Your favorites

[Tina]

This is *kinda* a game, but more of a get to know you...

each day I will post a question, and you simply answer your favorite.......

We'll start today off with:


What is your favorite movie?

[Tina]

mine? yikes! I LOVE movies: top 5- "Titanic", "Forrest Gump", "Harry Potter (both)", The Cutting Edge, The Shawshank Redemption.

Wow, that was hard. These are the movies I have seen more than any... Like I said, I love movies! all types, drama, war (yes, I like war movies), action, horror (yes, I like horror movies!), chick flicks, comedies........

Did I mention I love movies??? :p

[Margie]

gosh, don't know if i could pin one down either.
the passion of the Christ. can't say i want to see it again, but it's a life-altering movie experience like no other (highly recommended).
shawshank redemption *IS* a classic and probably the best movie ever.
the princess bride, the movie's just got it all!
titanic, man, awesome.
can't think of any others right now... and which one gets top billing, dunno!

[Amanda]

Oh wow...I love movies too!

I think I've seen Sabrina more than any other movie (I'm sure it I've seen it over 1000 times...not exaggerating! the new one with Julia Ormond, Greg Kinnear, and Harrison Ford)

I love the Shawshank redemption as well. Princess Bride..definately! I love How to Lose A Guy in 10 days...a new fav.

I love girlie movies - Beaches (watched it again last weekend) Steel Magnolias, etc.

[gauchogirl]

Fools Rush In. Don't know why, really, but I've probably seen it 100 times. Love it! Matthew Perry is too funny and Salma Hayak is too beautiful.
Great flick.
tonya.

[mommymonster]

i can't just pick one.

save the last dance is good. so is shawshank redemption. i still love robin hood prince of thieves. can't forget LOTR and harry potter....

my all time favorite is the breakfast club.

[Tina]

Ok, I'll go on to the next question, but if you missed the 1st one (or if you miss several), just catch up in your post :)

What are your favorite books?

[Tina]

My favorite books, in order-

#1-Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
#2-Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
#3-Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
#4-Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
#5-Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

Are there other books??? :eek:

(ok, I also loved "About a Boy", all of Mary Higgins Clark, and "Evergreen" by Belva Plain, oh and I've read (and loved) tons of John Jakes books..and and and... I love books as much a movies!!! As a kid I read nearly every novel in our little school library! My favs back then were Judy Blume!)

[Margie]

well that's easier! the left behind series and the harry potter series!
course women are from venus, men are from mars is a wonderful/enlightening read too! every married person should be required to read it in my opinion!
not many of us giving definite one favorites are we? it's more of a range of favorites... :D

[elizabethlmccoy]

Book: The nanny diaries & prize winner of defiance ohio

Movie: Past- Goonies/girls just want to have fun :P
Current- Finding Nemo...geuninely lmao!!

[Tina]

Ok, I must know what "prize winner of defiance ohio" is. I'm not near Defiance, but sounds interesting!

and I LOVED Girls Just Wanna Have Fun! I've seen it dozens of times. I wanted to BE Helen Hunt, she was SO cool! :D

[andrea]

My all-time favorite book is a children's book called Ira Sleeps Over by Bernard Waber (If you have kids, run and get it!)
My favorite movie is hard because Nicolas Cage has done so many movies, LOL--but it's probably City of Angels

Andrea

[elizabethlmccoy]

Tina,
The book is so inspiring. Back in the day when to win contests you had to come up with clever slogans or neat jingles not put your name on a sheet of paper and wait for a call. She entered so many contests and won tons of prizes..but the cool part was that her family wasn't a well to do family everythig she won they needed. Especially b/c her husband was a alcoholic and spent his whole paycheck on booze. AND SHE HAD 10 KIDS!!!
the whole title is: The Prize Winner of Defiance, Ohio: How My Mother Raised 10 Kids on 25 Words or Less

I read it in 1 weekend cuz i couldn't put it down GREAT READ!!

Ok, I must know what "prize winner of defiance ohio" is. I'm not near Defiance, but sounds interesting!

and I LOVED Girls Just Wanna Have Fun! I've seen it dozens of times. I wanted to BE Helen Hunt, she was SO cool! :D

[andrea]

OK, now everybody's gonna make a rush on Amazon to get this book! Sounds great, Liz! I've got to read it now...

