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I missed TMI Thursday....sooooo....
How about TMI Friday? ....everyday is a good day for TMI I think .....
I'm borowing questions from this Blog
7 Deadly Sins
1. LUST: Besides your current Significant Other who do you lust for or have you lusted for?
2. GLUTTONY: What food brings out your inner glutton?
3. GREED: What are you greedy for?
4. SLOTH: What is your plan for an ideal day of sloth?
5. WRATH: Describe a time that you let out a can of whoop ass on someone.
6. ENVY: Who or what do you envy? Why?
7. PRIDE: Have you ever had to swallow your pride? What are you proud of?
Re: I missed TMI Thursday....sooooo....
1. LUST: Besides your current Significant Other who do you lust for or have you lusted for? A couple weeks ago I answered an add on craigslist.....no not from the personals....it was for these white italian leather office chairs to start my home nail manicure/pedicure business. It was a man or rather an artist from Italy. When I went to his apartment to check out the goods, I got the impression that he was hitting on me. He did have an italian accent and was very attractive and his mother was in the other room whom only spoke Italian. He would not stop talking to me, and his accent alone was making me melt. I was there for a good 30-45 minutes talking with him about what brought him to Maui why he was selling these beautiful chairs and why he was moving to San Francisco, and of course he showed me his art ( sculpture that were impressive as well). Even his mother came out of her room and took a break from her quilting to speak to me in the little english that she knew. There were old black and white photo's of these handsome men (family photos) on the wall and she was explaining to me that they were her brother's that had past away. Anyways, the guy carried the chairs down for me and he was impressed that I drove a truck and that was my cue to inform him it was my husbands truck, he seemed disapointed but it made me feel really good to say so. i love my Husband but for a couple days after i caught myself wondering if I wasn't married and single I would have so jumped on the guy in a heart beat.
2. GLUTTONY: What food brings out your inner glutton? chocolate for sure, I have a very hard time refusing if it's in front of me
3. GREED: What are you greedy for? I am greedy for strength and knowledge, seriously I am always trying to better myself and thirst for it...corny ..weird but honest
4. SLOTH: What is your plan for an ideal day of sloth? I love a good couch potato day.....nothing to do nowhere to go, not even cook dinner or wash clothes or even clean the house.....just drop your clothes on the floor and leave it there kind of a day
5. WRATH: Describe a time that you let out a can of whoop ass on someone. It was last week, after work at about 4 in the Costco parking lot. It was pack of course and I was waiting for a stall. I had my blinker on and was waiting patiently for the couple to load their car and get their children settled, no big deal. Then from behind me a mercedes pulls on the side of me in the oncoming traffic lane. I had no idea what they were doing and figured tourists not knowing the driection of the parking lot. then as the car I was waiting for pulls out this mercedes snakes in front of me cutting me off as I was about to pull into the stalll. I was pissed, fumming. I have never done this or said what I was about to say (no offense to anyone on this board) so I pulled behind them....they knew I was was waiting for them, I pulled down my windows and I started yelling and swearing *did you not see me waiting with my blinker on f ..... n haoles, you are exactly the kind of people that need to stay on the mainland and who give tourists a bad name, go home you f...n haoles (again I am sorry for my brash comments but I was pissed and had to find another stall.
6. ENVY: Who or what do you envy? Why? I sometimes envy people with money, I mean booka loads of it. You think life would be so much easier, buy a house pay off your bills. But then when I come back down to reality I realize that I have a lot and am content with my life....in time I too will have it all
7. PRIDE: Have you ever had to swallow your pride? What are you proud of? I have... I am very proud of my husband and in his position he has some people that throw daggers at him and he handles it very well, but I on the other hand have to learn to bite my tongue and treat these people with "respect" and "kindness" even if I don't want to. Because apparently according to me above answers I have a tongue that needs to be biten.
1. LUST: Besides your current Significant Other who do you lust for or have you lusted for? Hmm. Does Zachary Quinto count?
