Tag, You're It

This feature is called, Tag, You're It, and it's similar to a meme. Each week, we'll choose a topic and answer it ourselves. Then it's your turn to answer it in the comments section or, better still, post about it on your blog. This week's Tag, You're It wants to know:What are the three things we don’t know about you?

I do not like sad movies, even if they turn out as happy endings. If a movie is sad and I some how watch it, I’ll never watch it again. I’m not a fan of Annie, Bambi, Dumbo, A Beautiful Mind…you get the picture.

As a child I did not like to read. I would cry the whole time my mom made me read aloud. Now I love to read. I’m constantly looking for new books to read.

When I was in Sydney, Australia a naked man came up to my friend and I, and asked if I was English. I told him “NO” and then proceeded to tell him that we were American and where we were staying. While I was spilling all this important information, my friend was crossing the street and leaving me to fin for myself. I was so stunned that someone was riding a bike naked that I just stood there (I swear I was unable to pick my feet up to walk) and nervously chatted.

Happy Birthday Oklahoma!

Today is a SUPER special Birthday Blog Dedication. On, November 16, 1907 my grand state became part of the United Sates of America. Today is Oklahoma’s 100th birthday. Happy Birthday Oklahoma!!! Wow, this year has been the year for monumental birthdays. First, it was the digital happy face, and now Oklahoma. What a year!

I know I complain often about Oklahoma. I gripe about the weather, roads, redneck people and weather people, but deep down I really like the state of Oklahoma. I feel that Oklahoma is an extraordinary state. I mean Oklahoma’s crazy weather could be a post all in its own, but I won’t go there. I think I post enough about the weather on this blog. Instead, I’ll share a couple facts about Oklahoma. No, I didn’t Google this information. These are all things I know…or things I’ve heard on the news/radio this morning.

-There are 25 languages spoken in Oklahoma.
-Teddy Roosevelt announced at 9:17am that we were part of the good USofA. We were the 46th state.
-We have had two state capitals. The first capital was in Guthrie, and for some reason we moved it to OKC. I can’t remember why it was moved.
-The first oil rig was drilled long before we were even a state. See, we were giving the country oil before even being recognized as part of the country.
-There’s a statue of an Indian on top of our capital.
-Oklahoma’s flag honors 60 groups of Native Americans.
-We were the only state not to have a dome on our capital building. It’s true! We couldn’t afford to build the dome. I thought it was cool that our capital building was different from all the other states. However, our Governor disagreed. Now we have a dome on the capital building.
-An Oklahoman invented the first shopping cart.
-We have a lot of Indian Casinos throughout the state. I didn’t hear this on the news/radio it’s just an observation.
-There is an oil rig sitting in front of our capital building. It’s still an active well too.

As you can see Oklahoma is a fine state. Oklahomans take pride in the fact that Oklahoma is our home. We love our state and our football! We have survived F5 tornadoes, bombings, oil bust and even the hideous fashion style of cut offs and mullets when being interviewed on national TV. So here’s to you Oklahoma….

We know we belong to the land

And the land we belong to is grand!

And when we say Yeeow! Ayipioeeay!

We're only sayin'

You're doin' fine,

Oklahoma! O-K-L-A-H-O-M-A

Long lost post

I’ve been a horrible blogger this week. You guys have been deprived. This was a week without Weekend Updates, Wednesday Thoughts or Birthday Dedications. Yes, this week someone had a birthday and I neglected to post their Birthday Dedication. It get’s worst…the birthday person was my sister. I know! I owe Jamie a belated Birthday Dedication. I’ll try to work on that post next week. Stay tuned for that thrilling post.
Tonight I’m coming to you from one of my MBA classes. I must say it’s really hard to pay attention tonight. I’m tired, hungry and wearing uncomfortable shoes. I’m ready to go home. To help time pass I’m going to post things I could be doing instead of sitting in class….

I could be watching CSI tonight. It was suppose to be a great episode. Well that's what they said on the radio this morning.

Eat dinner. I would love to eat a slab of ribs right now. Oh that look so good.

Read this book. Has one read it? I think it looks good. I've been wanting to read it for months.

Well I guess that's about all I would do if I wasn't in class.

Tag, You're It

Sorry I didn't do this last week, but today I had time to squeeze in a quick post.



This feature is called, Tag, You're It, and it's similar to a meme. Each week, we'll choose a topic and answer it ourselves. Then it's your turn to answer it in the comments section or, better still, post about it on your blog. This week's Tag, You're It wants to know: What's your favorite place in your neighborhood?

I decided on Lake Hefner. Lake Hefner is in the middle of OKC. Really, some important people in Oklahoma decided to build a lake and put it in the middle of the city. If you think about it, it’s neat to have a lake in the middle of the city. Although, it’s not a true lake because you are not allowed to swim, water ski or even jet ski in the lake. So really it’s a large fishing pond, and rich people pretend it’s the ocean to play with their sailboats. Anyway, here are some of the reasons why this lake is one of my favorite places…

Running/Biking Trails. There’s a full trail around the entire lake. I believe it’s 10-12 miles to run/bike around the lake. I’ve never run the whole thing. However, last year Mr. T and I walked around the lake. It took us like 4 hours.