Andrea

[elizabethlmccoy]

FYI: Overstock has got it for 8.89 plus 1.40 for shipping = $10.29
Which is lower than amazon's base price & you will have to pay shipping if you don't order other times totally $25 or more. Sorry if you didn't want to hear this but I love saving $$

http://www.overstock.com/cgi-bin/d2.cgi?PAGE=PROFRAME&PROD_ID=607640

[Kristen]

Favorite book? Favorite books? In order?

1 - all the books on the first bookshelf (Regency romance)
2 - all the books on the third bookshelf (cozy mysteries & historical romances)
3 - all the books on the second bookshelf (contemporary romance)
4 - all the books on the bookshelf across the living room (fantasy & science fiction)
5 - all the books on all the other bookshelves (history, gardening, computers, genealogy, scrapbooking, quilting, sewing, cooking, Britain, traveling...)

I think I've stepped beyond bookworm to full-fledged bookaholic. I'm even trying my hand at writing, myself.

Comfort reads - anything by:
Judith A. Lansdowne (Regency romance)
Andre Norton (fantasy & science fiction)
Patricia Wentworth (cozy mystery)
Patricia Veryan (Regency & Georgian romance)

Kristen Skold

[elizabethlmccoy]

Tina I hope you don't mind but Here is the question for today:

Favorite Ice Cream flavor

Mine is: White turtle from brusters

[andrea]

Mine's a tie:
Udderly Cream and Butter Rich from Maggie Moo's


Andrea

[Tina]

Hmmmm............ I don't really eat much ice cream....

I guess my fav would be Edy's Grand Girl Scout Cookies Samoa/Caramel Delight (depending on where you live).

[Amanda]

My fav is cookies and cream. The absolute best Cookies and Cream ice cream (and believe me...i've tasted them all!) is from the Brigham Young University Creamery! It is sooooooo good. We lived across from the creamery when I was prego with Taylor. We went through a half gallon every 2-3 days. Both dh and I gained a lot of weight during that pregnancy!

[momy4him]

my fav is from an ice creamery called Coldstone and they custom make anything you want! I always get cake batter with cookie dough and reeses peanut butter cups! mmmmmm!!!

[AmyD]

Chocolate chip mint here!!!!!

[valeri]

My favorites..

I don't have a favorite Movie. I like all kinds of movies. Depends on my mood.

I don't have a favorite book either.. I used to read all the time, lately I can't seem to get interested in reading at all. I like mystery suspense type books, I can't stand romance novels.

My favorite ice cream is vanilla w/ caramel syrup. (kinda boring I guess, lol)

[Margie]

ohhhhh, yummmmmmmmmmmmmmm! you guys are killing me here!!!!
cake batter with cookie dough and reeses peanut butter cups! no freaking way!!!!!!!!!!! yummy!!! and tina, where on earth are you getting girl scout cookie ice cream around here????? i NEEEEEED it!!!!!!!!
oh, anything that's bad i like! not the fruity stuff. favorite? um, georgia mud fudge blizzard (choc ice cream with choc brownie chunks!) :D

[Tina]

Um, Margie... SUPER WALMART, bay-bee! :p

[sweetmommyc]

Okay, I have to catch up here:

Movies:

Have so many, but seem to like either really freaky ones or action adventure; which include: The Ring, All of the Matrixes, Lord of the Rings series, Harry Potter...I could go on, but it would be never ending...LOL.

Books---That is easy, I am a suspence, thriller kind of gal. Anything by James Patterson (ie, Kiss the Girls and Along came a spider), Patricia Cornwell...just got finished reading her book Blow Fly....awesome as usual.

Ice cream--another easy one....chocolate, chocolate and more chocolate..hehe. Plain chocolate and fudge brownie chocolate. Can you tell I like chocolate? :D

So....swuuusshshh, I think I am caught up, when is the next new question?

lmbo

[Tina]

Where is your favorite place(s) to go on vacation?

[elizabethlmccoy]

Right now it's the Smokey Mountains!--Cades cove But I'd have to say it is a hard decision...If you ask tomorrow it might be different :)

[Tina]

Well, we are landlocked here in Ohio (unless you count Lake Erie, but that is like 6 hrs away from us, on the other end of the state!), so of course we love the beach!!!!


