...than read silly facts about me. 

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Get your mind out of the gutter.

Now. I've been out of blogging circulation for quite some time... as is wont to happen with me. Thought I'd jump start it with a little silliness courtesy of Magic Marmot.

69 Confession Questions
1. The phone rings; who do you want it to be?
A notification that I've won a contest to travel the world with my family for the next year.

2. When shopping at the grocery store, do you return your cart?
Never. My back yard is full of 'em.

3. In a social setting, are you more of a talker or a listener?
Listener. Most of the time. 

4. Do you take compliments well?
Yeeaah. Kinda.

5. Do you play Sudoku?
I've played Sudoku. I don't do it with any regularity, though.

6. If abandoned alone in the wilderness, would you survive?
Odds are good. I've done a lot of camping, and I've got a lot of common sense.

7. Do you like to ride horses?
Love it! Wish I could do it all the time.

8. Did you ever go to camp as a kid?
Church camp. It actually was a lot cooler than it sounds.

9. What was your favorite game as a kid?
Two square or four square. 

10. If a sexy person was pursuing you, but you knew he/she was married, would you go for it?
Not no, but hell no. 

11. Have you lied to get out of a date?
No. I didn't get asked out all that much anyway! 

12. Could you date someone with different religious beliefs than you?
As long as they were tolerant of MY beliefs... yes.

13. Do you like to pursue or be pursued?
It depends on if it's a kill or be killed scenario.

14. Use three words to describe yourself?
Casual, serene, earthy

15. Do any songs make you cry?
Yes. And no, I'm not going to tell you which songs.

16. Are you continuing your education?
I'm always trying to learn new things, just not in a formal way.

17. Do you know how to shoot a gun?
I sure do. And not to brag, but I'm a damn good shot, too. 

18. If your house was on fire, what would be the first thing you grabbed?
"Thing"? I assume that my family comes first. Second, would be a "thing"... probably my purse.

19. How often do you read books?
Usually every day. 

20. Do you think more about the past, present or future?
As busy as my life is right now, I usually only have time to think about the near-future. 

21. What is your favorite children's book?
Mr Rabbit and the Lovely Present

22. What color are your eyes?
Green

23. How tall are you?
5'7" 

24. Where is your dream house located?
Somewhere in England.

25. Do you have a secret fetish?
No. All of my fetishes are public.

26. Have you tried sushi?
Yes. And I like it a lot. Don't like the price, though.

27. Have you ever taken pictures in a photo booth?
Yup. 

28. When was the last time you were at Olive Garden?
A couple of weeks ago. 

29. When was the last time you were at Church?
Wow. A few years ago, for a funeral. I'm not exactly a regular church-goer any more. 

30. Where was the furthest place you traveled today?
The laundry room.

31. What was your favorite job?
A military switchboard supervisor in Germany. Best job ever. 

32. Do you like mustard?
Love it. All kinds. 

33. Do you prefer to sleep or eat?
Eat. Both are necessary, but I won't go out of my way for a nap like I would for... say... ice cream.

34. Do you look like your mom or dad?
I'm a good mix, but facially, I resemble my mom most.

35. How long does it take you in the shower?
How long does what take me? I love showers. I can stand in there until I run out of hot water if I have the time. 

36. Can you do the splits?
Almost. Not as limber as I used to be. Probably could if I worked at it. 

37. What movie do you want to see right now?
Not a movie. More Doctor Who. 

38. If you could fast forward your life, would you?
Heavens, no. Life moves fast enough as it is. Could I slow it down, instead? 

39. What did you do for New Year's?
Did the traditional Rocky & Teresa thing for awhile.

40. Do you think The Grudge was scary?
Didn't see it. It really didn't appeal. 

41. Could you relate to a character in Mean Girls?
I've seen it once. Can't remember a damn thing. I think it's a case of teen-movie-amnesia.

42. Do you own a camera phone?
Yes. Although I didn't buy the phone for the camera. You can hardly buy a phone these days that doesn't come with the bells and whistles.