LOL no seriously...I honestly can't remember the last person, aside from Ben. I'm not trying to be a goodie-twoshoes, I think it's just that my libido has taken such a freaking hit from being pregnant that I just don't look at guys that way right now. Kinda sad, eh?
2. GLUTTONY: What food brings out your inner glutton? Soft cheeses, like brie. OMG I can eat a whole wheel by myself without blinking an eye.
3. GREED: What are you greedy for? This is a hard one! I really don't know. I'll think about it and maybe come back and edit something in!
4. SLOTH: What is your plan for an ideal day of sloth? The kind of day I'm having all the time right now lol - just sitting around reading, goofing off online, that kind of thing. Ideally it would also involve dirty martinis, but unfortunately those are off the table at the moment.
5. WRATH: Describe a time that you let out a can of whoop ass on someone. I'm a big chicken...I don't think I've ever done it to a stranger, I'd be too nervous that they'd beat me up lol. I'm honestly not much of a yeller - I'm pretty anti-confrontational. I think the last time I yelled at someone was a couple years ago...Ben and I had just moved to Bathurst and I didn't have a job yet, so we were living off his salary and savings that we had. He mentioned to me one day that there were these really nice computer monitors that were on sale for half price, and Duncan (a friend of his) had bought one. I said "Oh? That's nice, honey..." and didn't think anymore about it...until he showed up the next day with a new monitor. A new $500 monitor (yes, that was the SALE price). It couldn't be returned because it was on sale, and I was apoplectic about him buying something that expensive when we only had one income. On the upside, he's never done anything like that again.
6. ENVY: Who or what do you envy? Why? Like you, people with money. I mean like stacks and piles of money. Especially if they haven't had to earn it, like if they've inherited it and are set for life no matter how useless they are. I need a long lost rich uncle to die and leave me everything.
7. PRIDE: Have you ever had to swallow your pride? What are you proud of? Ha! Many times. I've always been a smart cookie, and it used to kill me when I had to admit I didn't understand something right away. I've gotten much better about it (these days I just cheerfully admit "yeah, I have no idea what you're talking about" and laugh it off), but it certainly bit me in the ass a few times in my late teens/early 20s.
1. LUST: Besides your current Significant Other who do you lust for or have you lusted for? I agree with Lisa that, these days, I don't seem to have a libido at all, so there is not much lusting! But, in the past I have lusted for someone who was something of a boss to me (not at work, but in an organization I was involved in). He was shorter than me, not particularly hot (oh, and happily married), but I had a little bit of a thing for him anyway!
2. GLUTTONY: What food brings out your inner glutton? Oh, what doesn't?!
Let's see, cheesecake, macaroni and cheese, cheese in general (especially extremely sharp cheddar), pasta in general, butterscotch anything
3. GREED: What are you greedy for? New clothes. I wouldn't say I'm the most fashionable person out there, but I'm not a slob either. I like simple, classic clothes, and I like wearing new things.
4. SLOTH: What is your plan for an ideal day of sloth? Wearing my "comfters," sitting in my big squishy chair, a fire roaring in the fireplace, and endless pot of tea, and a very good book.
5. WRATH: Describe a time that you let out a can of whoop ass on someone. I'm generally pretty non-confrontational, but I have had a few rare occasions where I just lost it. I was screaming at someone on the phone a few months ago about my old gym membership. I had cancelled it when the term was up and paid the remaining balance in person. Then three months later I get this "bill" for two months past-due. I freaked out and called them. After waiting on hold for 30 minutes, the guy informed me that it's not really a bill, but an offer to renew at a good rate. It sure looked like a bill, and even said "past-due" on it. SO I went off on the guy about shady business practices, and how they must trick people all the time into renewing with their phony "bills." My sister later told me that lots of gyms do this to try to trick you into renewing. I was pissed!!!
6. ENVY: Who or what do you envy? Why? Skinny people who seem to be able to eat anything they want without it affecting their figure. Which seems to be everyone I work with but me!
