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Six Random Things About Yours Truly

This week has been super boring at work. SuperBoring. My entire job has been scrabulousing and catching up on Amalah.com archives which Emo has addicted me to. My next task is to fulfill the tag that Emo placed upon me. That should entertain me for, oh, 23 minutes or so. Goodie.

Emo tagged me in her blog to write 6 random things about myself. Here we go.

1. I have never considered myself to be particularly picky, but lately, a special someone has made me realize that I am incredibly brand loyal and I like to buy the same products over and over again. And I get upset when they discontinue it. Grrrr. Here are some examples of what I like: Lemon Pledge, Febreeze (Spring and Renewal), Crest toothpaste, Tide detergent (with Febreeze Spring and Renewal scent of course), Bounce dryer sheets (ditto with the Febreeze scent), Orbitz gum (only blue and green), Secret Platinum deodorant: Ambition scent (an example of something they no longer MAKE anymore! I’m distraught about finding a new scent!), Softlips Mint Delight chapstick (also discontinued), etc.
2. My favorite road trip snacks are Diet Dr. Pepper and Reese’s Pieces. It’s just not a road trip without them.
3. I like to wear heels. I think they’re easier to walk in than flats.
4. I don’t like to drink whiskey. It all stems from an unfortunate incident in which I was playing a dominoes drinking game (can any game NOT be made into a drinking game?) in which I lost 7 straight games and had to take 7 straight shots of whiskey. I fell down the stairs that day.
5. I am deathly afraid of dentists. My first 7 or so baby teeth had to be pulled because the permanent teeth were coming in and did not loosen the baby teeth. It was very traumatic.
6. Also, I have a tooth that’s backwards.
   

I am tagging Marianna, Amy, Brianna, Melissa, Gaby, and Kendal. Only one of these people have blogs, but I don’t care. Emily wanted me to post, so I posted!

Here are the rules:

• link to the person who tagged you.
• post the rules on your blog.
• write six random things about yourself.
• tag six people at the end of your post.
• let each person know they've been tagged by leaving a comment on their blog.
• let the tagger know when your entry is up.
  

A definitive victory for mankind

Since the title of my blog is “the Blazerette”, I think it is fitting to give a few comments about my extreme happiness over last night’s championship-clinching game. There are many ways to speak of this. Many have tried. Take these quotes from some friends:

• “Was talking with my ex... she said she felt bad for Kobe...and I said…this is exactly why we broke up.”
• “Yea it was great to see how dejected [Kobe] was.”
• “This was my third best feeling I've had as a sports fan”
• "I am so happy I can say 'eff the Lakers!' Thank you Boston Celtics."
• “Jeepers, I sure am glad those evil Lakers lost!”
  (Can you guess which one was from my grandma?)

I haven’t had the chance to rehash the game with all of my sports-fanatic friends, but I know the sentiment is all the same. The Lakers were spanked in front of everyone on Tuesday night. On the big stage. With their selfish star as the front-runner in their demise. He good the good old-fashioned spanking he's deserved for so long. Classic. Wonderful. Beautiful.

This doesn’t erase the heartache from 2000. The only thing that could possibly do that is a Western Conference Finals matchup in the next year or two between my beloved Blazers and the hated Lakers. Obviously, good would prevail and vanquish evil. I can’t wait for that day.

But until then? Evil has been vanquished from the NBA for this 2007-8 season. We’ll just have to make sure that the same holds true next year. :-)

Top 5 Ways to Spend a Saturday

So Emo is going to give me a different topic every day (or something like that) to post so that I can entertain her. Today's topic: Top 5 ways to spend a Saturday (mind you...not all of these can be done year-round!):

• Sleeping in until I feel rested
• A yummy brunch with friends
• Watching ESPN College GameDay then college football
• Taking a walk with no particular destination in mind
• Relaxing by a pool and soaking in the sun

Top 5 part deux

So Emo has tasked me with entertaining her by posting more top 5's. And since she's the only one who reads my blog (I think), I decided that I should humor her and post some more. Besides, I'm bored at work, so this exercise has helped me with top 5 #10 in this post.

