I'm having one of those days

I don't know why I've been thinking about this lately, but I've been thinking that people won't remember me a generation after I die. In fact, my remembrance probably won't last even that long. I'm not trying to be vain or claim that I'm some sort of super important person, but it's a bit sobering and depressing to contemplate how insignificant my existence really is. I know, I know, our focus should be on God and glorifying God. I'm working on that.

To add more grimness to the bag, I don't think that I've done much with my life thus far. That's all I'm going to say for now.

100 Nosy Questions

I'm following Manda's lead here.

Name:	Lily
Age:	25, or that's what I'm telling my students lately
Month of birth:	Spetember
Any Siblings?:	1 older sister, Tenny
Parents still married?:	yes
Occupation:	Lecturer
Do you like your job?:	most of the time
Any pets?:	1 goldfish, but I haven't entirely recovered from the relatively recent death of my cat of 17 years
Hair color:	dark brown
Eye color:	brown
Shoe size:	7 to 7 1/2
Any Tattoos?:	no
Any Piercings?:	no
Current mood:	hot
Current wardobe choice:	wardrobe choice? what option(s) will cool me down the fastest?
What are you listening to?:	Isabella making noises and Memoirs of a Geisha
Who did you last speak with on the phone?:	Abirami
What do you currently smell like?:	lasagna
Last....
Movie you watched:	Memoirs of a Geisha
Magazine you looked at:	Parents magazine
Thing you ate:	The shrimp fried rice I made a few days ago
Book you read:	Louis Pojman's Philosophy: The Pursuit of Wisdom
T.v. show you watched:	Lost
Time you cried:	when a pregnant student was crying in my office not two weeks ago
Took a shower:	around midnight
Got a real letter (a.k.a Snail Mail):	do greeting cards count? if so, easter
Ate at a restaurant (not fast food):	not recently, that's for sure. when? someone help me. can't remember
CD you bought:	haven't purchased a CD in at least a year
What is/was....
The best thing to happen to you today?:	Laughing about a person who requested brown rice in a restaurant because it's more healthy and got instead riced that had been browned
Your most prized possession:	These don't count as "possessions" per se, but um, don't make me pick between my daughter and my husband. they're both super important. Most prized possession? Probably my camera
Your first vehicle:	A used Audi
Your current vehicle:	1993 Toyota Camry
Your favorite quote:	One I can remember is: "The unexamined life is not worth living."
You bedtime (on average):	midnight
Your best trait/characteristic:	empathy
Your worst trait/characteristic:	my desire for order
Do You....
Store things under your bed:	no, not enough room
Daydream:	who doesn't?
Have a computer at home:	dumb question; ofcourse we do
Live in the city, suburbs or country:	the Valley? hee (I'm stealing Manda's answer)
Live in a home, apartment, duples or mobile home:	duplex
Own a cell phone:	yes
Have a good luck charm:	nope
Collect anything:	I'm drawing a blank at the moment
Attend high school or college:	I've attended both and graduate school
Make good grades:	What constitutes good grades?
Have You Ever....
Had a surgery?:	an emergency C-section; a bit of a bummer
Had teeth pulled?:	nope
Broke the law intentionally:	yes, speeding.
Ran away from home?:	no
Broke a bone?:	don't think so
Cheated on a test/exam:	no
Had a friend pass away:	yes
Been issued a citation/traffic ticket:	not yet
Been in an auto accident:	yes
Lied to someone:	yes
Been lied to:	yes
Your Favorite....
Place to be:	I hate having my night dreams before interrupted and usually want to see what happens
Place to visit:	dunno
Place to chill:	on my bed
Non-Alcoholic drink:	ginger ale
Alcoholic drink:	port
Type of food:	japanese or taiwanese
Meal/Food dish:	sushi, hot & sour soup, king crab legs
Dessert:	not sure - maybe marble slab or cold stone's ice cream
Shampoo & Conditioner:	Back to Basics shampoo and conditioner
Toothpaste:	Crest
Salad dressing:	Italian
Ice cream:	mint chocolate chip
Fast food establishment:	Chick-fil-A
Color:	purple
Season:	I'm torn between spring and fall
Holiday:	Christmas
Perfume/Cologne:	Amarige de Givenchy
Video Game:	n/a
T.V. show:	LOST, Smallville, The Apprentice
Smells:	my baby, Amarige de Givenchy, good food
Article of clothing:	I don't have one at the moment
Book:	The Count of Monte Cristo
Children's Book:	The Secret Garden
Candy:	Godiva chocolate
Car:	I'm thinking practically (I mean long-lasting) at the moment - a Toyota Camry or a Lexus
Do You Believe....
In Karma:	nope, but I do believe that what goes around comes around - ditto with Manda
In God:	without a doubt
In Heaven & Hell:	both
That aliens exist (extraterrestrial variety, not illegal aliens):	how else did the Pyramids and the Great Wall of China get huh?
That ghosts exist:	don't think so
In horoscopes:	no, but they're still fun to read; again - agree with Manda here
In others you know (family, friends, co-workers etc):	all the time
In yourself:	some of the time
Your Opinion....
On the death penalty:	It costs more money to keep those guys on death row than to put them away for life so why not let them tarry a little longer before they meet their Maker? Again, I'm in accord with Manda's answer.
On reciting the Pledge of Allegiance in schools:	Yes, we are in America after all. Why not?
On homosexuals in the military:	What does sexual orientation have to do with fighting? Nothing. Let whomever desires to serve on behalf of our country serve!
The war in the Middle East:	Desperate times call for desperate measures. Yup, I agree, Manda
Schwarzeneggar...Governor or Terminator:	That's a false dilemma
Current gas/fuel prices:	Way too expensive; I'm still dreaming about when it was below $1 a gallon and hoping it will drop back down some day. I know, fat chance.