We have a tie between:

The Outer Banks of North Carolina (where we are going back to in June.... YAY!!!!! can't wait to get to that beach house!!! We rented one sound front this year!)

and

Ogunquit, Maine (ever heard of it? I didn't think so!! pronounced just as it is spelled O-gun-quit). Those Maine villages are all SO quaint and adorable!! Ogunquit is near Kennebunkport, which I know all American's have heard of, being the summer home of the Bush's (yes, we saw it, and yes, George Sr was there, they fly a flag if he is home).

[momy4him]

Hawaii!! We went for the first time last Sept. and are going again in June!
We love the beautiful, lush island of Kaua'i with spectacular waterfalls and blue water beaches, can hardly wait :D !

[andrea]

We went to Jacksonville, Florida one year and absolutely loved it! Just a 45 min, drive down the coast to St. Augustine, too. I'd love to go back again ASAP, would love to live there!

Andrea

[elizabethlmccoy]

Andrea, I loved St. Augustine when I went there...cuz of all the shopping!!! :D

We went to Jacksonville, Florida one year and absolutely loved it! Just a 45 min, drive down the coast to St. Augustine, too. I'd love to go back again ASAP, would love to live there!

Andrea

[Tina]

Right now it's the Smokey Mountains!--Cades cove But I'd have to say it is a hard decision...If you ask tomorrow it might be different :)

Liz, that is where we went last summer :) I got a ton of gorgeous pics, but of course, i paper scrapped them all :eek:

[sweetmommyc]

Okay, I have not ever been on vacation. But our trip across country may give me some ideas.

But some places I would like to take a vacation: Ireland, Hawaii, and Maine.

:D

[luv2skidoo]

Best Vacations for me...

1. Mall of America - ok not much of a vacation spot but it's where hubby and I honeymooned (and believe it or not it was his idea :p )

2. Cozumel Mexico - spent New Years Eve there in 2000 and are going back this New Years as our pre-5 year anniversary.

3. Michigan Motor Speedway - We spend 5 days camping out and going to the NASCAR races and are already geared up to go for this year and we don't go til August, lol.

[Amanda]

My fav is Hawaii! I've been 3 times and I absolutely love it. The last time was the best because I was with people who had all been before so we didnt' "have" to do the touristy things and I just layed out by the pool and on the beach all day every day! Ahhh

[valeri]

what is a vacation? lol anywhere actually sounds good to me.

[Pam]

I like Las Vegas! I just love the view of the mountains there -- many years ago I went a couple of times with my Mom -- and two years ago I got to go with my daughter. Great bonding.

The only two movies my DH has taken me to are Grumpy Old Men and Grumpier Old Men -- and we still enjoy seeing them on TV. Right now my favorite book seems to be the Paint Shop Pro manual. And I like New York Vanilla ice cream with some toffee swirls.

[Kristen]

Favorite ice cream? Rocky Road. And not the fancy gourmet kind with almonds and I-don't-know-what they do to the marshmellows. Just plain, store-brand (if I can't get Baskin-Robbins!) Rocky Road.

Favorite vacation? England. I've been twice and need to start saving to go again. Bath is simply charming and needs more than an afternoon and I could visit London 1/2 dozen times and not see everything I want to!

Kristen Skold

[Tina]

What is your favorite thing about each season?

[Tina]

Spring- I love seeing the grass turn green again, the flowers pop up, the smell of fresh turned earth (when they plow the fields)

Summer- I love that Tate can go outside and play all day, get wet, go swimming, that he gets so grubby dirty every day, but he comes out shiny clean from the tub, the smell of cut grass, vacation and no school!

Fall- is my favorite season, I love thanksgiving, crisp air, leaves crunching under my feet, weenie roasts and hayrides, and the sheer beauty of it.

Winter- I love to see snow falling from the sky, blanketing the ground (for a while anyway!), snow days, cocoa, snuggling by the fire, and Christmas! (i'm a fool for Christmas!).


Ok------ you don't have to be as long winded as me, but feel free to if you want!

[elizabethlmccoy]

Well guess what they (some national survey company) came out with a statistic saying Atlanta is #1 for the highest pollen counts...and get this Augusta is #2. I'll try to look past our huge pollen issue when I think about spring & summer.