Races. You know I love a good race. I love to get up early Saturday morning to run. I really do! Most of my races are held at the lake. It’s a nice place to run. The scenery is pleasing to the eye and it keeps my mind off of running.

Restaurants. Some of OK’s finest restaurants are butted up against the lake. All of them have patio seating, which I love. There’s nothing better than sitting outside with a couple friends, enjoying a great meal. There have been a couple times I forget I’m in Oklahoma; I imagine I’m in Maine sitting by the beach. But then some redneck walks by and brings me back to reality.

Trees. Oklahoma is not known as a very tree loving state. We just don't have alot of trees, we love the tress but they don't love us. A handful of places around the state have trees and Lake Hefner is one of those places. They lining the trails, which is a nice shade when it’s 1000 degrees and you are trying to run/walk.

Ramblings...

Due to my ONE demand for a new post, I thought I’d post something. Thank you Bone for caring and admitting you miss my Weekend Updates. Sorry, I didn’t have an extremely exciting weekend so I didn’t bother with the Weekend Update. I mean I was on an amazing streak with the Weekend Updates. I really hated to ruin it with a boring Weekend Update. So Bone, I thought I’d post some Ramblings. Will that work? I hope so because I’m a full paragraph into this post and there’s no turning back.

My sources, People.com, sent me pictures of Katie Holmes/Cruise/married to short man who jumps on Oprah’s couch running the NY Marathon on Sunday. Ok first of all, if I ever run a full marathon I want People.com there, I want them to take pictures, and then I want them posted all over the freakin internet. I’m serious! Ok, not really. But she looked good for running over 5 hours. OH and then she got all dressed up to go out later that night. HELLO, I totally do not believe that she was able to wear heels after running 26.2 miles. I could barely walk…for a week after I ran a HALF MARATHON. And let’s not even talk about what happen after I ran my first half marathon. I spent more time in the Medical Tent then actually running the 13 miles. Ok, moving on because I’m getting mad at Katie.

It’s finally Fall. I’m a fan of Fall. Today I’m wearing a sweater, because it’s the perfect sweater day. It’s zipped up all the way because it feels like winter in my office. No joke. I’m about three seconds away from busting out the gloves and hat. Yes, I actually have gloves and hat in my office. I also have an umbrella and beach ball.

I just got on MSN, and this headline caught my eye- Man Adopts Crocodile as his Son.
I truly believe society has lost it. Oh wait; this headline just restored society's creditability …How to Avoid an Embarrassing Gas Attack. I actually, laughed out loud when I read that headline. I didn't just LOL, I LAUGHED OUT LOUD. Sadly, the article wasn't funny it was serious. I guess that's a major problem, you know having embarassing gas attacks.

I played matchmaker this past weekend. I came out of retirement. I didn’t really retire, my friends just made me retire. I’m not allowed to disclose to Blogger World how the date went. They might read my blog and get mad at me.

I’m thinking for dinner I want little smokies. I’m a huge enthusiast for little smokies. Do you like I just used the word enthusiast while talking about little smokies? I realized I could not use the word fan because I’d used it earlier. I did some Shift F7 magic and came up with enthusiast. So in a nutshell this point is really pointless, unless you want to know A) what I’m having for dinner or B) how I just made myself look smart.

I believe I’m going to close on that last point. I really have nowhere to go from there.

Number Post

15
Minutes until I’m going home.

32
Grams of fat in the Breakfast burrito I ate for breakfast.

7
Times I had to redo a report because it would not save properly.

11
Days until Jamie’s Birthday.

3
Things I am giving her as a present.

2
OSU football tickets I asked for this morning.

1
No I received after I asked for the tickets.

10
Minutes I overslept.

32
Oz of water I take today.

2801
People have read my blog.

21
Emails I sent out today.

8
Jalapeño’s I picked out of my Breakfast Burrito.

4
Hours I have worked today.

5
Loads of laundry I will be doing this afternoon.

47
Minutes of Grey’s Anatomy waiting for me at home.

122
Words on this post.

I'll take a sandwich

This morning on the radio I heard a great question. It’s actually something I’ve debated among myself many times. Here’s the question: If you had to eat something everyday for the rest of your life, what would it be?

Blogger World, today I finally determined my answer to this though provoking question. A sandwich. Now, I’m not going to get into the specifics of my sandwich, but my answer to this question is a general sandwich. I don’t want to be locked into a certain sandwich for the rest of my life. But I think a general sandwich would satisfy me for the rest of my life. I mean, think of all the different types of sandwiches you could eat and never had the same one. I bet I could eat a different sandwich everyday for two years. Easily. Think of all the breads, meats, cheese, lettuce, and tomato. The list could go on forever. Actually, I might be able to eat a different sandwich for three years. Three years would be, how many days? 1095. WOW that’s a lot of sandwiches.

So Blogger World...what's your answer to this important question?