Adult A.D.D., isn't this the truth?

I've seen this before, but this time around, my sister-in-law, Becky, sent this to me. So sad (and so funny) but true.

RECENTLY, I WAS DIAGNOSED WITH A. A . A . D . D . - Age Activated Attention Deficit Disorder. This is how it manifests itself:

I decided to water my garden.

As I turn on the hose in the driveway, I looked over at my car and decided mycar needs washing.

As I started toward the garage, I noticed that there is mail on the porch tablethat I brought up from the mail box earlier.

I decide to go through the mail before I wash the car.

I lay my car keys down on the table, put the junk mail in the garbage can underthe table, and notice that the can is full.

So I decide to put the bills back on the table and take out the garbage first.

But then I think, since I'm going to be near the mailbox when I take out thegarbage anyway, I may as well pay the bills first.

I take my check book off the table, and see that there is only 1 check left. Myextra checks are in my desk in the study, so I go inside the house to my deskwhere I find a can of Coke that I had been drinking.

I'm going to look for my checks, but first I need to push the coke aside sothat I don't accidentally knock it over. I see that the coke is getting warm,and I decide I should put it in the refrigerator to keep it cold.

As I head toward the kitchen with the Coke, a vase of flowers on the countercatches my eye-- they need to be watered.

I set the Coke down on the counter, and I discover my reading glasses that I'vebeen searching for all morning. Then I decide I better put them back on mydesk, but first I'm going to water the flowers.

I set the glasses back down on the counter, fill a container with water andsuddenly I spot the TV remote. Someone left it on the kitchen table. I realizethat tonight when we go to watch TV, I will be looking for the remote, but Iwon't remember that it's on the table, so I decide to put it back in the denwhere it belongs, but first I'll water the flowers.

I pour some water in the flowers, but quite a bit of it spilled on the floor.So, I set the remote back on the table, get some towels and wipe up the spill,then, I head down the hall trying to remember what I was planning to do.