Spring- When i think of spring i think of warm weather not too hot not too cold so in Atlanta we have about hmmmm 5 days tops of spring...I enjoy not having to have my A/C blasting keeping the windows open & actually going outside :)

Summer- HmMMMM I LOVE TRAFFIC!!! Much smoother during summer vacation when the buses aren't out & about.

Winter- Although I like snow Atlanta maybe gets a couple inches each season. Which is okay with me b/c people in ATL don't know how to drive in it. When I lived in Ohio & Kansas the winters were much more fun!!

Fall- Hmmm....I like when all the school supplies are in the stores. :-) I lOVE OFFICE SUPPLIES--- I know I'm a dork :)

[andrea]

In the spring, I love to have the windows open and the front door open (with a full length screen door). I love to see the kids playing at the park after being cooped up all winter.

In the summer, nothing beats the expression on my kids' faces the first time they get to swim in the pool. Pure happiness!

We have beautiful falls here in Missouri! I love to see the rolling hills covered with so many different colors.

When winter comes, I love to be all toasty warm inside, playing Christmas music, the smell of something baking in the oven. Just feels really cozy.


Andrea

[sweetmommyc]

Spring---Love the flowers even though my sinuses hate them. :D I love the fact that most days are cool or just warm enough to be comfortable. No extreme heat.

Summer---Its beautiful, flowers in full bloom, gardens flourishing, swimming,and having fun with the kids on school break.

Fall---basically same as spring, except with the changing leaf colors, its just plain gorgeous.

Winter--Not much I like about it, except the pretty, undisturbed snow. Oh, and it is much easier to get warm, by putting on layers, than trying to get cool in the summer...LOL.

[momy4him]

Here in Southern California, we don't have seasons! We have shorts weather, and sweater weather. I prefer sweater weather :)

[Pam]

Spring means the first Oriole will be looking for grape jelly (ALWAYS on May 1st), there is no snow to shovel, the goldfinches are fighting at the feeder, and the brown trees are getting a beautiful green glow. And as long as the river stays in it's banks, all are at ease.

Summer means trips to the sand bar in the pontoon -- the kids swim and build sand castles and the adults visit and relax. Neighbors are in their yards and we get reacquainted.

Fall is beautiful on the river, but also sad as nature removes the beauty of flowers and greenery and the laundry basket is fuller as sweats replace shorts and tshirts.

Winter is serene -- there is a magical quiet after the river freezes -- and many of the weekenders close up for the season, leaving those uf us who live here a peaceful few months.

[Tina]

What are your favorite junk foods? yum! :eek:

[andrea]

My current favorite junk food is Barbara's Bakery jalepeno cheese puffs. They're organic, does that make them good for you??? :rolleyes: :p

Andrea

[sweetmommyc]

Omg, do I have to have one fav? LOL

Um, CHOCOLATE Especially fudgy choco with ice cream...like those chocolate volcano cakes you see..where the fudge is oozing out the top. MMMMMMMM MMMMMM good. :p

[Tina]

Oh, I forgot to post myself!

pototo chips, french fries and cheesecake.. oh that'd be a heavenly meal :D

[Amber]

Im going to have to play catch up here:

1. Favorite Movies- Hmm...tough one! Legally Blonde, Star Wars (all of them) Lord of the Rings- all of them, Clueless, The American President, Crimson Tide, Hunt for Red October, Braveheart, Armageddon... man I have so many more I just cant decide! I love comedies and action movies!

2. Books- My favorite author is James Patterson. He wrote Kiss the Girls and Along Came a Spider which were made into movied. He is just awesome!

3. Ice Cream- Dryers Peppermint ice cream which only comes out around Thanksgiving. In Austin we have a local place called Amy's IceCream and I love their sweet cream with Butterfinger. Then there is another place called MarbleSlab and I love their peppermint icecream!

4. Vacation- DisneyWorld
5. Seasons- here in Texas we dont have the normal seasons- hot (April to June), extremely hot (July to October) , mildly cold (December to February), and for a short time Comfortable (March)! :)

Actually my favorite season is FOOTBALL season!

6. Junk foods- pizza, ice cream, ranch dip and chips, anything with breads or potatoes!

[valeri]

Harvest Cheddar Sun Chips (yummmmmmmm)

I think they are supposed to be good for you, but I eat like 3 servings, so I think that probably defeats the purpose, lol.

