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Tell Me 2 Things - Part Deux
Voodoo by Godsmack (makes a surprisingly good song for bellydancing!)Uptown Funk by Mark Ronson/Bruno Mars
TM2 little things that make you happy (like finding a shiny penny heads up on the ground)
Finding a used copy of book I've wanted a long timeSunny day with no humidity so I can read on my balcony ( haven't had many of those so far this summer).
TM2 things you do during the Summer on a Sunday.
Monty Python DVDsAny of the late George Carlin's comedy routines, especially the Take Offs & Put Ons album.
TM2 things you like to do on a rainy day.
Get my father's 85th birthday party planned (just try to wrangle 5 siblings in 3 states and get ANYONE to agree on ANYTHING)Get my closet sorted & the discards taken to Goodwill
In honor of the back-to-school shopping sales that are already happening here, TM2 of your favorite school/office supply items
The placement of the windowsThe placement of the heat vents
TM2 extras you would add to a vehicle if money & legality didn't matter (ex: front & rear mounted bazookas to move drivers that get on my nerves)
Cooler weather (love that crispness in the air)The leaf color change
TM2 things you need, besides a book, when you settle in for a long read
Something that supports my back/neck (like a stack of pillows or a husband cushion)Something to drink (temperature varies by season)
TM2 of your favorite fictional places.
I'll give you three:Intentionally, shells and sea glass
Unintentionally, sand fleas. Those little buggers love me.
TM2 of your favorite salad ingredients
i've seen beautiful sea glass decors.. love them.never been bitten by sand fleas. is it true some people bite back & eat them?
fave salad ingredients
yogurt
white cheese
TM2[or 3] fave literary tropes
A Song of Ice and Fire (on book A Feast for Crows)Green Rider (on book Mirror Sight)
TM2 things you read about in a book and wished they were really real.
That everyone is good looking and has moneyMen are passionate
TM2 thing s I can do to get out of a pissy mood (see above)
Play with an animal (watching my cats chase the red dot always makes me laugh)Blast your favorite rowdy music. Bonus cheer if you give in to the urge to flail about like an idiot...err, I mean Dance along to it.
TM2 things you do when you feel physically awful and need motivation
I love visiting family because they don't live in the same city I do (I love that too. LOL) and I love that they love you no matter what, at least mine does.
Two things that wake me up are my dog licking my face and my husband pinching my nose because I sometimes snore, especially after I drink beer.
Since the last player didn't start a new topic, I will.Since it's apple picking season here, TM2 of your favorite apple dishes.
Thank you, Mickey!My mom's coconut apple pie and apple and raspberry crumble
TM2 forms of exercise that you loathe
The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People: Powerful Lessons in Personal Change - you have to be highly effective to begin with to get through this one! One Hundred Years of Solitude - on so many "best books" lists - I tried to persevere until my son asked me why I was torturing myself so?
TM2 books that you couldn't put down!
Hate all the pre-Halloween hype for weeks ahead of timeLove the way kids are so thrilled to wear costumes
TM2 things you possess which are important to you
A quilt my great-gramma made from scraps of family clothingMy tubby tabby cat (although the claim could be made that HE possesses me)
TM2 of your favorite scary movies
That wonderful, slightly musty smell of old bookstores & librariesAlmond trees in full bloom (anything almond scented, but that's the highest rated)
TM2 books or book related things you would like to receive as a holiday gift this year.
Gift cards to buy books and a complete set of F. Scott Fitzgerald's books.TM2 genres that you enjoy more than any other
Characters in the bookPhysical descriptions of places we visited
Two things you dislike eating on Thanksgiving
I love reading comments on the Goodreads site and I love the recommendations of books from my fellow bookworms. I ESPECIALLY love the positive vibe of this book community.
Donnalee wrote: "I love reading comments on the Goodreads site and I love the recommendations of books from my fellow bookworms. I ESPECIALLY love the positive vibe of this book community."Glad to hear you love this community! It seems that many have dropped off the scene - it is better with more participation.
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