7. PRIDE: Have you ever had to swallow your pride? What are you proud of? Chronic lateness is one of my biggest pet-peeves. A couple of years ago I was telling a friend (who is often late) how much this bothers me. We were having a friendly argument about it.....she was saying how her perspective was that nothing in life is that important, and we all need to relax, and I was saying that being late is the ultimate form of rudeness....basically saying to everyone else that their time is not as important as yours. Of course, what happens later that week.....I get caught up and and am late to work (I'm NEVER late, normally!) and she had to cover my morning duty. She still gives me grief about it sometimes!
Yes, yes he does!
1. LUST: Besides your current Significant Other who do you lust for or have you lusted for? Heh, obvious answer: ZQ. But in general, I see attractive people (or those I find attractive) wandering about and I always think, "Ah, nice eye candy".
2. GLUTTONY: What food brings out your inner glutton? Ice cream. I hardly buy it b/c I'd eat the whole carton.
3. GREED: What are you greedy for? Not greedy per se, but I also like to shop and probably have a fairly substantial closet.
***Interruption: See? I just got up from this poll to get another serving of spumoni ice cream! ****
4. SLOTH: What is your plan for an ideal day of sloth? I'm probably way too actiive to ever be sloth like. Of course, after an 18 mile run, I'm not above watching movies for the rest of the day.
5. WRATH: Describe a time that you let out a can of whoop ass on someone. Hmm, not that I can recall.
6. ENVY: Who or what do you envy? Why? People who exude a lot of confidence and are secure in themselves, look like they have it all, and are well put-together. Funny thing is, you never know what goes on on the inside, and I suspect some people think the same of me whereas I don't think I'm that confident.
7. PRIDE: Have you ever had to swallow your pride? What are you proud of? I know I've said things without thinking that make me sound like a know-it-all/bossy. It always occurs to me after the fact that I probably sounded silly.
This is harder than I thought!!
1. LUST: I don't necessarily have someone in my life that I lust after, but like Annasan said, if I will let my eyes linger on eye-candy. My most recent one was a guy who was a lot younger than I am!
2. GLUTTONY: All the foods I'm not supposed to eat: cheese, pastries, baked goods, ice cream, that kind of thing. Oh, and wine... with cheese and french bread.
3. GREED: Hm... I guess I want recognition. As a pp mentioned, I love shopping and clothes. I'm not a fashionista be any means but I do like pretty things.
4. SLOTH: A day at home in PJ-type clothes, eating rich foods all day and watching my favourite shows on TV.
5. WRATH: I really don't think I ever have done this... I usually let things boil, and then simmer inside. Probably not healthy but that's how I am.
6. ENVY:People who are really active (Kristianna, that would be you!), people who eat whatever they want without any consequences, and people who are always positive.
7. PRIDE: Yes, I think I did this a lot when I was younger. I can't really think of a specific example, though...7 Deadly Sins
1. LUST: Besides your current Significant Other who do you lust for or have you lusted for?
Gosh, I really have to say that MH (even way before we got married) was the first guy I seriously lusted for. I just never met anyone that tall before and I think something about height just really turns me on! But now that I have MH, I don't really check out tall guys anymore since I already have one
Although in college, before I met MH, I was pretty mesmerized by the basketball players. Once I saw them walking down the courtyard in school and I started speed walking so I could catch up to them but then I ended up falling flat on the bottom of these set of stairs, which caused them to turn around and ask if I was okay =P So embarrassing!
2. GLUTTONY: What food brings out your inner glutton?
SUSHI! Gluttony is, by far, my worst of the 7 sins. I got so depressed when I was afraid that I would have GD because I rather live a short life than a life lacking in quality (defined by eating foods that I want/like) but I can't put my baby in danger. Other that, sweets and carbs bring out my inner glutton (I told MH yesterday that I blame my borderline-GD on my lack of sushi because I had to turn to sweets and carbs instead of raw fish). The other day, my bff (also my roommate all 4 yrs of college) was reminiscing about this time she bought an ice cream cake and said I could help myself to some (thinking I'd eat a slice) but then she comes comes later that night and over 1/2 of the cake was gone, thanks to me.
