FRIDAY'S FEAST - NOVEMBER 30, 2007

Forget on time, I am EARLY this week!!!!

Feast One Hundred & Seventy
November 30th, 2007
Appetizer
What is your favorite carnival/amusement park ride?
I really enjoy the skyride, although apparently I am the only one because they keep closing them down. I also like the teacups.

Soup
How do you react in uncomfortable social situations?
I fidget and I get itchy. I also become combative. If I am very uncomfortable and you are the only person in the room I know, expect me to be short with you and cling to your side simultaneously. It doesn't happen often anymore, and it's not a pretty sight.

Salad
On a scale of 1-10 with 10 being highest, how much do you enjoy discussing deep, philosophical topics?
Depends on my mood and even more so on the group involved. If you're a pompous blowhard then I'd rather skip it, but I enjoy a deep conversation with the right people on about the level of an 8.

Main Course
Did you get a flu shot this year? If not, do you plan to?
No, and not likely.

Dessert
Approximately how many hours per week do you spend watching television?
between 7 and 10

FRIDAY'S FEAST - THANKSGIVING GLUTTONY 2007

Yes, yes I know, I got behind again. I was computerless for a bit. Most recently I have been in bed for the last six days with the cold from hell. In the spirit of overindulging this holiday season, I give you several helpings of the feast:

Feast One Hundred & Sixty Six
October 26th, 2007
Appetizer
Name a great website you would recommend to others.
Fark see, that's why it's over there on the side bar ------->

Soup
On a scale of 1-10 (with 10 as highest), how often do you dream at night?
6

Salad
Did you have a pet as a child? If so, what kind and what was its name?
Yes, Neil the Cockatiel

Main Course
If you had the chance to star in a commercial, what would you choose to advertise?
"Stay in School" PSA

Dessert
What is your favorite kind of hard candy?
Fruit Punch Jolly Ranchers

Feast One Hundred & Sixty Seven
November 02nd, 2007
Appetizer
How much money do you plan to spend this upcoming holiday season?
As little as possible without being a Scrooge

Soup
What was the last television show you watched, and was it good?
Movie and a Makeover: National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation - love that movie!

Salad
If you had to paint the walls of your living room tomorrow, what color would you choose?
green

Main Course
Name something clever or practical you have thought of that should be invented, but hasn’t yet.
sneakers with pedometers built in

Dessert
List 3 things you would like to receive as gifts this upcoming holiday season.
books, an IPOD (unlikely, but I can wish) and/or a pillow-top mattress cover

Feast One Hundred & Sixty Eight
November 09th, 2007
Appetizer
Which snack do you like to get when you go to the movies?
popcorn of course, sometimes Bon Bons

Soup
What year did you start using the internet?
1995

Salad
What is your first name in Pig Latin? (Here’s how to speak it if you don’t already know!)
That information is classified

Main Course
Name something you are picky about.
My sleeping situation, I can't sleep on the floor, and I need a fan and lots of pillows.

Dessert
Fill in the blanks: I ____ ____ yesterday and I ____ ____ today.
I slept a lot yesterday and I slept more today. [What an exciting life I lead *cough*sniffle*]

Feast One Hundred & Sixty Nine
November 16th, 2007
Appetizer
What was your first “real” job?
Clerk at a drug store.

Soup
Where would you go if you wanted to spark your creativity?
The beach

Salad
Complete this sentence: I am embarrassed when…
I randomly get the hiccups.

Main Course
What values did your parents instill in you?
Work hard, stay in school and if someone hits you first, hit them back!

Dessert
Name 3 fads from your teenage years.
Wigwam socks, neon clothing and roller skating

No feast today…
November 23rd, 2007

The chef is taking a break this week to celebrate Thanksgiving and stuff. Come back next Friday for a brand new feast!

R.I.P. WINDOWS 98

After 6 faithful years of service, through law school and job hunting and the bar exam, my laptop has finally died. My internet access outside of work has gone from spotty to non existant - thus why Friday's Feast has been missing. I am in the process of setting up an interim computer.

If anyone knows how to extract data from a laptop that will only boot up in SAFE MODE using a memory stick I would be forever grateful. [The CD ROM is dead and the replacement machine doesn't have a 3.5 drive and the machine won't recognize the USB memory key in Safe Mode, so I stuck.]

VETERAN'S DAY THANK YOU

A heartfelt thanks to all of our veterans, past and present and armed forces personnel. Your great effort and numerous sacrifices are are so much more appreciated than any words could express.

If you want a more tangible way for civilians to show gratitute to the men and women who make up our armed forces then consider this idea; when you are filling out holiday cards this year add just one extra to your pile. Address it to:

A Recovering American Soldier
c/o Walter Reed Army Medical Center
6900 Georgia Avenue,NW
Washington,D.C. 20307-5001

I am sure there other, similiar efforts out there for the other branches of service. Feel free to post info in the comments or shoot me an email and I will add it to this post!