[Tina]

What are your favorite TV Shows?

[Tina]

Me?

ER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Survivor, Judging Amy, Friends :(, The Amazing Race (when are they bringing that back???).............

[andrea]

I love both CSI's, Saturday Night Live, and Arrested Development. I don't watch a whole lot of TV nowadays, though, I'd rather be on my computer. Hubby bought me a wireless network card for my laptop yesterday, so now I can sit on the couch and remote control my desktop computer. :D
Andrea

[Amber]

My favorite TV shows are Friends (Im going to cry on the last episode) and Alias!

[susan mc]

I find that the more channels that are available the less TV I watch, however I try to not miss Arrested Development, Joan of Arcadia, Friends, Crossing Over, and almost everything on HGTV.

[sweetmommyc]

Well, when I owned a house and wasn't renting, HGTV...all the way. I know my husband must have been sick of it.

Oh, I will never, ever be able to just pick one!

But I rarely watch tv until about 9 or 10 at night, if I am lucky. So, I stick with the CSIs, love Crossing Jordan...basically, anything with crime, blood, gore, and weirdness...LOL. :p

[jessie97]

Friends, ER, Trading Spaces don't get to watch it any more though :( we don't have cable and our antenna only picks up NBC.

[valeri]

I don't watch everything everyweek, except ER, but these are my favorites. ER, Law & Order (all), CSI Las Vegas, American Dreams, 3rd Watch, Crossing Jordan, Nashville Star, CMT Videos, Wrestling

[Tina]

as a self proclaimed shampoo junkie, I must ask this question, so I know what to buy next!

What is your favorite shampoo and conditioner?

[sweetmommyc]

I really like Paul Mitchell products, but can't afford these on a regular basis. So, from good ole WalMart, I normally get Patene (as I did yesterday) or Loreal.

Nothing too exciting!!! :p

[Amber]

Pantene Pro-V! It smells so good!

[Amanda]

I'm too cheap...I just use Suave.

[jessie97]

I use Treseme

[andrea]

I love Abba products, their Scentsation line is incredible.

Andrea

[sweetmommyc]

Treseme, Treseme, oo la la....LOL couldn't resist. Now I have that darn commercial in my head. :p

[Tina]

Ok, I've tried ALL of the above, less ABBA. Do tell me about that, Andrea! Where do I get it?

[Tina]

oh, I forgot me again...

my current fav is Dove, but has actually been for about a year, which is a REALLY REALLY REALLY long time for me to like a shampoo!! I've tried others in between (like Garnier Fruticis (sp)- couldn't resist that bright green bottle).. but have been going back to Dove.

[andrea]

Tina,
You can get ABBA products at a salon or someplace like Beauty Brands. You can also do a search on the internet. I'll see if I can find a site for them and see if there are any samples available. ;)
The ABBA Scentsation line has this great intensive conditioner that tingles your scalp and smells like mint. It makes your head feel so good! Check your local $1 shop, too, I have stumbled upon miscellaneous tubes of ABBA products at ours, like a conditioning balm and straightening balm. Excellent find. I just bought some Mossimo Tea Tree shaving lotion (for your legs :p )there that is just awesome.

Andrea

[valeri]

I use the walmart brand of Pantene. Gotta watch that budget! lol.

[elizabethlmccoy]

I use Dove shampoo & conditioner.

[Tina]

Thanks Andrea!

[Tina]

What is your favorite warm weather activity?

[Tina]

We love to take picnics to the local lake and creek

Vacation is great, of course!

Swimming also fun.

We are BIG BBQ havers too. Nothin better than a burger on the grill and a backyard full of family and friends :)

[elizabethlmccoy]

Tina,
I'd have to agree...we usually like a good cook out at the park. But I think a good game of badminton.

[Tina]

still wanna play?

[elizabethlmccoy]

I do Tina! Do you want me to come up with some more of my favorites? hehe :D

[Tina]

Go For It, Liz! :D

[andrea]

I think this is cool, I just missed yesterday's question because my main computer was down. :(
I'm back up now, though. So, Tina, should we send you suggestions of "Favorites" questions? Or do you have a stockpile ready to fire? ;)

My favorite summer activity: picnics. My kids love to eat outside, and it feels so good to get out of the house.