At the end of the day:

----the car isn't washed,
----the bills aren't paid,
----there is a warm can of Coke sitting on the counter,
----the flowers don't have enough water,
----there is still only 1 check in my checkbook,
----I can't find the remote,
----I can't find my glasses,
----and I don't remember what in the word I did with the car keys!

Then, when I try to figure out why nothing got done today, I'm really baffled,because I know I was busy all day long, and I'm really tired.

I realize this is a serious problem, and I'll try to get some help for it, butfirst I'll check my e-mail.

Do me a favor, will you? Forward this message to everyone you know, because Idon't remember to whom it has been sent.

Don't laugh-- if this isn't you yet, your day is coming!!!

Growing older is mandatory.
Growing up is optional.
Laughing at yourself is therapeutic.

Out of the mouths of children

A good friend forwarded this to me. Great for lightening one's heart for the day:

LIFE AFTER DEATH :
"DO YOU BELIEVE IN LIFE AFTER DEATH?" THE BOSS ASKED ONE OF HIS EMPLOYEES.
"YES, SIR," THE NEW EMPLOYEE REPLIED.
"WELL, THEN, THAT MAKES EVERYTHING JUST FINE," THE BOSS WENT ON. "AFTER YOU LEFT EARLY YESTERDAY TO GO TO YOUR GRANDMOTHER'S FUNERAL, SHE STOPPED IN TO SEE YOU!

PALM SUNDAY:
IT WAS PALM SUNDAY AND, BECAUSE OF A SORE THROAT, FIVE-YEAR-OLD JOHNNY STAYED HOME FROM CHURCH WITH A SITTER. WHEN THE FAMILY RETURNED HOME, THEY WERE CARRYING SEVERAL PALM BRANCHES. THE BOY ASKED WHAT THEY WERE FOR. "PEOPLE HELD THEM OVER JESUS' HEAD AS HE WALKED BY."
"WOULDN'T YOU KNOW IT," THE BOY FUMED, "THE ONE SUNDAY I DON'T GO, HE SHOWS UP!"

CHILDREN'S SERMON:
ONE EASTER SUNDAY MORNING AS THE MINISTER WAS PREACHING THE CHILDREN'S SERMON, HE REACHED INTO HIS BAG OF PROPS AND PULLED OUT AN EGG. HE POINTED AT THE EGG AND ASKED THE CHILDREN, "WHAT'S IN HERE?" "I KNOW!" A LITTLE BOY EXCLAIMED. "PANTYHOSE!! "

SUPPORT A FAMILY:
THE PROSPECTIVE FATHER-IN-LAW ASKED, "YOUNG MAN, CAN YOU SUPPORT A FAMILY?"
THE SURPRISED GROOM-TO-BE REPLIED, "WELL, NO. I WAS JUST PLANNING TO SUPPORT YOUR DAUGHTER. THE REST OF YOU WILL HAVE TO FEND FOR YOURSELVES."

FIRST TIME USHERS! :
A LITTLE BOY IN CHURCH FOR THE FIRST TIME WATCHED AS THE USHERS PASSED AROUND THE OFFERING PLATES.
WHEN THEY CAME NEAR HIS PEW, THE BOY SAID LOUDLY, "DON'T PAY FOR ME DADDY. I'M UNDER FIVE."

PRAYERS:
THE SUNDAY SCHOOL TEACHER ASKED, "NOW, JOHNNY, TELL ME, DO YOU SAY PRAYERS BEFORE EATING?""NO SIR," HE REPLIED, "WE DON'T HAVE TO, MY MOM IS A GOOD COOK!"

CLIMB THE WALLS:
"OH, I SURE AM HAPPY TO SEE YOU," THE LITTLE BOY SAID TO HIS GRANDMOTHER ON HIS MOTHER'S SIDE. "NOW MAYBE DADDY WILL DO THE TRICK HE HAS BEEN PROMISING US."
THE GRANDMOTHER WAS CURIOUS. "WHAT TRICK IS THAT?" SHE ASKED.
"I HEARD HIM TELL MOMMY THAT HE WOULD CLIMB THE WALLS IF YOU CAME TO VISIT," THE LITTLE BOY ANSWERED.

