posted 2007/07/27 at 13:54
A lot of things have happened on this day, from the debut of Bugs Bunny (1940) to the bombing at the Atlanta Olympics (1996). Lots of people were born on this day, from Norman Lear to Gary Gygax (hi I'm a geek thanks for asking) to Yahoo Serious. Gertrude Stein and Bob Hope, among others, died on this day. However, I think I can sum up the importance of this day to me personally in just three little words:
Happy birthday, Mom.
On that note, let's play the friday5.org Friday Five!
1. What are your nicest and ugliest articles of clothing?
Well, my nicest shirts are probably the Oh My Goddess! t-shirts I bought several years ago, which are still in pristine condition not only because I take extra-special care of them, but because I haven't been able to fit into them for a long time. (I think I've finally lost enough weight to start wearing them comfortably again, though.) I'd say my shorts are the ugliest articles of clothing I have because they're all sweatpants that were starting to fall apart anyway that I cut the legs off of and didn't hem back up neatly, but since I never wear them out of the house that's not such a big issue.
2. What are your favorite and least-favorite things about the city/town you live in?
My favourite thing about Toledo would probably be that we have some nice metroparks, particularly the one less than a mile from my house. It's hard to narrow down just one thing I don't like about Toledo, but if I had to pick one thing at this exact moment it would be that there's still a stubborn strain of conservatism that pervades our local politics even though we're historically a very strong union town.
3. What were the longest and shortest durations of your romantic relationships?
Zero and zero. I don't do romance.
4. Who are the oldest and youngest people in your family?
Just counting the immediate family, Mom turns 62 today, and I'm 31.
5. Who are your neatest and messiest friends?
This is going to be difficult to answer just because I have such a small circle of local friends these days, and I generally meet said friends at neutral locations instead of us going to each other's houses. The Internet is a wonderful thing, though, so based on photos of their houses I've seen, I'd say Ariel is the neatest and Don B. is the messiest.
So are you taking into account the fact that contractors have been fixing my kitchen when rating neatness? :)
I enjoyed your Friday5--makes me wonder what an "Oh My Goddess" t-shirt is (will google in a moment)... and how tragic that there is no romance. *sigh* Starry nights? A good chocolate? A cold beer on a hot summer day? That's all romance, to me.
Happy birthday to your mom.
~Allison
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