Tagged By My Daughter

My daughter tagged me for a meme, and since I've been far too sporadic at posting, here goes:


Grab the book nearest to you, turn to page 18, find line 4. Write down what it says:

"This means that it will likely say something not just about the four literary works themselves, but..."
From Writing Aids (Tapestry of Grace)

Stretch your left arm out as far as you can. What do you touch first?

My desk

What is the last thing you watched on TV?

I rarely watch TV here.  Probably FoxNews.  

WITHOUT LOOKING, guess what time it is:

2:30

Now look at the clock, what is the actual time?

2:50

With the exception of the computer, what can you hear?

My iTunes playlist -- Coldplay's "Yes" at the moment

When did you last step outside? What were you doing?

I went out on the balcony to figure out what the commotion was a couple of hours ago.  I heard a man's voice on a loudspeaker, and of course it was all in Italian.  No one else seemed concerned, so I guess it wasn't an emergency.  We caught the word "cucina", but our kitchen is fine so far.  :-)

Before you came to this website, what did you look at?

I looked up an article on Dennis Prager's website because I'm composing a blog post in my head.  I hope I can take it further than my head and actually type it up at some point.

What are you wearing?

Tonight is International Night at my husband's school.  There are over 30 countries represented, and we're all bringing food from our country and dressing the part.  So I'm wearing jeans, a blue & white gingham Gap shirt and a red tank under that.  Thanks, PalmGirl, for loaning me your tank. :-)

Did you dream last night?

I honestly don't remember.  I took Tylenol PM for a headache and don't remember anything.  

When did you last laugh?

We laugh a lot around here, but I really can't remember.   I'm sure I'll be laughing a lot tonight at International Tonight.

What is on the walls of the room you are in?

Some small black and white prints of Roman landmarks (I like these), a large print of a Giorgio Morandi painting that I don't like at all, a botanical print that looks out of place here, and two prints of old ships.  Also a small painting of a crucifix.  Our landlord has eclectic tastes, apparently.

Seen anything weird lately?

Pretty much every day in Italy just because the culture is still so foreign to me.  Nothing yet today, but I'm bound to see something weird tonight when I visit the Brits' table where haggis will be served.   

What is the last film you saw?

"Life as we Know it" with Katherine Heigl and Josh Duhamel. We were on the navy base in Naples and really wanted to sit in a dark theater, eat popcorn, and relax American-style.  This was the only movie playing at the time we could go.  It was predictable but served our purposes.

If you became a multi-millionaire overnight, what would you buy first?

First?  Probably a vacation somewhere in Europe for the PalmFamily over Christmas break. 

Tell me something about you that I don't know:

See next question.

Do you like to dance?

Yeah.  Back in the day, PalmPilot and I won a dance contest at a Christmas party.  But I can't remember the last time I went dancing.  

Imagine your first child is a girl, what do you call her? What if it's a boy?

Thankfully my daughter has let me off the hook with this question.