Sunday Stealing: The Team Jeffie Meme

Today's meme is different in that the guy they stole it from was in a horrible accident a few months ago, this meme was the last thing he posted. He has survived, but has had to relearn everything, even how to walk and feed himself. His wife, Amy was contacted prior to this post and asked everyone to stop by Team Jeffe and wish him well. And if you do go from here, please be kind.

Cheers to all of us thieves!

TRUE OR FALSE

Q: Kissed someone on your friends list? Uh yeah! I think it would be really sad if I hadn't kissed my husband! I think these questions are for the tweeners.

Q: Been arrested? Nope

Q: Held a snake? Nope, but I have touched one...and get your minds OUT of the gutter...CMU biology lab brought some into the library.

Q: Been suspended from school? No, I was such a good girl...

Q: Sang karaoke? no, but I secretly (or not so secretly) want to, I love to sing...I'm not so good but I do love it.

Q: Done something you told yourself you wouldn't do? Yeah, and it usually involves food...occasionally people.

Q: Laughed until you started crying? Yes, and even peed my pants. Those are the BEST times...the laughing so hard not the pissing myself!

Q: Caught a snowflake on your tongue? Yes, especially recommend this during the first snow when the flakes are as big as snowballs.

Q: Kissed in the rain? No, but ran around in it with my husband and boys...

Q: Sang in the shower? Oh nearly everyday.

Q: Sat on a roof top? Hmmmm, oh yeah but I'm not a big fan of it. I don't like heights too much.

Q: Been pushed into a pool with all your clothes on? No, I think I'd be really pissed off. Things that are funny on TV aren't as funny in reality. I mean, think about it, chances are I'd be at a party and not have anything else to wear...so I'd be stuck in sopping wet clothes until I got to go home. Yeah, REAL funny. ;)

Q: Broken a bone? No, oddly enough. I did my share of tree climbing, breaking into my 2nd floor apartment and bike riding...never had a serious accident.

Q: Shaved your head? Yes, sadly I did this. Few years ago, I was so hot and I was curious how it felt, and my husband (big jerk!) kept encouraging me. It looked awful and was the MOST embarrassing thing I've ever done. But it was cool and easy to care for! lol

Q: Played a prank on someone? I'm sure I have...well I do mini ones all the time. Just my natural sarcasm coming out.

Q: Shot a gun? No, I HATE guns

Q: Donated Blood? Yes, and sold plasma

LAST PERSON...

1. You hung out with? My husband of course

2. You texted? lol - again that was the husband.

3. You were in a car with? my kids - you thought I was gonna say Husband again didn't you?

4. Went to the movies with? Not sure...probably the boys - as in I don't go much not that I go so much.

5. Person you went to shop with? Oh I went with my boys and husband today, to Meijers and the bread store...hamburger buns for 50cents!!!!!

6. You talked on the phone? Lisa - mom of CW's friend...and a cool person in her own right.

7. Made you laugh? Laughed with husband last night watching Battle for Los Angeles...btw it's an AWFUL movie.

8. You hugged? Just this minute gave Ivan a mini-hug.

IN THE LAST 48 HOURS HAVE YOU...

1. Sang? Yes, Bringing Home a Baby Bumble Bee

2. Listened to music? No, I don't think I have.

3. Danced Crazy? No, it's too hot!

4. Cried? No, I'm feeling pretty good.

FIRSTS .....

1.Who was your first prom (or homecoming) date? Never went to prom.

2. Who was your first roommate? Like I can remember their names! They were generally all cool. Found out the one who had a big jerk for a boyfriend got pregnant that first summer off. Actually 2 of them were dating jerks, 1 had a nice boyfriend that she practically lived with - which worked out well for me because I was able to use her bed when the one I shared a room with had her BF up.

3. What alcoholic beverage did you drink when you got drunk the first time? I don't think I've actually ever been really drunk. Well if I did it would be Boonesfarm.

4. What was your first job? Taco Bell...yeah! Cashier mostly because I was too slow to make food.

5. What was your first car? Ford Escort...and that's why I will NEVER own a ford again. Head Gasket blew, cost more than the car was worth to fix and was told "yeah they do that." Unacceptable in my book.

6. When did you go to your first funeral and viewing? My first funeral was my Great Grandmother and I was probably 14. I felt horrible that I freaked out when she was in the hospital and didn't talk to her. I still miss her. She taught me to read when my mom cleaned her apartment.

7. Who was your first grade teacher? No idea, but she was old and actually still had a paddle in the room. She used to make us lay our heads down and close our eyes after lunch, and then she'd get mad when a few kids (every day!) fell asleep.

8. Where did you go on your first ride on an airplane? A little one in Bay City during an open house at the airport. Found out my mom is terrified of landing.

9. When you snuck out of your house for the first time? I never did that. Remember earlier when I said I was such a good girl? I didn't have anything to sneak out for.

