Welcome, 9ers! Link up here if you're playing along this week.
1. Have you ever been to the opera?
Nope, I never have. It's on my bucket list, though! I have been to the ballet...
2. Maria Callas was often called a "diva." Is that a compliment or a criticism?
Either way, it's always an earned title. Whether it's got a positive connotation usually depends on the woman's talent, whereas negative intent usually depends on the person's attitude.
Either way, it's always an earned title. Whether it's got a positive connotation usually depends on the woman's talent, whereas negative intent usually depends on the person's attitude.
3. Aida was composed by the famous Italian Giuseppe Verde. In addition to opera, what else can the world thank Italy for?
Oh, come on! How long have you got? I think the list should begin and end with ravioli, though. Yummo!
4. Verdi was Italian, and Callas was Greek. Would you rather vacation in Italy or Greece?
Been there, done both. Equally beautiful and intriguing, though quite different from each other. I'd go back if given the opportunity, but I'm aiming for Australia and Japan!
5. The Marx Bros. starred in A Night at the Opera. What's the funniest movie you have ever seen?
You know, off the top of my head, I keep coming back to Borat. Sure, it's horrible at best, but I laughed my freakin' ass off!
6. What's for dinner tonight?
We went out for Japanese hibachi, to use up one of our many Restaurant.com certificates before we move away from this place. Everything was awesome, except for the very beginning and the very end: My GPS couldn't find the place, so I called and was given the WORST. DIRECTIONS. EVER. And then, when it came time to pay our bill, I couldn't find my purse. We had to use Rob's card, which had just gone through the wash, and it got declined. Talk about panic! I finally found my purse and the payment went right through, but whew! I didn't quite know what to do for a minute there!
The rest of the meal was fantab, though, and I came away just loving my family and our little life.
7. Are you wearing any jewelry right now?
Yes, my wedding and engagement rings, and my nose ring. I never take that out - I've even left it in for various surgeries and procedures (much to the anesthesiologists' utmost chagrin).
8. Sam Winters has a scratchy throat and watery eyes. How do you treat the common cold?
With a heavy dose of complaining, a drop of kvetching, and a pinch of bellyaching! I am such an accomplished whiner!
9. Do you need your glasses (or contacts) when you drive?
Oh, hell yes. Otherwise, look out! I have admitted to my husband for the first time this night (though not for the first time to myself) that I am not such the great driver; I think my ability has declined over the past 10 years, actually. But if I couldn't see? Fahgeddaboutit!
Have a great night, y'all! See you on the 'morrow...
Fin.
YEAH, now that's what I'm talkin' 'bout!! Funny, funny... ~melanie :)
Posted by: Smellyann | 05 February 2013 at 07:11
My hat's off to you and all single parents everywhere!! ~melanie ;)
Posted by: Smellyann | 05 February 2013 at 07:04
LOL What can I say? It's outrageous!! I couldn't stop laughing. My Sunday Stealing is up now, finally... off to read both of yours! ~melanie :)
Posted by: Smellyann | 05 February 2013 at 06:53
Borat? Don't you have a Ph.D.?
You crack me up SA!
Posted by: Harriet | 02 February 2013 at 18:06
Crikey no wallet! Glad you found it. I'm a single parent, so no kvetching for me - otherwise the boy makes fun of me. LOL He's actually gotten much better with age, though - so I can whine just a little. He'll get me water. Sometimes. If he's between games on the XBox..
Happy Day!
Posted by: Kathy | 02 February 2013 at 11:43
I LOOOOOVED your answer to #2. And the first half of Borat is one of the funniest things I have ever seen.
Posted by: The Gal Herself | 02 February 2013 at 10:36
I can't use your method of taking care of a cold, because Mr BC is the whiner in the family and whining to yourself does not get it done.
Posted by: Katie | 02 February 2013 at 06:36
Loveing the answers. ;)
Posted by: sarahneeve | 02 February 2013 at 05:46
I couldn't find my wallet in my purse at the grocery store the other night. I found my card floating around at the bottom of my purse, but it wouldn't work, so I had to leave my cart and drive home. Then I couldn't find my wallet at home, either, so I had to borrow cash from my dad. How lame is that?!?
Have a great weekend!
Posted by: Kelly @ Dysfunctionally Functional | 02 February 2013 at 02:06