43. Do you have an "ex box" with pics and letters from past lovers?
Um. No. 

44. Was your mom a cheerleader?
Nope.

45. What's the last letter of your middle name?
E. What kind of a question is THAT? 

46. Do you like your middle name?
Yes. It's the same as my mother and my paternal grandmother. What are the odds? 

47. How many hours of sleep do you get a night?
Usually not enough. Next question.

48. Do you like care bears?
Oh. How many kinds of "no" are there? 

49. What do you buy at the movies?
A ticket? Duh! Oh, food? If I'm not watching calories, a small popcorn and a Coca-Cola Icee. 

50. Do you know how to play poker?
I'm terrible at it. I need a list of the types of hands and always forget  whose turn it is to bet.

51. Do you wear your seatbelt?
In the car? Yes. 

52. What do you wear to sleep?
Pajamas and a bear skin rug.

53. Anything big ever happen in your hometown?
I'd say so. Flood of the century, anyone? 

54. How many meals do you eat a day?
2-3

55. Is your tongue pierced?
Yeesh. No. Although I'm felt as though I've bitten it through a few times. Ouch.

56. Ever meet anyone you met on myspace?
Only people I knew already, prior to MySpace. And I logged about 2 hours on MySpace. I can't stand it. 

57. Do you read myspace bulletins?
Never.

58. Do you like funny or serious people better?
Each has its time and place.

59. Ever been to L.A.?
Y.E.S

60. Did you eat a cookie today?
No. I seldom eat cookies. 

61. Do you use cuss words in other languages?
Oui. Merd. 

62. Do you steal or pay for your music downloads?
I don't download music, but what my son downloads, we pay for. 

63. Do you hate chocolate?
No. I loves chocolate. We're in a long-term platonic relationship.

64. What do you and your parents fight about the most?
I can't remember the last time we fought. They're well-versed in being avoidy with fighting. Just a heaping helping of passive-aggressive.

65. Are you a gullible person?
Yes. I love to travel.

66. Do you need a boyfriend/girlfriend to be happy?
Certainly not. I have a husband! 

67. If you could have any job what would it be?
Professional world traveler. Know of any openings? 

68. Are you easy to get along with?
I think so. You got a problem with that? 

69. What is your favorite time of day?
Any time of day when my time is my own. 

Got this from MagicMarmot. Do a search in Google images with the word "halloween" and your birth year!

Your result for What Your Taste in Art Says About You Test...

Traditional, Vibrant, and Tasteful

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If you're on my friends list, I want to know 36 things about you. I don't care if we never talk, or if we already know everything about each other. Short and sweet is fine or babble on, if you'd like... you're on my list, so I want to know you better!

Comment here and repost a blank one on your own journal.

01) Are you currently in a serious relationship?
02) What was your dream growing up?
03) What talent do you wish you had?
04) If I bought you a drink what would it be?
05) Favorite vegetable?
06) What was the last book you read?
07) What zodiac sign are you?
08) Any Tattoos and/or Piercings? Explain where.
09) Worst Habit?
10) If you saw me walking down the street would you offer me a ride?
11) What is your favorite sport?
12) Do you have a Pessimistic or Optimistic attitude?
13) What would you do if you were stuck in an elevator with me?
14) Worst thing to ever happen to you?
15) Tell me one weird fact about you.
16) Do you have any pets?
17) What if I showed up at your house unexpectedly?
18) What was your first impression of me?
19) Do you think clowns are cute or scary?
20) If you could change one thing about how you look, what would it be?
21) Would you be my crime partner or my conscience?
22) What color eyes do you have?
23) Ever been arrested?
24) Bottle or can soda?
25) If you won $10,000 today, what would you do with it?
27) What's your favorite place to hang out at?
28) Do you believe in ghosts?
29) Favorite thing to do in your spare time?
30) Do you swear a lot?
31) Biggest pet peeve?
32) In one word, how would you describe yourself?
33) Do you believe/appreciate romance?
34) Favorite and least favorite food?
35) Do you believe in God?
36) Will you re post this so I can fill it out and do the same for you?

Rhapsody, Too is rapidly becoming my silliness blog, while Rhapsody is my serious blog. Eh, eventually I'll figure out my split personality. Until then...

50 Question Meme (courtesy of MagicMarmot)

1. You have 10 dollars and need to buy snacks at a gas station, what do you buy?
If calories know no bounds? Potato chips, pretzels and onion dip.

