So this meme has been all over the blogosphere and back (I hear it's no longer cool to refer to the blogosphere, but I think my lateness with this meme illustrates just how behind the times I am) and I'm finally going to do it. I know, you're excited.
Four jobs I've had:
1) Teenaged peon at a fast food burger place. Hell. On. Earth. I was 18 and my manager asked me if I gave good BJs (his term, not mine). I didn't know then that he could be fired for that kind of crap (which I'm sure he was counting on ), so I left.
2) Working at a rental place on a military installation. We rented everything from U-Hauls to board games. That ended when the boss walked in on me talking about what a schmuck he was. (Another good bit of advice for you kids out there. Do not call your boss a schmuck if there's a chance he'll either hear it or it will get back to him. Unless you hate your job and would like to be fired. In that case, call him an asshole too.)
3) Sold Christmas trees. Very much not glamorous with the lugging around of heavy pointy trees and sitting in the cold, but it paid for two damn good Christmases for my kids. (I was working other jobs while I did this. This is not a stand alone job.)
4) Dog groomer. It's what I do now and it's what I'll continue to do until we win the lottery or retire.
Four movies I can watch over and over:
1) Yours, Mine and Ours. The original with Henry Fonda and Lucille Ball.
2) Auntie Mame with Rosalind Russel. I wanted to be raised by Mame.
3) Nobody's Fool with Paul Newman, Jessica Tandy, Bruce Willis and Melanie Griffith. If you haven't seen it, you should.
4) Victor/Victoria with Julie Andrews, James Garner and Robert Preston.
There are many, many more but this is a 4's thing.
Four places I've lived :
1) Dubuque,Iowa. A beautiful little town. The alleys are still paved with brick. (or they were last time I was there, a very long time ago)
2) Cinncinati, Ohio. My favorite place I ever lived. There was a stream that led into the Ohio River down the street from where we lived and we kids were always either there (playing Survivor, before there was a Survivor) or at the Jewish Community Center. We loved the JCC, they had a pool and, and, and..okay so mostly I remember the pool.
3) Shreveport, Louisiana. Where most of my family and friends still live. I don't miss it except for the people.
4) Platteville, Wisconsin. Okay, so I didn't live there, live there, but I stayed with my stepsister for a couple of weeks while the Chicago Bears were at their training camp there and they didn't blink an eye at a 16 year old kid being in a bar, so technically, I can say that I partied with the Chicago Bears, even though I was nursing a coke (not exactly 'partying') and they didn't know I existed (not exactly 'with').
Four TV shows I like:
1) Boston Legal. I'm there, baby. Denny Crane!
2) My Name is Earl. I might be related to that guy. Either way, Jason Lee is perfect.
3) Extreme Makeover: Home Edition. I don't care how emotionally manipulative it is. I love it.
4) CSI. I would like to have Gil Grissom's love child. (to my husband: Not really, honey. I said that for dramatic effect. To everyone else: Hell, yes, really. That little bow-legged man is HOTT)
Four Places I've been on vacation:
1) Hot Springs, Arkansas. Our favorite place to go for a quick weekend.
2) Horse Cave, Kentucky. Not technically a vacation, but I've never taken a really truly vacation so I have to count places I've been for whatever reason that I enjoyed. And we LOVED Kentucky.
3) Dallas, Texas. The Mustangs at Las Colinas are the coolest bit of sculpture I've ever seen.
4) Shady Lake, Arkansas. The most beautiful camping area in the world. Except for the pre-historic bugs.
Four of my favorite foods:
1) Crawfish from Crawdaddy's in Shreveport.
2) Spicy Crawfish Fettucine from Johnny Carino's.
3) Chik-fil-A chicken sammich.
4) Pumpkin Gooey Butter Cake, courtesy of me.
Four sites I visit daily:
Everyone on my links list. You can't make me play favorites!!
Four places I would rather be right now:
1) New Hampshire.
2) Hot Springs.
3) Bed.
4) At the chinese restaurant.
Four bloggers I am tagging:
I don't think there's anyone left to tag. I'm pretty sure I'm the last one to do this. But if you haven't done it, and you'd like to, you should. And then tell me.
i agree with the four places lived, but i dont remember the stream. For some reason, all i remember is bagels, and racquetball. and maybe the FF manager was meaning burger joints.
Posted by: raggedyandy | February 19, 2006 at 10:24 AM
I LOOOOVE Auntie Mame!!!
And will you please post the recipe for the pumpkin gooey butter cake? It sounds fantastic.
Posted by: Jess | February 19, 2006 at 07:35 PM
Jess, I'll be happy to, as long as you understand that you will never be satisfied with regular old pumpkin pie from the time you first taste the gooey butter cake. YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED!
I'll get it posted tomorrow, as I'm off to bed so I can get up bright and early and go to work with a song in my heart. Ok, that song in my heart part was a dirty, dirty lie.
Posted by: Contrary | February 19, 2006 at 08:04 PM
Oh that is just SO yesterday (She says hiding her face in shame because she only SAID that because she has not yet done it either and she would be hard pressed to even FIND four interesting things to say about herself!.....sob). Actually, I like your blog!
Posted by: NattyChick | February 19, 2006 at 11:41 PM