53 posts from 2008

If you had to give up one of your favorite foods, which one would it be?

Perish the thought!

If you could change your name, what would you change it to?

Are you kidding?  Maraschino Cherry is AWESOME!!

I know I've been m.i.a. here for quite sometime, and I've been meaning to come and post, but I've been just too lazy.  Yesterday, however, after visiting Donut Man, I decided to write my latest adventure.  I spent the majority of the day back in my hometown where Joe, my hair stylist extaordinaire works, getting my hair did, treating myself to a massage treatment and meeting up with an old childhood friend.  Since I was in the area, I also decided to stop by my favorite donut place.  It's literally a small, out-of-the-way stand (where most good things come from), and it's not unusual for a zillion people to be lined up eagerly anticipating placing their delicious donut orders.  Last night, I was lucky and saw only one patron there (of course, after I arrived, the numbers quickly changed) and decided to stop in.  The Man behind the counter was cordial as usual and as I ordered my usual tiger tails, bavarian filled and other yummy varieties, The Man (whom I did not recognize from previous visits, but then again, my focus had always been on the delicious little offerings in the window), seemed just as eager for me to box up my selections as I was to select them. 

As I took the last two tiger tails, the last bavarian filled, the last cream cheese topped, and the last chocolate bar, he said he had been expecting me...  Kind of eerie, but I assumed that he meant to come and take the those donuts off his hands so that there would be more room for more donuts, constantly being made in the back and cooling on racks within view.  As he rang up my order, he asked where I was going with the box of donuts I just purchased.  I blankly looked up at him and said I was merely just taking them home.  He then asked if I had any kids, and I said, yes just one (and he was not with me at the time, mind you).  He then said, "oh is he going to be a senior next year?"  At this point, The Twilight Zone theme song started playing out of nowhere.  I didn't know this guy from Adam.  I paid my order with cash so he didn't have my name or anything...I was a tad freaked out.  I asked how he knew and he said he'd "been there" (high school, I'm guessing) just 3 years ago and...that's how he knew?  I was like...WTF...?  As much as I would have liked to have known how he knew all this, I decided not to further interrogate him lest the mob of fellow donut afficionados behind me grow impatient and mug me of my yummy treasures.

As I watched him ring up my order, I noticed that he gave me some sort of "discount."  I ordered a dozen, some HUGE, donuts and paid less than $12.00.  Maybe Psychic Man read my previous blog about Donut Man and has "rewarded" me thusly?  Or maybe he sensed I'm such a regular?  Whatever the case...that was a weird experience.

What part of your childhood do you miss the most?
Submitted by Maretta.

The part where I don't have to worry about making any mortgage payments, car payments, credit card payments, utilities payments, gas payments or working! 

What is your legacy?
Submitted by Beautifully Broken.

The Kid and the crazy sense of humor he got from me.  :-D

Ok, I'm not really one to be at a loss for things to do.  I mean, I have my Barbie House I can improve upon, a vehicle or two that could use some exposure to soap and water, and a teenage son that could use....well, you get the idea.  However, I am desperately looking for something to occupy most of my time this Friday, July 4.  Why the sudden need in a plan, you ask?  Well, my son's father (and probably s.o.) are coming to hang out with The Kid.  Now, don't get me wrong.  I don't begrudge them for doing that.  I mean, it is a bit of a hike from their location to ours.  After all, I haven't made the trek out to their neck of the woods since I moved to the OC so, good on them.  However, I just don't feel like engaging in small talk with them for the better part of a day.  I mean, I don't want to be rude, and when they come over, I'm usually on my best behavior, but for some reason I just don't feel up to it this week.  They usually sit around and chat a bit before going on their merry way (in this case, they're going to hit the pool) and then I go and do my thang.  But, as I said before, I just don't want to deal with it this weekend.  Even if it's for just one afternoon.  I know, I know, not only am I a bad parent for not taking my son out to his dad's place every once in awhile, but now I'm also a bad person in general for not wanting to sit around and play hostess-with-the-mostess.  It's not that there are ever any unpleasantries...in fact, we all went out to dinner a couple months ago for The Kid's birthday.  They've come over several times and it's been just fine.  I even get along better with his dad now than when we dated eons ago.  I just DON'T WANT TO MAKE SMALL TALK this week.  (sigh) 

So, one thing I thought I could do is take off and go to the mall for the afternoon...and into the evening.  However, since it's a holiday, they will probably close at some early ungodly hour like 5:00 pm or so.  Then what?  Get home just in time for them to be done swimming and then have to sit around and engage in more small talk until they decide to leave?  UGH.  I don't know why I'm being such a brat...is it so wrong that I just don't want to deal?

Another thing a friend suggested was to go to the movies.  It's kind of late to ask anyone to hang out with me since the weekend is coming up in a couple of days, but I have no qualms about seeing a movie alone.  In fact, I've done it before (most notably when I saw Jurassic Park eons ago -- probably not the best movie to see alone!).

So, if I schedule my day just right, I can take off just as he calls to say he's on his way and spend the afternoon at the mall.  Then, I can catch a movie afterwards which might take me all the way up to 7:00 p.m.  Then slowly drive home, just to find out they are sitting around waiting to chit-chat.  UGHhhhhhhh!

Yes, I know.  Miss Manners would be appalled.

Show us something in your house from the 1970s.

LOL -- I have so many photos of our old house in the 1970's...full of '70's stuff...and '70's fashions...if I had a scanner, I could scare you ALL!!

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The Questions:

1. What is your first name?  Maraschino
2. What is your favorite food?  ice cream
3. What high school did you go to? San Dimas (I tried to find Bill & Ted but Flickr didn't recognize them!)
4. What is your favorite color?  magenta
5. Who is your celebrity crush?  Josh Holloway
6. Favorite drink?  Malibu Rum & pineapple juice
7. Dream vacation?  Europe
8. Favorite dessert?  beignets
9. What you want to be when you grow up? Oprah
10. What do you love most in life?  Independence
11. One word to describe you.  resilient
12. Your Vox name (because I don't have a Fickr account). Maraschino Cherry

What is your personal motto?

Not the most original, but effective, nevertheless:  Honesty is the best policy.

'Nuff said!

Pants

Do these pants make my butt look too big?