10. Who was your first best friend? When? What an unspecific question! In high school it was Cathy and Laura, then later they were my 1st husband, Sally, Peggy, Amber and my current husband.

11. Who was your first Best Friend in high school? Ok, that's better and a little late...it was Cathy and Laura.

12. Where was your first sleepover? I have a memory but I can't remember the girls name. I was 6 or 7 in Owosso. It was at my friend's house and our other friend was there too.

13. Who is the first person you call when you have a bad day? My husband...unless he's the reason and then I just stew...not that we ever fight. ;)

14. Who's wedding were you in the first time you were a Bridesmaid or groomsman? I've never been in a wedding...even my ex-sister-in-law didn't ask me. :(

15. What is the first thing you did when you got up this morning? thanked my husband for letting me sleep in

16. First time you tied your shoe laces? I have no idea...

17. Are you Facebook friends with your first crush? Actually I am!

18. Who was the first person you met from the blogosphere? Really met? Haven't met anyone yet.

19. What was the first music album that you bought? Again, no idea. I feel like there's so much of my life I should have written down. lol

20. Who was your first celebrity crush? Christopher Reeve...now that one I remember, my mom and I had the same crush.

Review - RoseanneArchy

Written by: Roseanne Barr

Amazon.com - $15.85
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B&N Nook - $12.99

Description:
BESTSELLING AUTHOR AND TELEVISION STAR ROSEANNE BARR IS BACK—WITH A VENGEANCE—AND THE RESULT IS ROSEANNEARCHY.

Roseanne Barr is a force of nature. Whether taking the sitcom world by storm, challenging accepted social norms, or battling the wild pigs inhabiting her nut farm in Hawaii, she is not to be trifled with. In this return to the printed page, Roseanne unleashes her razor-sharp observations on hypocrisy, hubris, and self-perpetuating institutions of questionable value—as well as menopause, pharmaceuticals, and her grandkids. And she’s as controversial, original, and funny as ever.

Raised half-Jewish, half-Mormon, and 100 percent misfit, Roseanne made a deal with Satan early on as the price she paid for stardom. But now she’s looking to refinance the loan of her soul—this book represents her final exorcism of fame.

Displaying her brilliance and sharp wit, Roseanne discusses the humor of everyday life with musings on more serious topics, such as class warfare, feminism, the cult of celebrity, and Kabbalah. Bold, brash, and insightful, Roseannearchy shows that she can still skewer any subject under the sun and why The New York Times describes her appeal as “the power of a whole planet, pulling everything around it inexorably into its orbit.”

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This book made me laugh, cry, think and pee my pants. ;) Really it was full of insight not just in her own life, but in the world. She warns you not to take it too seriously and you can sometimes glean when she is making a joke.

I have a new-found respect for this woman because she takes responsibility for a lot of mistakes she made in life, not just the horrible version of the national anthem she sang, but her marriages, saying horrible things about her parents and even having children. She constantly jokes about her kids hounding her for money and that she doesn't like them much, but she makes the point that she isn't a very good mother and had she known then what she does now she wouldn't have become a mother in the first place.

She does however love her grandsons, her family, and her current boyfriend. However, she is unapologetic about who she is now, and old jewish woman. Kind of refreshing that she has thrown off all the bullsh** and is just being herself. I wish I had that chutzpah.

Review - This Will Not Look Good on my Resume

Smashwords Ebook - $2.99
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Description:
Everyone gets fired at least once in their life. And if not, well, they're just not trying very hard. And we all think of brilliant and immature 'shoulda saids' and 'shoulda dones' for weeks after. (Okay, years.) In this collection of loosely related stories, Brett shows again and again that getting fired is really quite easy. A quirky bit of fun that slaps you upside the head.

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This book really made me laugh when I started it. I mean really laugh. It is a funny, sharp and witty story. However I eventually started getting tired of the heavy feminist angle. Constantly putting down men and also going further and putting down children and women who have them. Still it was full of very funny parts.

This book is loaded with jokes and even a good point here and there. I really liked the point when she was working with mental patients. Why do they put mentally disabled with mentally disturbed patients, it's like making "Corky room with Hitler."

Mostly I enjoyed it, I think it's a book to be savored slowly, it's always on...always moving...always funny. I think I just got burnt. I'm not done with it yet, but I am not going to delete. I will pick it up when I need a laugh.

Review - A Modern Witch

This e-book is $3.99 from Smashwords, Amazon Kindle and Barnes & Nobles Nook. Personally I love Smashwords because they help authors self-publish. Lots of hidden gems from them.

Book Description:
Can you live 28 years without discovering you’re a witch?

Lauren is downtown Chicago’s youngest elite realtor. She’s also a witch. She must be - the fetching spell for Witches’ Chat isn’t supposed to make mistakes. So says the woman who coded the spell, at least.

