because weekend blogging is where it's at.

i was tagged on wednesday
by my favorite brasilian
and didn't even realise it until
today...
(i fall so behind in the blog M-F)

also, i know that october was the "pink" month
but really, should we limit our support of the research
to find a cure for breast cancer to one month a year?
me thinks not.

so here you are:



i'm tagging:
dani m
jen
missy (who just lost a dear friend to breast cancer)
mel
vee
k8
and
stacey


* One in eight women or 12.6% of all women will get breast cancer in her lifetime.

* Breast cancer risk increases with age and every woman is at risk.

* Every 13 minutes a woman dies of breast cancer.

* Seventy-seven percent of women with breast cancer are over 50.

* Breast cancer is the leading cause of cancer death in women between the ages of 15 and 54, and the second cause of cancer death in women 55 to 74.

* Risks for breast cancer include a family history, atypical hyperplasia, early menstruation (before age 12), late menopause (after age 55), current use or use in the last ten years of oral contraceptives, and daily consumption of alcohol.

* Early detection of breast cancer, through monthly breast self-exam and particularly yearly mammography after age 40, offers the best chance for survival.

Facts taken from Women’s Health

And now here is the tag and the rules:

1. Put the logo in your blog.<---check

2. Add a link to the person who shared it with you.<---check

3. Nominate at least 7 other blogs<---roger that.

4. Add your link to the list of participants below<---not sure how to add all those links
they didn't work when i used the ol' ctrl C = ctrl V maneuver...but colleen has them on her post!! :)

5. Leave a message for your nominee on their blog.<---check.

tiggity taggity too.

another art journal page.

joce tagged me!!

MeMe Quiz: So here goes--the rules of the game get posted at the beginning. Each player answers the questions about themselves. At the end of the post, the player then tags 5 people, posts their names, and then leaves a comment on their blogs, letting them know they've been tagged.

Now for the fun part: =)

-What was I doing 5 years ago?

living in tokyo, getting ready for the boy one's bowling party...


Five things on my to-do list today (or things I did today):
1. blogged
2. worked
3. washed dishes
4. made strawberry shortcake
5. took my kid to dinner

Five snacks i love:
1. dark chocolate
2. guac & lime tostitos
3. ben & jerry's cherry garcia frozen yogurt
4. devil's food cupcakes
5. cara cara navel oranges

-Five things i would do if i were a billionaire:
1. buy a home in every country i've lived in.
2. pay off our cars
3. go back to school
4. macs for every elem school in the 210
5. buy an apt complex, fix it up and give free rent to battered women

-Five bad habits I have:
1. i get mad easily
2. i take things personally
3. i hold grudges
4. i sometimes don't finish what i start
5. i am stingy with my free time

-Five places i have lived:
1. texas
2. greece
3. england
4. japan
5. australia

-Five jobs i've had:
1. cashier at gapbody
2. cashier at bx in japan
3. childcare
4. information operator
5. bk: i was the burger queen!!

okay, play along if you are so inclined...
make sure to comment to let me know you do!!

nuh-uh.

You must post the rules before you give your answers.-
You must list one fact about yourself for each letter of your middle name.
Each fact must begin with that letter.-
If you don't have a middle name, just use your maiden name. -
After you've been tagged, you need to up-date your blog with your middle name and answers.-
At the end of your post, you need to tag one person for each letter of your middle name.
(Be sure to leave them a comment telling them they've been tagged and need to read your blog for details).

tagged by steph.
i'll play along with the tag
but i'll use my *first* name
thank-you-very-much
no use of the middle name here. :)

g- grouchy before my morning coffee
l- laughs at "stupid funny" movies like "happy gilmore"
o- ornery when the mood strikes
r- remembers when big macs were served in styrofoam containers
i- incredibly irritable today. being a girl sucks.
a- antiques thrill me.

this says i need to tag someone.
like 6 someones.
if it's not too lame for you
then i choose
365
dani m
dani a
br@ndi
joce
and carrie
all of whom can be found
to the right under bliggity bloggity bloo.
play if you want.
heck, it's always good to share a little something
about yourself. :)
365 this is mandatory for you, toots.

queen of random.

i see the side view of a gummy bear.

my lovely aussie friend emily
tagged me this morning.
which is fine by me,
because i need to move yesterday's post
down a bit!!

today's a better day.

1. on my laptop table right now:
a half full coke zero, a new bag of fire jolly ranchers, an empty reese's crunchy bar wrapper, my stack of cards from emily's challenge, and some pics from shutterfly.


2. in my freezer: sugar free fla*vor ice, turkey sausage, toaster strudel, 2 loaves of cinnamon raisin bread, a PB cheesecake, low fat frozen yogurt, ice, tyson chicken, breaded shrimp and some kind of liquor.



3. on my mind: how to get this for dinner: rudy's bbq. the turkey is soooo good, especially smothered in rudy's bbq sause. and no, sause is not spelled incorrectly...that's how rudy spells it. mmm.



4. i am a study in contradictions. i love to organize, but most days you wouldn't guess it by the state of my bedroom!!

5. i am watching nephewaidan today. that kid is a ball of energy.



6. right now i miss: these two.



7. it has taken me an hour to finish this post. (see number 5 for reason)

okay so let's see if i *know* seven people in blogland to tag!!
dani m
joce
kimmy
katrina
jen
carrie
colleen

i know you gals are all pretty busy, but them's the rules.
and i am nothing, if not obedient.
::SNORT::