3. GREED: What are you greedy for?
See #2. I don't think I'm greedy about anything as much as food, and in particular, sushi.
4. SLOTH: What is your plan for an ideal day of sloth?
Sit on my butt, eat, and go online/play video games.
5. WRATH: Describe a time that you let out a can of whoop ass on someone.
Hm, I did this to a few strangers when I was a teenager and I was had this whole "don't treat me this way just because I'm young" kind of attitude. I think also I used to looked younger than my age, so when I in college, the Costco people serving samples would say "You need to be at least 13 or have your parents with you to get a sample" and I was like WTH! But I don't confront strangers anymore. So the last time I let out some whoop ass was probably in an argument with my mom.
6. ENVY: Who or what do you envy? Why?
I envy a lot of celebs that look so pretty and stay so skinny/toned without trying (or maybe they do try but they still make it seem so effortless). I think also since I got pg, I've felt really fat =/ so I'm envious of people like Alessandro Ambrosio (the VS model)--like this or this picture of her pregnant! I never saw anyone look so hot while being pg =P Envy!
7. PRIDE: Have you ever had to swallow your pride? What are you proud of?
I think I have a lot of pride in being independent and/or trying to do everything myself without anyone's help. But then I do things like absent-mindly lock my keys in my car or get scared when walking alone at night and then I have to swallow my pride to ask for help. Of course I know that I can't do everything but I always put too much on my plate and it motivates me to finish it all by myself to prove that I can do it or something weird like that.
1. LUST: Besides your current Significant Other who do you lust for or have you lusted for?
Several celebs (George Clooney, Clive Owen) but only one guy I met in person. Jon and I were together but not engaged yet, and I was out for drinks with one of my girlfriends. We started joking about this Irish guy who was sitting near us, saying his accent was probably fake and he cultivated it to get girls. "Oh, he thinks he's Colin Farrell". He heard us and started up a conversation. Turns out he really was Irish (proved via his super-Irish name, printed on his business cards). He was also cute, and not above hitting on me all night. Of course nothing happened, but if I were single that really would have turned out differently.
2. GLUTTONY: What food brings out your inner glutton?
Ice cream! I don't care how full I am, I never turn down ice cream. Mac & Cheese is another one, I could eat an entire gigantic pan of that stuff.
3. GREED: What are you greedy for?
I'm not particularly greedy, but I can be selfish sometimes. J is always thinking of me and buying me little presents. I hardly ever do that for him. So maybe I'm greedy for attention?
4. SLOTH: What is your plan for an ideal day of sloth?
In the winter, reading or watching a movie with J, curled up by the fireplace. In the summer, laying by the pool (or on the beach) all the live-long day. I swear, I could just lay there like a slug from sunup to sundown.
5. WRATH: Describe a time that you let out a can of whoop ass on someone.
It's very unlike me to yell at someone. Most recently, I hate to say, it was at J. We were parking our rental car outside my mom's house to exchange Christmas gifts with her and my sister. I hadn't seen them in almost a year, it was our first day of vacation, and he picked that moment to start a fight with me. I lost it on him. REALLY? We're going to have this argument RIGHT NOW?! Thankfully, rarely yelling at someone means that when you do yell, they listen. He apologized, I apologized, and that was the end of the fight.
6. ENVY: Who or what do you envy? Why?
I envy people who love their jobs. My job is okay and I'm definitely fortunate to be in the position I'm in, but I don't love it. I wonder what it would be like to wake up every morning, do your favorite thing all day long, and get paid to do it. Lucky!
7. PRIDE: Have you ever had to swallow your pride? What are you proud of?
It's hard for me to swallow my pride long enough to admit when I'm wrong, but I'm trying to be better about that!