The tall, dark, and handsome guy sent to assess her is a witch too (and no, that doesn’t end the way you might think). What he finds in Lauren will change lives, mess with a perfectly good career, and require lots of ice cream therapy.

A MODERN WITCH is a full-length novel, 81,000 words or about 300 pages.

DEBORA GEARY is working on two more books expected out in spring 2011, if the kids don't spill any more water on her laptop.

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Do you like all the new vampire/werewolf books that are on the market? Oh you know, like Twilight, Vampire Diaries and such? Well this book kicks all their butts. I know - don't judge a book by it's cover, but look at that cover! It pulled me right in, I have a bunch of stuff I was supposed to read first, but I just had to check it out. I figured I'd read a few pages and then do what I needed to do.

It sucked me right in. I literally couldn't put it down. My poor kids. I love all the characters, Nell a mama witch with I think 5 kids. Aervyn is the youngest at 4 and he is a MOST powerful witchling. Then her brother, Jamie is one of a set of triplets and a great witch trainer. Sophie is an earth witch with a great website, and her website is the reason Nell writes the summoning spell that finds Lauren in Chicago.

Jamie is sent to retrieve Lauren and while he is hot there are no sparks. But don't be turned off, sparks do fly in this book. When Jamie gets Lauren to Berkely to meet his family, she falls in love with everyone, Nell's 3 girls, Aunt Jennie who becomes her trainer and Moira - an old Irish witch who lives in Nova Scotia.

This novel works. The characters are realistic and engaging, the plot is strong and there aren't really any weak points in the story. The only thing I didn't like was that it ended. This is a group of witches that make you want to keep reading about them. I hear there is a 2nd novel coming soon. I can't wait to review it...no really, I can't wait! Come on Debora Geary!

Sunday Stealing: The "You Can't Be Missed" Meme, The Last Part

Cheers to all of us thieves!

46. Would you ever try to quit one of your addictions, or better said: Bad Habits? Yes, for the most part overeating is my worst habit and I have tried and will keep trying to break it.

47. Could you ever kill yourself to save someone else? Wow, that's so deep. I guess I could to save my kids or my husband but beyond that I really don't know.

48. Does it matter if [you] break up with someone or have them dump you? Well if you do the dumping, at least it was your idea...you were in control. It can hurt more to be dumped because you never will really know the reason.

49. Would you rather have a turtle or a frog for a pet? Turtle...I love turtles, they are so cute. But I'm not against frogs.

50. Would you rather spend a day with Lady Gaga or Miley Cyrus? Good god! Those are the choices??? I guess Miley Cyrus, I've seen an interview with Lady Gaga and honestly I just wanted to slap her...so that wouldn't end well.

51. Would you rather learn to play piano or guitar? My mom sent me to keyboarding lessons when I was a teenager, but I didn't have any talent. Chris let me buy a bass guitar before we had CW and really and truly I have to admit to having NO musical making talent.

52. We're going back to the day. Where did you get your kicks? What day? Geesh I'm too sober for this meme! Ok, I'll assume they mean when I was a kid...I'm not a very exciting person. I loved my barbies, babies and matchbox cars. I also loved reading...apparently I have been since I was 3. I have fond memories of playing with rocks in my great-grandma's front yard area at her apartment, and lots and lots of imaginative play with friends.

53. What Asian country would you like to visit the most? Why? Well...hmmmm...I've never had a real big draw to visit any asian country. I guess if I had to choose it would be the Philippines...because when I was on a cruise that's where all the grunt workers were from. Oh you know what I mean, the guys who drove and stuff like that were from Australia, the guys who cleaned up and fixed stuff were from the Philippines. It was a very class divided time...weird actually.

54. Have you ever thought that a passer-by was the one (think James Blunt, here)? LOL - not the one, but I have stopped in my tracks with a man so handsome that I just wanted to stare and let him know how good he looked. I think that's lust we are talking about here. ;)

55. Ever told someone that your fake jewelery was really real? No, I've never had such high quality fake jewelry. lmao

56. Where are the worst public restrooms? I don't know, but if it's in a restaurant, I will never eat there again. Something wrong with a place that makes food having ANY area that is filthy.

57. What song was the latest one that got overplayed really fast? Well the last one for me was a kiddie song that taught kids a little spanish, words for head, eyes, ears, etc. They learned it for End of Year celebration and it got stuck in my head.

58. What Friends (American TV show from the 90s) character are you most like? Oh I guess the one that married Monica. Yes I know he's a guy, but if I look at what everyone was like, it'd have to be him. Kind of neurotic, smart but still really dumb in certain areas.

59. When's the last time you had a Popsicle? Been awhile, I'd rather have ice cream. I guess last year finishing up the ones my kids got and couldn't handle. See 1st question...

60. What TV show from way back would you love to see reappear? OMG I would love a remake of...Family Affair. I used to watch that on TVLand, it was cute and I think the issues would still be relevant. A rich bachelor in New York who suddenly has 2 kids to take care of.