THE MOOD RING:
MY HUSBAND BOUGHT ME A MOOD RING THE OTHER DAY. WHEN I'M IN A GOOD MOOD IT TURNS GREEN. WHEN I'M IN A BAD MOOD, IT LEAVES A RED MARK ON HIS FOREHEAD.
.

THE WATER PISTOL:
WHEN MY THREE-YEAR-OLD SON OPENED THE BIRTHDAY GIFT FROM HIS GRANDMOTHER, HE DISCOVERED A WATER PISTOL.. HE SQUEALED WITH DELIGHT AND HEADED FOR THE NEAREST SINK.
I WAS NOT SO PLEASED. I TURNED TO MOM AND SAID, "I'M SURPRISED AT YOU. DON'T YOU REMEMBER HOW WE USED TO DRIVE YOU CRAZY WITH WATER GUNS?"
MOM SMILED AND THEN REPLIED..... "I REMEMBER!!"

A new teacher was trying to make use of her psychology courses. She started her class by saying, "Everyone who thinks they're stupid, stand up!"
After a few seconds, Little Davie stood up. The teacher said, "Do you think you're stupid, Little Davie?"
"No, ma'am, but I hate to see you standing there all by yourself!"


Little Davie watched, fascinated, as his mother smoothed cold cream on her face.
"Why do you do that, mommy?" he asked.
"To make myself beautiful," said his mother, who then began removing the cream with a tissue.
"What's the matter?" asked Little Davie. "Giving up?"


GRANDMA'S AGE:

LITTLE JOHNNY ASKED HIS GRANDMA! HOW OLD SHE WAS.
GRANDMA ANSWERED, "39 AND HOLDING."
JOHNNY THOUGHT FOR A MOMENT, AND THEN SAID, "AND HOW OLD WOULD YOU BE IF YOU LET GO?"

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8 questions, 4 answers

4 JOBS I HAVE HAD

1. lecturer at a university.
2. sales associate at talbots.
3. working between the kitchen and where servers dress their food, at red lobster.
4. teaching fellow at a university.

FOUR MOVIES I HAVE WATCHED OVER AND OVER

1. Sense and Sensibility.
2. The Chronicles of Narnia.
3. Memoirs of a Geisha.
4. Pride and Prejudice.

FOUR PLACES I HAVE LIVED:

1. Knoxville, TN.
2. Greenville, SC.
3. New Territories, Hong Kong.
4. Edinburg, TX.

FOUR TV SHOWS I LIKE TO WATCH:

1. Smallville.
2. Lost.
3. Ugly Betty.
4. The Apprentice.


FOUR PLACES I HAVE BEEN ON VACATION:

1. South Padre Island, TX.
2. New York, NY (don't know whether that really counts, since Troy and I were there for interviews).
3. Galveston, TX.
4. Kauai, Hawaii (it's been over four and a half years, but that place was so awesome, just had to list it!).

FOUR OF MY FAVORITE FOODS:

1. sushi.
2. king crab legs.
3. hot and sour soup.
4. chicken breast stir fried with carrots, fresh olives, and chickpeas (at least lately this is one of my favorites).

FOUR PLACES I WOULD RATHER BE RIGHT NOW:

1. Hawaii.
2. Western Europe.
3. North Carolina.
4. California.

FOUR PEOPLE WHO WILL ANSWER THIS BACK:

1. Manda.
2. Junko.
3. Abby (a.k.a. Abirami).
4. Monte.

Now, here's what you're supposed to do... and please do not spoil the fun.

Copy and repost as "8 questions, 4 answers". Fill in your own answers. You will learn a lot of little known facts about those
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