Oh. And in answer to some recent queries...
1. Carol - I bought yarn at the yarn store. Ha! No, seriously, I bought two colors of this merino/silk blend and a ball of Kidsilk Haze for projects which I will detail later. Maybe this weekend, maybe after Peng's wedding, but probably this weekend because they're not exactly secret, and only one is for her. I just need time to sit and write about it.
2. Maggie only gets to go to daycare when I'm on call, which means, sadly, that she only has one more little visit to daycare left (that's sad for her, not me). I mean, she'll stay there when I go home in July and December and when I go to Hawaii in October and any other times I might choose to leave town without her, but for the day to day, next Monday is it. However, we have a very nice dog walker who comes every day. He's an older, retired military guy and she adores him. He's really very fond of her, too. I like having him come, but I wish I had the funds to maybe put her in daycare one day a week, because I KNOW she loves hanging out with the other dogs. When I'm not post-call, though, I rarely make it home before 6pm when their pickup hours end (which is why the dog walker comes this year, because my days are looong). So maybe when I'm a Child Fellow, on the day I'm at State Hospital all day. We'll see.
3. I have not, I promise, forgotten about the prizes from the lyrics contest. I've just been working too much and moving (Julie moved, too) and now I can't remember where the post office is. Plus, Jenn, I have some finishing touches to put on something that's going in your box. But I need to send that stuff out, soon, because I'm thinking of doing the lyrics contest again. That was fun. But...patience. I promise it'll be worth the wait, and I'll be more expedient next time (that's a lie. I just moved the box of Barb's stuff I was going to mail to her for Christmas. Which is lucky, because we had to add something for the puppy). Hopefully within the next couple of weeks. (Julie, you need to Facebook me your new mailing address!)
4. I had a really, really long day. So long, in fact, that I just typed "That was fun. But...patients." And then looked at it for a good twenty seconds thinking, no...that looks wrong... So I'm going to bed. Oh, but not before I add...
5. Anonymous - NO PANTS!!
Showing posts with label contests. Show all posts
Showing posts with label contests. Show all posts
Wednesday, June 10, 2009
Sunday, February 01, 2009
All Good Things
So, roughly a week ago I announced this silly contest, and this morning marked the last status update.
Hey, that was a good time!
So here are the answers (in reverse order, because it was easier to pull them off of Twitter that way...). And, in case you were curious, I tacked on the reason I picked each one (and to answer your questions, nope, they weren't random, nor planned out, and yeah, there were a few I chose not to use). So here you go...
is hot like wasabe when she busts rhymes.
Barenaked Ladies, One Week. Chosen because, well, it was a week-long contest.
is acting as if.
Sara Evans, As If. Because I was trying to stay up and get my schedule all flipped around as if I were already on Night Float.
jumps up with a devilish grin, 'cause tonight, damn right, she might do it again!
Ludacris, One More Drink. S/p one department party the night before, and heading for the department brunch.
knows the secret code you use to wash away those lonely blues.
Tom Jones, Sex Bomb. Because I like that song and it was on my iPod at the gym, so it subsequently got stuck in my head.
thinks that with each scar, there's a map that tells a story.
Katy Perry, Self-Inflicted. This was on the morning before I saw 7 of my 8 therapy patients in one day, at least 4 of whom are cutters.
is more than your new Barbie bargained for.
SheDaisy, Lucky 4 You (Tonight I'm Just Me). I was reading in preparation for a seminar on Dissociative Identity Disorder (which used to be called Multiple Personality Disorder).
has a garden of songs where she grows all her thoughts.
Ani DiFranco, This Bouquet. Aw, come on, y'all, the selection of this one should be obvious.
says, more days to come, new places to go.
The Scorpions, Rock You Like A Hurricane. I think it was the sudden torrential downpour that got me thinking about this song. I picked this line in continuing with the previous post.
has this old guitar and a brand new set of strings.
Miranda Lambert, New Strings. This song actually has a lot of meaning for me - it sort of became my theme song for this whole relocation to NC and new career and whatnot. And so for some reason I was thinking about that Wednesday morning, and it seemed like the thing to post...
says, bless your soul. You really think you're in control?