1. Top 5 favorite sports teams
• Blazers
• Oregon Ducks football
• Oregon Ducks basketball
• Auburn Tigers football
• Green Bay Packers (shout out to Kenny)

2. Top 5 least favorite sports teams
• Lakers (of course!)
• USC football
• USC basketball
• NY Yankees
• Lakers (I really hate them…they should be on here twice)

3. Top 5 favorite things to do on a weekend
• Eat ice cream
• Go to the gym (so that I can eat ice cream; see above)
• Sleep
• Wander around
• Taste the cheese samples at the grocery store

4. Top 5 favorite flavors of ice cream
• Blueberry Cheesecake
• Cookies N Cream
• Ben and Jerry’s Half Baked
• Any ice cream from Argentina with dulce de leche in it
• Ben and Jerry’s Fossil Fuel

5. Top 5 awkward situations in which I’ve found myself
• Running into 3 people I used to date in one day
• Running into 3 people I used to date in one day the following weekend
• Running into my date’s best friends on our 3rd date at a crowded baseball stadium
• Telling my contracting boss to go eff himself after he told me I didn’t deserve the money I was even making, much less a raise
• Receiving the famous “Spanish butterfly” poem in high school.

6. Top 5 gifts I’ve given to someone else
• GPS to my sister for graduation
• Redskins tickets to my dad for Christmas
• $$ for a TV to Natalie and Chris for their wedding
• One night’s stay in the hotel where they honeymooned to my parents for their 25th wedding anniversary
• Flew out to Portland as a surprise for my dad’s retirement

7. Top 5 pet peeves
• People making me wait by being late
• People spelling my name wrong
• Sheer laziness (mostly governmental laziness)
• Your vs. You’re and to a lesser degree, Their vs. They’re vs. There
• General incompetence (i.e. health insurance companies)

8. Top 5 things to do when I’m feeling down
• Eat Mac N Cheese
• Eat ice cream
• Go to the gym
• Drink wine with a good friend
• A nice warm shower

9. Top 5 best dates
• Pizza on a bench in Dupont Circle
• Rock climbing
• Salsa dancing lessons
• NBA playoff game
• Wine tasting

10. Top 5 things to do when I’m bored at work (or unemployed)
• Gchat
• Scrabulous
• Read espn.com
• Facebook
• Coming up with more top 5’s

Top 5

So Emo posted her top 5 and requested that I post my top 5 because I am one of Jack's closest friends. And in order to do so, I had to create a blog. So here's my attempt at blogging. Please don't judge...I'm new to this. So without further ado, here's my top 5:

1. 5 things under $5 that I couldn’t live without

Cheese

Milk

Chocolate (why are all of these food?)

Hair ties

Chapstick

2. 5 favorite movies

Usual Suspects

Volver

Pan’s Labyrinth

Finding Nemo

High Fidelity

3. 5 baby names I love

Aiden

Kira

Cole

Isabella

Julianna

4. 5 songs I could listen to over and over again

Sideways (Citizen Cope)

Seek Up (Dave Matthews)

Slow Dancing in a Burning Room (John Mayer)

One Flight Down (Norah Jones)

Color Esperanza (Diego Torres)

5. 5 people who have influenced me in a positive way

My dad – if he had never pushed for me to watch sports or be independent, I would not be the person I am today.

My mom – someday I’ll learn how to be patient like her.

Wayne – if it were not for Wayne or our Europe trip, I’d need treatment for OCD.

Emo – I never would have had so much free wine (or wine in general) without her.

My Oregon grandma – I want to be like her when I grow up.

6. 5 things that are always in my purse
Boring but true...

Band-Aids

Chapstick

Hair clips

Pens

Gum

7. 5 moments that changed my life forever

Deciding to go away for a year to study in Spain in high school, then meeting my Spanish family for the first time.

Meeting the Blazers – dreams can come true!!

Traveling to Europe with Wayne for 3 weeks.

Deciding to move across the country for college.

2000 Western Conference Finals – without those, would I hate the Lakers nearly as much? I say not quite.

8. 5 obsessions I have now

Cleaning and organizing

Checking my email

NBA playoffs

Happy hours

Ice cream

9. 5 places I would like to go
(limited to places I haven't been yet)

Sweden

Peru

Thailand

Morocco

Dominican Republic

10. 5 appliances or kitchen tools I cannot live without

Wine opener

Chef's knife

Paring knife

Wine glasses

Refrigerator – gotta keep the cheese somewhere!

11. 5 people whose top fives I would like to see

Molly

Jack (the puppy)

Kenny

Amy (my sister)

My future husband (whomever that may be)

And here's my attempt to keep the blogging going...what are some better top 5 categories? Molly and I brainstormed some this morning:

Top 5 favorite sports teams

Top 5 favorite things to do on a weekend

Top 5 favorite flavors of ice cream

Top 5 favorite gchat status messages you've ever seen

Top 5 awkward situations in which you've found yourself

Top 5 gifts you've given to someone else

Top 5 pet peeves

Top 5 things to do when you're feeling down

Top 5 best dates