as we know them now...explains the pyramids and other unusual ancient relics...

4. Ziggy Stardust “Ziggy played guitar, jamming good with Weird and Gilly, the Spiders from Mars. He played it left hand, but made it too far. Became the special man, then we were Ziggy’s band”
What is your favorite “fad” singer or band that swooped in with a hit and swooped out 15 minutes of fame?
I think there are many one hit wonders. I got a kick out of Mmmm Bop by those 3 kids "Hanson".

5. Heroes “I, I will be King, and you, you will be Queen. Though nothing will drive them away. We can beat them just for one day. We can be heroes just for one day…”
Do you think the Royals should remain in England as sovereign rulers?
I love the ceremony and pomp of the royals. I hope they continue to reign, even if only as tourist attractions. I admire the Queen.

6. Fame “Fame makes a man take things over. Fame, lets him loose, hard to swallow. Fame puts you where things are hollow…”

For you, what would be the worst part about being famous?
Not being able to stop into a greasy spoon diner annonymously and having to keep the ON FACE 24/7 or facing paparazzi scrutiny.

7. Ashes to Ashes “I never done good things, I never done bad things, I never did anything out of the blue…”
Name a good thing and a bad thing you did recently.
I left a job abruptly. I got a great new job.
 8. Fashion “Fashion! Turn to the left! Fashion! Turn to the right! Ooooooh, Fashion! We are the goon squad and we’re coming to town, beep beep!”
What is the last fashionable item you bought?
DG2 Skinny Jeans just arrived from HSN. Gray. Zips and details...Look great. : )

9. Let’s Dance “Let’s dance to the song they’re playin on the radio…Let’s sway while color lights up your face, let’s sway, sway thru the crowd to an empty space…”
When was the last time you slow-danced with someone and what was the song?
"Reasons" by Earth Wind & Fire...with Bud. In the dining room.

10. China Girl “I could escape this feeling with my china girl. I feel a wreck without my china girl…”
What is your favorite Chinese dish?
MooShui Pork or Chicken Fried Rice.
 11. Modern Love “Never gonna fall for modern love walks beside me, modern love walks on by. Modern love gets me to the church on time…”
What is different about modern dating /relationships from what you did as a teenager?
Communication devic es and methods...and online dating sites. People are still the same tho...
 12. Cat People “See these eyes so green, I can stare for a thousand years. Colder than the moon…”
What is your least favorite thing about cats?
I cannot think of anything I like about them.
 13. Rebel Rebel “You love bands when they’re playin hard. You want more and you want it fast. They put you down, they say I’m wrong. You tacky thing, you put them on”
What do you like about your wildest friend or acquaintance?
His sexy eyes and his humor...

THURSDAY DATING PROFILES: Iwillifyoumakeme

Welcome to Thursday Dating Profiles. This meme is based on a feature from WTIT: The Blog authored by Bud Weiser. This is a bit different than an "answer this question" meme. Weekly, we scour those on-line dating sites to respond either a person's profile or often their headlines as most of us would really like to do. The spelling or grammar errors were in the original profiles.

1. ME:... is ... optimistic, faithful,hmmm... sometimes with certain ones, sexy; has 2 grown-up children - what a well done job! ;)...
ME: is not interested.

2. I am a very young 50 & a high-energy person. No couch potatoes please!
Hope you took your Geritol.

3. I like quiet life to enjoy with the favorite person and travelling together.
Sounds like a barrel of laughs.

4. I am weak yet strong, brave yet soft, leather and lace, a little good and a little bad.
Wasn't this a toilet tissue ad?

5. I think I am a shy person, still trying to smile though I've lost my beloved lover. I will try. But I may not get over it.
It'll be easy getting over your profile...

6. I have a wonderful sense of mischief,and a smile that will make you think naughty thoughts.
Where ya smilin? Perhaps Hef can do a spread on that.

7. I am a simple person without much fuss and with just average looks. I am a Catholic who would like to follow Jesus.
Translation: I am a boring, stoopid person who thinks other boring, stoopid people will find me worth being boring and stoopid with.

8. On this site for contact with other people that's all.
That's your story and you're stickin to it right?

9. I don't like to hurt people, but I will if you make me.
I double dog dare ya.
 10. You can get to know a lot about people by what they say when they post on this site.
You sound like an expert. Been here long?

Wednesday Wickedness: Whoopi Goldberg

Today Janera picked Whoopi Goldberg. Here's Wednesday Wickedness!



1. An actress can only play a woman. I'm an actor, I can play anything.
If you could experience any life form that was not a human of your sex, what would you pick and why?
A dog on a farm or out in the country. I think it would be well fed, get plenty of fresh air and have lots of other animals to bark at, play with and hump on (jk).

2. For some reason, all artists have self-esteem issues.
Do you have any self esteem issues? Do tell. (Since we all do.)
I have had bad esteem issues since I was a little girl. Both parents are guilty of promoting my self-loathing, but I'm raising myself out of that pit ...one day at a time.

3. I am the American Dream. I am the epitome of what the American Dream basically said. It said, you could come from anywhere and be anything you want in this country. That's exactly what I've done.
Do you believe in the American Dream or has it passed through time?
Yes. I am optimistic and have faith in people's resourcefulness, inventiveness and sheer guts to keep this country moving.

4. I don't have pet peeves, I have whole kennels of irritation.
It's been asked before, probably weekly, but what's irritating you today?
I did not get a callback on a very important matter today.

5. I don't look like Halle Berry. But chances are, she's going to end up looking like me.
What do you think you'll end up looking like? (A picture would help.)
Depends on how many lifts I get and my genes. I'll just be an older version of NOW. ;-}

6. I grew up in a time when it would never have occurred to anyone to tell me there was anything I couldn't do.
Has anyone told you that you could not do something?
I was told I would not find a job in this economy. I found and was hired for 7 in the past 13 months...

7. I want Carl Sagan to explain the sky to me.
Is there anybody dead that you'd like to talk to?
My mother. I'd like to know about the post-death journey she took and if dead people's spirits are really around us and part of the universal energy, (as has been my theory for years).

8. If every American donated five hours a week, it would equal the labor of 20 million full-time volunteers.
Have you ever done volunteer work?
I have helped the Salvation Army (via my ex-workplace) serving a meal, helped in California as a blind person companion in a program there, and most notably, I helped with an elderly christmas celebration a couple years in a row when I lived in England. It was for the Mayor of Islington's Annual Christmas Party which is held for destitute elderly people living in that area. I helped load these fragile people onto a bus and then helped served them dinner at the party and walked them to the restroom. I found it all really gratifying.

9. It's being willing to walk away that gives you strength and power - if you're willing to accept the consequences of doing what you want to do.
Have you ever walked away from a job and regretted it?
Probably...

10. Normal is in the eye of the beholder.
Are you normal? Explain.
I'm quite normal...the rest of the world is not, apparently.