2. If you were reincarnated as another creature, what would you be:
I'm waffling between a herd animal and a predator. Either a horse or a lion.

3. Who's your favorite red head?
My mom. 

4. What do you order when you're at IHOP?
It's been a long time since I IHOPped. I'm not much for pancakes. I'm more of an omelet or eggs benedict kinda person.

5. Last book you read?
Right now I'm in the middle of "Melymbrosia" by Virginia Woolf and "Les Miserables" by Victor Hugo. The last one I finished (a few weeks ago) was "A Tale of Two Cities" by Charles Dickens.

6. What is important in a relationship?
Love, friendship, trust, respect.

7. Describe the last time you were injured?
Can't remember. I don't get injured very often. 

8. Of all your friends, who would you want to be stuck in a well with?
First, not Avindair. Not because he wouldn't be great to be stuck in a well with, but because I'd want one of us to be out of the well for the kids. (Always thinking...) Maybe Trees. She would be level headed, strong, and we'd get along until we were rescued or figured our way out. 

9. Rock concert or symphony?
If I had to pick... symphony.  

10. What is the wallpaper of your cell phone?
An image of the purple clematis flowers covering a trellis in my Mom's back yard.

11. Soda?
Eh. Pretty much any diet variety in moderation.

12. Cranium or Monopoly?
Neither. I've never played Cranium that much, and Monopoly makes me achey.

13. One type of transportation for the rest of your life?
Air... if I didn't have to deal with the Department of Homeland Security... 'cause then I could still travel the world.

14. Most recent movie you've watched in the theater?
I think it was "The Dark Knight".

15. What's your favorite kind of cake?
German chocolate.

16. Name an actor/actress who you think is hot:
I have to choose one? Okay. For now I'll say Ewan McGregor... but he is one of many.

17. What did you have for dinner last night?
Tomato soup and grilled cheese.

18. Look to your left, what do you see?
Avindair's computer chair.

19. Do you untie your shoes when you take them off?
Newer ones, yes. Old ratty ones, no.

20. Favorite toy as a child?
Barbie's RV. 

21. Do you buy your own groceries?
Yes. I do most of the grocery shopping.  

22. Do you think people talk about you behind your back?
Probably. Strange though. It feels egotistical to believe that they do, and naive to think that they don't. 

23. When's the last time you had sour gummy worms?
Yuch. Years.

24. What's your favorite fruit?
Apples.

25. Do you have a picture of yourself doing a cartwheel?
Nope.

26. How do you feel about long distance relationships?
Ha! Been there. Done that. Doing it again. When the relationship is important and strong, one does what is necessary.

27. Have you ever eaten snow?
Sure! But only the fresh, new-fallen stuff. Ever had snow-cream? Fresh snow and sweetened evaporated milk... like ice cream.

28. What color are your bed sheets?
Today? Gold. Not like shiney gold. Deep yellow gold... like a harvest gold.

29. What's your favorite flower?
Astrolomeria.

30. Were you or are you in ballet?
I took ballet for many years as a kid.

31. Do you listen to classical music?
Yes, when working on writing or reading.

32. Do you have a "wacky noodle"?
What kind of a question is that? 

33. Do you watch Spongebob?
No. Definitely not. No.

34. Last food you ate?
An M&M from my MIMA Summit goodie bag.

35. Do people consider you smart?
Yes, I think so.

36. What time is it?
It's Howdy Doody time! 

37. Is your away message on?
Probably.  

38. Have you ever tried gluing your fingers together?
Why would I?

39. What curse word do you use the most?
Shit, how the fuck would I know? 

40. Do you own an iPod?
Nope. 

41. What time is your alarm clock set for?
6:00am... and it really should be set earlier.

42. What CD is currently in your CD player?
In the car, probably one of my Gaelic Storm collection. I use the DVD player in the house... but nothing right now. 

43. What movie do you know every line to?
Princess Bride, definitely... I know most of the lines in the first three (last three?) Star Wars movies, most of the Star Trek movies, and a good hefty chunk of most lines in most movies I really like. 

44. What is your favorite salad dressing?
Bleu cheese... but I usually pick a viniagrette to keep the calorie guilties away.

