She Makes the Best of What's Around

1. What would you do if a random stranger gave you a bouquet of roses?
I think I'd give them a hug. If the stranger is the type to go about giving away bunches of roses, they're probably the type who's okay with a grateful, excited hug.

2. What is the most commonly used color in your house?
I think it's red. Our walls & furniture & other "big" things are all neutral colors, but all my accent stuff (curtains, appliances, pillows, etc) is red.

3. What color is your favorite t-shirt?
I'd have to go with the neat T-shirt with the banded hem & fly-away sleeves I wore to the DMB concert in September. So it's a vivid, dark pumpkin orange.

4. If you could go back in time, what time would you live in and where would you live?
I like the time I live in now, honestly. Now I have access to the whole world on my computer instantly, at any time. Information flows more freely now than it ever has at any time and it's something I really love about my life. That said, if I had to pick an era, I'd want to check out Heian era Japan, and of course I'd want to have a high position of some sort. Because otherwise I wouldn't get to wear the whole outfit and dye my teeth. However, I think red hair would stand out, maybe...just a bit.

5. If you could have any ONE thing in the entire world (not including money) what would it be?
Star Trek style transporter beam! I want to be able to get anywhere in the world in the blink of an eye, without the expense or time of traveling. I could be anywhere I wanted for the afternoon. A jaunt to Tokyo. Trip to London. Visiting the Texas Grandminions would be a breeze; we could just go out for supper with them any time we wanted. We could live anywhere and I could satisfy my gypsy tendencies with ease. It would ROCK.

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As you may have already noticed, last night I was called off work due to low census. I got the phone call as I was putting on my scrubs, so I made a quick diversion and wore jeans & a cardigan over my camisole instead. I packed my scrubs, because low census means you're still on call. If they'd gotten one single other admission last night, I would have been called in. As Scott said when I called him last night, Dr. Ball wasn't on call so HEY. I lucked out. (Dr. B is a surgery machine; he cranked out post-surg patients until the wee hours on Thanksgiving morning.)

So here's why I still went out: my younger sister got married last night. Courtney & Corey have only been dating for 4 months, but I'm not really worried about that. Bryan & I knew after we'd been dating for a week that we'd end up married. We actually looked at each other & said that at some point. :D I think Corey is a really good fit for Courtney; they have a ton in common and they genuinely like hanging out together. That's something Courtney has not had up to this point: someone who would really just rather hang out with her than do anything else. In the past I'd "hoped" things would work out for Courtney. Right now I believe things WILL work out for her.

But seriously you guys, I still think he looks like a James Bond villain! Look at him! Does he not look like he should be wearing a suit & an overly serious look & ordering minions to perform acts of evil?! This is completely at odds with his personality, by the way. I think if you kicked his puppy he'd cry. Well, first he would probably punch you and then cry, but that's pretty much what I'd do, too. He is REALLY awesome with Jagger, too.

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ABOUT THE PARTY

Party still happening at my place on Saturday! Today Q & I are heading to Memphis to purchase cheese with which to make melty cheese goodness. I have 2 long, thin, crusty loaves of sourdough at home, but I am still asking people to bring things that we can dip in cheese or chocolate. Smoked sausage has proven to be a VERY good plan before now; we cut it in slices and pan-fried it and it was AMAZING in the gouda fondue. Bread of any kind is great; the harder the crust the better. Long, skinny bread with a stiff crust is awesome. Drinks: please bring things to drink! We have a mix of diet & regular soda people. Alcohol is welcome. I will have some amber Woodchuck Ciders & like 3 Toasted Almond Kahlua drinks already (I bought a package of them but they aren't creamy enough for me). Also we'll have Silk Soy Nog (what liquor is it that you're supposed to put in egg nog?). As for chocolate fondue, bring whatever fruit you like, but in the past we've also dipped cookies and frozen pound cake chunks, and that last one was INCREDIBLE. Basically if you bring it, it will get consumed. We eat a LOT at these parties and I didn't get much of a Thanksgiving so this is my replacement!

Bring cameras! It's fun.

If you do not know how to get to my house, please email me and I will give you directions from your location. It's not complicated until you hit the gravel portion of the drive, and then it's less complicated and more just obscure. There are not many landmarks out here, and it consists of me saying "Drive about this far" and "It's the 2nd road that goes to your right, not the first". My email, btw, is hillarygayle and it's at The Gmail. :D

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