[elizabethlmccoy]

Another one of my favorite warm weather things...is being able to decorate my home with bright colors and fresh flowers! I also love being able to have the windows open and a fresh breeze flowing through the house.

I also like being able to wear more springy-summer colored clothing. I love seeing all the leaves on the trees & birds chirping in the morning is too cool.

It was great this morning I heard geese honking as they flew over our house YEP warm weather is here!!!

[Tina]

send em!

Tina@digitalscrapbookplace.com

[Amber]

My favorite warm weather activity is to go swimming! I really wish that we had a pool in our backyard but we definitely dont have the money for that! DH's company has a pool on their site and we go there to swim- less crowded than the neighborhood pools.

[Tina]

What were your favorite childhood toys?

[andrea]

OOH, good one! ;)

I was a Strawberry Shortcake fanatic! Curtains, bedspread, sheets, board game, audio cassettes, all the toys, etc. I had lots of My Little Ponies. I remember that I loved the Weebles, and we had a Weebles Circus that my brother tore up, of course. Lots of Barbies, too.

Andrea

[elizabethlmccoy]

Hmmm..
Well Transformers & Ninja Turtles (had the tackle box??? Is that crazy or what?) in my tomboy phase.

Loved Carebears

But ultimate would have to be POPPLES!!! I still have a baby one. :D

[momy4him]

Remember the Weebles? Weebles wobble, but they don't fall down!
They may be related to the Popples, but I've never heard of them.
I also had Slinkys, Cabbage Patch dolls, and my favorite of all was this Barbie head, just the head that has hair for you to comb and brush and put make-up on her face! :cool:

[Tina]

Let's see.. all my favs are coming back!!!

Cabbage Patch Kids
Care Bears
Strawberry Shortcake
Rainbow Bright

I also had and loved the barbie head.

There were also these small fashion dolls, like 6" high. I don't remember what they were called, anyone?

My fav thing of all tho, was the tire swing in the yard and the hay loft in the barn. Not really a "toy" but what I spent the most time playing/reading in!

[andrea]

I forgot about CPK, I thought they were just the best thing! Had a CPK Koosa, too. Oh, and there were those dolls about the size of Strawberry Shortcake dolls, except they were fairies.
Hey, Tina, these 6 inch dolls: were they really really skinny, like a 1/2 an inch thick? With evening gowns on? I had two like that, don't know what they were called though.


Andrea

[sweetmommyc]

Favorite toys huh? Oh my, I was a definite Barbie fanatic, up until I was well into my teens.

I do remember a few others: as mentioned before, weeble woobles, big Holly Hobby fan, and remember the game "Big Mouth"....LOL

Oh you guys brought back some memories! :D

[Tina]

Andrea! YES!!!

[Kristen]

Favorite childhood toys:
Breyer horses.
My dolls and their stuffed animals (each doll had her own)
Books!
Barbies

In the summer, my sisters and I also had lots of fun with "found objects." You can carve an oak ball using an oak twig and turn it into an indian pot to hold grain and "dried buffalo" (no idea what that plant really was, but it was a great dk rust brown color.) If you're at grandpa's, they also make neat little boats with a twig mast and a big leaf for a sail.

[stanpix]

Me I remember matchbox cars and tons of sand roads. We used to sit for hours as well at a friends house (about 9 or 10 of us) and play board games. One of the guys had polio so it was always at his place, didn't know we were all so nice until long after he was gone. Funny the strangest memories we can dredge up eh!! (for you non Canadians)

[Chevellegirl]

I can't pin down just one...Dirty Dancing...Grease...Pretty Woman...American President...you know...the hopeless romantic fairy tales...and then there's SECONDHAND LIONS....awesome movie!

[valeri]

Most definately Barbies

[andrea]

What happenned to this game? Is it over?

[elizabethlmccoy]

How 'bout favorite TV show to go along with our avatars?

[andrea]

How about favorite episode of our favorite TV show, since our fav. show is kinda obvious today. ;)

[elizabethlmccoy]

oooh alright...Alias is my favorite!! and my favorite episode would probably be the season finale last year! WHAT A CLIFFHANGER!!! I was reeling for weeks. :D

[andrea]

My *current* favorite episode, or sketch, rather, of Saturday Night Live is the cowbell sketch. Christopher Walken was the host, and it was a parody of the studio recording of Blue Oyster Cult's "Don't Fear the Reaper". Will Farrell is playing the cowbell, and the producer just can't get enough. Farrell's wearing this really short shirt, and the louder he gets, the more he starts dancing and gyrating and the shirt starts riding up. I roll on the floor every time I see it.

