During a slow morning, Tall Paul was inspired by Thursday’s “Five Things” post to do the meme himself. He e-mailed it to me, and has kindly allowed me to post it – his first blog post! (I’ve tried to get him to write guest posts for me a few times, but so far he hasn’t gone for it.)
I’d like to introduce you to my husband.
5 Things I was doing 10 years ago:
1. Buying a new home
2. Getting “downsized” after a “merger”
3. Dreaming of a motorcycle
4. Playing the Lottery (How else was I going to buy the motorcycle?)
5. Playing on the floor with my daughter
5 Things on my T0-Do List today (Friday 12/14):
1. Go to Holiday Celebration at work
2. Act pleased when I unwrap a load o’ crap at the Holiday Celebration at work
UPDATE from your regular host: Please excuse the interruption, but THIS ———–> is the “load o’ crap” he ended up with. He swears he won’t participate in the “gift exchange” next year… Returning now to regular programming…
3. Haircut
4. Dinner for my son’s 8th Birthday
5. Kiss my wife and tell her I love her
5 Things I would do if I were a millionaire:
1. Buy a house with a three-car garage, and space for both a media room and a library. (Wait a minute…I live in Southern California. There goes the whole million right there!)
2. Get 3 new cars and a motorcycle (2 for me, 1 for my wife, and 1 for us).
3. Stop playing the frickin’ lottery!
4. Travel.
5. Take photography courses
5 Things I’ll never wear again (or have never worn):
1. Jeans with the legs cuffed
2. Dress shoes (not while I can wear boots)
3. Black socks
4. A bolo tie
5. A military uniform
5 Favorite Toys:
1. My iMac
2. My iPod
3. My entertainment system
4. My camera
5. My Python (does that sound dirty, or what?!)
Five Things I Just Don’t Get:
1. People who smoke around their children
2. People who drink and drive
3. People with overly-inflated self images
4. Cars that are all show, no go (example: LCD monitors in the trunk. The TRUNK!).
5. Setting a clock 10 minutes ahead so you won’t be late. You know it’s 10 minutes fast!
Five Things, Other Than Money, I Wish I Had More Of:
1. Rhythm
2. Memory
3. Patience
4. Time
5. Trust in people
Five Least Favorite Words or Phrases:
1. “Trust me”
2. “Really? Are you sure?”
3. “There’s something hanging out of your nose”
4. “Oops. Sorry!”
5. “You are going to feel a slight pinching sensation…”
Five Famous People I’ve Spoken With In Person:
1. Steve Garvey
2. Jay Leno (OK, he was actually poking fun at me, but I did make a nervous sort of noise – that counts!)
3. Lyle Alzado
4. I saw Steve Allen on 3 separate occasions. Does that count? No, I didn’t think so.
5. J.D. Salinger
Five Things I Do Nearly Daily That I Don’t Enjoy:
1. Work
2. Pay bills
3. Worry
4. Shave
5. Laundry
Five Things I Wish I Had the Chance To Do More Often:
1. Nothing
2. Take my kids places they want to go.
3. Sleep for a solid eight hours
4. Travel
5. Be right
Five Things I Have Actually Done That Sound Like Lies:
1. Rode a bike that was on fire into a swimming pool
2. Wore two different shoes to school for over a year… on purpose!
3. Drag raced against an airplane on a runway (I lost)
4. Shot a hole through a nickel at 50 feet: unsupported, open-sights
5. That’s it. All the rest are lies.
I love that list. My favorite? Besides the Chia Shrek? “Kiss my wife and tell her I love her.”
I love Tall Paul’s responses! That # 5 on the to-do list is my favorite too, although the “truths that sound like lies” list is pretty impressive!
I’m really glad he let me post that e-mail. #5 on the to-do list was my favorite too, but you could probably guess that. 🙂
Patois – If you want the Chia Shrek, it’s yours! (Tall Paul won’t mind if I don’t ask permission before offering it :-).)
Pam – None of those things was a surprise to me, although they were all part of his reckless youth, long before we met.
Was the gift exchange a White Elephant one? That’s the only excuse for giving a chia as a gift anymore. Poor Tall Paul.
Great answers!
Literary Feline – I think that technically it’s not a White Elephant gift exchange, but some people at his office treat it like it is, and he just has bad luck every year and gets stuck with a clunker. I think his office needs to be really clear about it – either everyone goes White Elephant, or no one does.
Loved this. TP is a keeper!
(But, ew, “TP” not a good abbreviation. . . . .)
Working Girl – I hadn’t really thought about that abbreviation before – you’re right, not so good. Thanks, I think…
But I definitely agree that he’s a keeper! 😀