Gnarls Barkley, Crazy. Tuesday was crazy. As Tuesday always is. And that line seemed especially fitting...
knows there's guys who've been awake since the second World War.
Barenaked Ladies, Who Needs Sleep? I was awake way too early on Tuesday. As I always am.
wonders where does the arrow point to? Who invented roses?
Dar Williams, What Do You Hear In These Sounds? Monday night, s/p therapy (mine). I do love that song so....
thinks that these are the days when you wish your bed was already made.
The Bangles, Manic Monday. For obvious reasons. And, I only about two weeks ago realized the irony of my Bipolar clinic being on Monday mornings....
Oh, and of course, the title of the first post announcing the contest - You'll probably say it was only a Cardinal.
From The Contest, in Sweeny Todd. Again, kind of obvious.
So that's it, folks. I had about 20 people playing along!! Thanks, everybody!!
Oh....oh, right, yeah, you want to know who won. Silly me.
As it turns out, there was a THREE WAY TIE. Woo-hoo!! I thought about having a tiebreaker round, but then just decided to award prizes to all three. The winners are (drum roll, please):
Robin, of Another Lesson Learned
Julie, of Stop Me if You've Heard This One...
Jenn, of Tiny Tyrant
Robin will get a felted bag (because she doesn't knit, so if I sent her yarn, well...plus, she's put up with me since 1992, so fine, I'll pre-assemble her prize. Might take some time, though! Look how long I've been working on Luke's blanket!!). Jenn and Julie will get yarn from my stash (and whatever else I might throw in the box...). Y'all need to email or FB message me your addresses, though, if you ever expect these to arrive (and even then, allow for the fact that they will be mailed on cranky resident time...).
Honorable mentions go to PenguinShrink, Cranky Mama, Allison, Dr. Von B, and Li'l Kate. You all get warm fuzzy thoughts and cosmic karma points for indulging me.
Yay! This was fun!!
Hey, that was a good time!
So here are the answers (in reverse order, because it was easier to pull them off of Twitter that way...). And, in case you were curious, I tacked on the reason I picked each one (and to answer your questions, nope, they weren't random, nor planned out, and yeah, there were a few I chose not to use). So here you go...
is hot like wasabe when she busts rhymes.
Barenaked Ladies, One Week. Chosen because, well, it was a week-long contest.
is acting as if.
Sara Evans, As If. Because I was trying to stay up and get my schedule all flipped around as if I were already on Night Float.
jumps up with a devilish grin, 'cause tonight, damn right, she might do it again!
Ludacris, One More Drink. S/p one department party the night before, and heading for the department brunch.
knows the secret code you use to wash away those lonely blues.
Tom Jones, Sex Bomb. Because I like that song and it was on my iPod at the gym, so it subsequently got stuck in my head.
thinks that with each scar, there's a map that tells a story.
Katy Perry, Self-Inflicted. This was on the morning before I saw 7 of my 8 therapy patients in one day, at least 4 of whom are cutters.
is more than your new Barbie bargained for.
SheDaisy, Lucky 4 You (Tonight I'm Just Me). I was reading in preparation for a seminar on Dissociative Identity Disorder (which used to be called Multiple Personality Disorder).
has a garden of songs where she grows all her thoughts.
Ani DiFranco, This Bouquet. Aw, come on, y'all, the selection of this one should be obvious.
says, more days to come, new places to go.
The Scorpions, Rock You Like A Hurricane. I think it was the sudden torrential downpour that got me thinking about this song. I picked this line in continuing with the previous post.
has this old guitar and a brand new set of strings.
Miranda Lambert, New Strings. This song actually has a lot of meaning for me - it sort of became my theme song for this whole relocation to NC and new career and whatnot. And so for some reason I was thinking about that Wednesday morning, and it seemed like the thing to post...
says, bless your soul. You really think you're in control?
Gnarls Barkley, Crazy. Tuesday was crazy. As Tuesday always is. And that line seemed especially fitting...
knows there's guys who've been awake since the second World War.
Barenaked Ladies, Who Needs Sleep? I was awake way too early on Tuesday. As I always am.
wonders where does the arrow point to? Who invented roses?