"I got a FE-ver. [pause] And the only pre-SCRIP-tion. [pause] is more COW-bell."


You can view it here (http://www.fleetmack.com/downloads/cowbell.wmv)

[Chevellegirl]

Is this for movies or shows? I must have gotten my wires crossed. The only show I get to watch is Sesame Street (16 mo. old daughter makes me sit and watch with her). Other times I'm going, doing, cleaning, computing...working! Supposed to be doing now, ooopss.

[momy4him]

I couldn't find a decent picture of my favorite show which is Little House on the Prairie. We don't watch any current shows because we don't have cable anymore, but we have Little House dvd sets seasons 1-4!! Whenever I want to curl up with popcorn and watch tv, that's what I'll be watching.

Tina,I see you are an ER fan, do you remember the woman who played Chloe Lewis? (She was the sister of the dr. played by Sherry Springfield) I actually met her at the Santa Barbara Zoo! I can count the number of times I'd seen that show on one hand, and I recognized her from somewhere, but wasn't sure where. She was walking around with her two kids and I was standing right next to her and said hello, you look familiar to me, are you on tv? (or something to that effect) she smiled politely, very humbly said yes. I said ER? she again said yes. I asked her name and she sweetly said my name is Kathleen. Then we talked a little about kids and babies- She is such a sweet and humble person, I never would have thought that from her drug addict character on ER!!!!

[Tina]

We did fav tv shows already ;)

Sorry girls, I've been busy... Whoever wants to can post the question of the day, Liz did it once, I'm fine with that :)

My fav epi of ER is a tie btwn "Loves Labor Lost" guest starring Bradley Whitford and the finale 2 yrs ago when Carter and Abby FINALLY kissed.......

I DO remember the woman who played Chloe, she has a very distinct look about her. She's been in a couple movies I've seen too, Pay it Forward and The Color of Night. How cool you met her! :D

[elizabethlmccoy]

Hey guys! What about the next favorite being our Favorite filter/plugin?
I'm always curious about what people are using to do the things they do on their layouts.

Just name your favorite and why you like it it so much :D Is it the one you always go back to? Does it do the coolest effect but you never have a use for it?

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Well mine isn't too special but I really like eyecandy's drop shadow filter it is soooo easy to use!! I like also that the settings are retained so when I am working on a layout I can apply the same drop shadow on all the items I want.

[valeri]

I like Blade Pro. I got the original version years ago because I couldn't afford eye candy for bevels. I love all the different textures you can apply with this. You can save your presets and share them too.

[Tina]

I don't use any plug ins, but the filter that I like in DIP the most is called "Dark Foil". I go in and mess around with the advanced options until it gets a "grungy" look :)

[Tina]

sooooo quiet in here!

ok, favorite holiday and please tell us some traditions that you have for said holiday........

[elizabethlmccoy]

Thanksgiving....
We dont really have alot of traditions just spending time with each other....and it is fun that it is okay to stuff yourself all day long!!!! :D

[Tina]

Christmas! I'm a crazy for Christmas fool!

Some traditions (we have a lot!):

Orament Exchange Party for the women in the family and kids

Visiting a Christmas Light Farm (with train displays!)

Baking-lots of baking!

Have a kids party for Tate

Christmas Cookie decorating

Put the tree up the day after Thanksgiving (and I decorate A LOT)

Read The Polar Express (Tate's fav book) like a million times!

On Christmas Eve:

We check the NORAD Santa Tracking Website

Go to Christmas Eve Service at Church

Feed the Reindeer with Magic Reindeer Food

Open Presents with my gma, aunt and uncle

Put cookies out for Santa on a special Santa plate and milk in special glass (from Longaberger ;))

Read Twas the Night Before Christmas and The Christmas Story

remove the last loop from the countdown chain (that we start on Dec 1st)

[Amber]

My favorite holiday is Christmas! I love to get together with my family and spend time with each other and open presents. I love Christmas decorations, Christmas lights, and winter! I also love Christmas dinner especially my Grannys dressing! It is the best!

Hey Tina- we need a new question!