Wednesday Hodgepodge - 1/11

1. Lake Superior University has once again published a list of words/phrases they think should be banished from the Queen's English in 2012---amazing, baby bump, shared sacrifice, occupy, blowback, man cave, the new normal, pet parent, win the future, trickeration, ginormous, and thank you in advance.

Which of these words/phrases would you most like to see banished from everyday speech and why? Go here to read more about how the words are chosen.

I am trying to stop overusing amazing.  What I hate more than people using these words is people using words incorrectly or who frequently mispronounce the same word over and over.  That gets on my nerves faster than anything.  I do really dislike the word pimp, however.

 

2. Are you easily embarrassed?

Yes and no.  Sometimes I can get really embarrassed about situations, but mostly I just try to laugh.  However, there have been times when I have walked away from people I was out with in an "I don't know them" sort of way.

 

3. What is your go-to snack?

I love snacks!  I am trying to eat healthy, so lately it has been oranges.  But I really love Reduced Fat Cheez-Its.  A lot.

 

4. Have you ever been to Washington D.C.? If not do you have any desire to go? What site/attraction would you most want to see in that city? If you have been, what's your favorite site/attraction?

I loved D.C.  I would actually love to go again, with a little more time and a better camera.  My favorite place was the American History Museum, but I didn't get to see as much as I wanted to of the Smithsonian buildings.  I would also like to go to the Holocaust Museum, the Library of Congress, and tour the Hill again.    I would really like to go in April when the cherry blossoms are in bloom and it's not as hot as when I was there the last time.  (There was a major heat wave!)

 

5. sit ups-planks-lunges-squats...which do you hate the least?

Lunges.  But I really despise the whole lot equally.  Exercise is a necessary evil.  Heavy on the evil.

 

6. What's a small act of kindness you were shown that you've never forgotten?

There was the sweetest lady where I used to go to church named Evelyn.  She's passed away (she was in her 90s when I met her), but she used to write us little notes of encouragement.  I will never forget what her words did for me and for our ministry when we were singing.

 

7. Have you ever been a blood donor?

I haven't.  I am absolutely terrified of needles.  They still use a butterfly needle on me when I have to have blood drawn.  And blood in those bags gives me the heebie jeebies.  I used to work blood drives in high school, but they kept me at the registration table where I belonged. 

8. Insert your own random thought here.

I begin my after school job on Thursday night.  It's a little more involved than I thought it was going to be, but I really think I am going to like it!  Either way, the extra money will be well worth it!