45. Would you ever date someone covered in tattoos?
Hmmm... tattoos aren't a turn-on for me, but each to his own. It would depend on the person. I'm not a fan of excessive body art, but I don't have anything against it. 

46. How old will you be on your next birthday?
The answer to life, the universe and everything.

47. Do you enjoy giving hugs?
Yes, I do. I enjoy getting hugs, too.

48. Last time you had butterflies in your stomach?
This morning before I looked at all the websites we launched today.

49. What's the way people most often mispronounce any part of your name?
It's hard to mispronounce my name. It's pretty basic. Misspellings on the other hand... 

50. How much money do you have?
None of your business. That's how much.

I know it's silly... but it's Star Trek. STAR TREK!

Your results:
You are Uhura

Uhura 80% Will Riker 65% Deanna Troi 60% Beverly Crusher 55% Mr. Sulu 50% Geordi LaForge 50% Jean-Luc Picard 45% Spock 35% Mr. Scott 35% James T. Kirk (Captain) 30% Worf 30% An Expendable Character (Redshirt) 30% Leonard McCoy (Bones) 25% Chekov 25% Data 25%

You are a good communicator with a pleasant soft-spoken voice. Also a talented singer.

Click here to take the "Which Star Trek character are you?" quiz...

Your Love Life is Like The Princess Bride

"Since the invention of the kiss, there have only been five kisses that were rated the most passionate, the most pure. This one left them all behind." For you, love is like a fairy tale - albeit a fairly twisted one. You believe romance is all about loyalty, fate, and a good big of goofy fun. Your love style: Idealistic yet quirky Your Hollywood Ending Will Be: Perfectly romantic

 My original blog, Rhapsody, seems to be back up and running. 

After what? Three? Four weeks? 

Can't decide if I'll go back to Blogger or make LJ my permanent home. We'll see. 

It's been a painful week for Clan Bruno. 

Last Friday, our daughter, SportyGirl, took the plunge into the big, bad world of braces. There's nothing quite like the dental pain of a brand new mouth full of metal. The first night was spent in tears until about 300am. No meds I could give her did away with the hurt. We spent several days eating nothing but soft foods. 

Last Monday, our son, LW*Adept, took the plunge into the big, bad world of dental surgery. To save the work we'd already done with braces, he had all four wisdom teeth removed. Between the sedation for surgery, the Ibuprofen, and the Vicodin, he spent most of the last three days sleeping. We continued eating nothing but soft foods. 

I could kill for a crunchy kettle chip or a kitchen-sink pizza to sink my teeth into about now. 

Despite all of that, we still managed to sneak in some good times in-between the ouches. SportyGirl and I explored the University of Minnesota Landscape Arboretum last Saturday and... wow. If you live in the Twin Cities area or visit occasionally, you have to see this place. Absolutely beautiful, open almost year-round, very inexpensive, and educational for families. We spent over four hours wandering just part of the 900 acres of garden displays and could have stayed longer.

Good news is that our dentally-challenged family is on the mend. SportyGirl can almost bite into a hamburger. LW*Adept's stiches should be dissolved in a few more days. This coming weekend everyone should be happy and healthy enough to tackle the Minnesota Renaissance Festival.

Turkey legs will still be a no-go, though. 

(FYI - My regular blog is still down. LJ may become my new blog digs, after all.)

I know this post is a little late. The 2008 Minnesota Fringe Festival is already over.

My friend, Trees, and I made it to one show, "Bonnie Prince Charlie", that a couple of friends of mine were in. After the show, we met up with a couple more friends at Fringe Central where Mr. Chris snapped this great shot of Trees, myself and MLRF.



Plus, this is my first attempt at adding a pic to this blog!

After years of having a LiVEJOURNAL account just to post to friends' blogs, I'm trying it out as a blogging tool for myself. I have a longtime blog at another provider, which has been inaccessible for several days now. I've been trying all that time to get an answer to my questions, but it's been to no avail. So here I am, making my first real post at LJ.

So far I've loved the much greater variety of designs available, and I've always liked the way you can hide the full post behind a link (I just need to learn how). Plus, you can add more images and show a mood, location and music. Huh. I may just be a convert yet.

I only use my LJ account to comment on the blogs of friends who have LJ. If you'd like to see my active blog, come visit me at Rhapsody.