Dar Williams, What Do You Hear In These Sounds? Monday night, s/p therapy (mine). I do love that song so....
thinks that these are the days when you wish your bed was already made.
The Bangles, Manic Monday. For obvious reasons. And, I only about two weeks ago realized the irony of my Bipolar clinic being on Monday mornings....
Oh, and of course, the title of the first post announcing the contest - You'll probably say it was only a Cardinal.
From The Contest, in Sweeny Todd. Again, kind of obvious.
So that's it, folks. I had about 20 people playing along!! Thanks, everybody!!
Oh....oh, right, yeah, you want to know who won. Silly me.
As it turns out, there was a THREE WAY TIE. Woo-hoo!! I thought about having a tiebreaker round, but then just decided to award prizes to all three. The winners are (drum roll, please):
Robin, of Another Lesson Learned
Julie, of Stop Me if You've Heard This One...
Jenn, of Tiny Tyrant
Robin will get a felted bag (because she doesn't knit, so if I sent her yarn, well...plus, she's put up with me since 1992, so fine, I'll pre-assemble her prize. Might take some time, though! Look how long I've been working on Luke's blanket!!). Jenn and Julie will get yarn from my stash (and whatever else I might throw in the box...). Y'all need to email or FB message me your addresses, though, if you ever expect these to arrive (and even then, allow for the fact that they will be mailed on cranky resident time...).
Honorable mentions go to PenguinShrink, Cranky Mama, Allison, Dr. Von B, and Li'l Kate. You all get warm fuzzy thoughts and cosmic karma points for indulging me.
Yay! This was fun!!
Sunday, January 25, 2009
You'll probably say it was only a Cardinal
Alright, folks....we're going to do something new and silly and never before done on this blog....
Announcing...a very frivolous contest.
With prizes! Although I'm not sure what they are yet...
So I update my Facebook status, via Twitter, at least once or twice a day. And it occurred to me to take it on as a personal and very ridiculous challenge to update my status for one week only in song lyrics. And THEN it occurred to me that it was not nearly as much fun if I was playing this game all by myself as it would be for everyone else to play, too. So here are the rules...
1. Read my status updates. If you aren't part of the Facebook community, ask yourself why you're being such a hermited Luddite. And then, look over here ( -----> ), because the Facebook-via-Twitter thing also makes them show up on the blog. And you can clearly get to the blog if you're here already.
2. Identify the song and artist from which the lyrics come. You can do this in one of three ways:
a. By commenting on my Facebook status directly
b. By posting a comment on the latest blog post
c. By sending me an email
Yep, that's pretty much it.
The person with the most correct responses by the end of the week (defined as Monday 1/26 to Sunday 2/1, and including the title of this post) will win something. If you're a knitter, it will be something out of my stash. If you aren't (or if you are and opt out of yarn, which, whoa, really?), it will be...something else I haven't figured out yet, but I promise it will be good. Unless it isn't. Either way, it will be free, and you won it! Which makes everything better.
Ready? Go!
Announcing...a very frivolous contest.
With prizes! Although I'm not sure what they are yet...
So I update my Facebook status, via Twitter, at least once or twice a day. And it occurred to me to take it on as a personal and very ridiculous challenge to update my status for one week only in song lyrics. And THEN it occurred to me that it was not nearly as much fun if I was playing this game all by myself as it would be for everyone else to play, too. So here are the rules...
1. Read my status updates. If you aren't part of the Facebook community, ask yourself why you're being such a hermited Luddite. And then, look over here ( -----> ), because the Facebook-via-Twitter thing also makes them show up on the blog. And you can clearly get to the blog if you're here already.
2. Identify the song and artist from which the lyrics come. You can do this in one of three ways:
a. By commenting on my Facebook status directly
b. By posting a comment on the latest blog post
c. By sending me an email
Yep, that's pretty much it.
The person with the most correct responses by the end of the week (defined as Monday 1/26 to Sunday 2/1, and including the title of this post) will win something. If you're a knitter, it will be something out of my stash. If you aren't (or if you are and opt out of yarn, which, whoa, really?), it will be...something else I haven't figured out yet, but I promise it will be good. Unless it isn't. Either way, it will be free, and you won it! Which makes everything better.
Ready? Go!
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