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17th-Sep-2009 02:32 pm - Writer's Block: Shopping spree confessions
katet

If you could choose a $1,000 gift certificate for one online store, which would it be and what would you get? Would you share the love with your friends?


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I would be going straight to Amazon to buy a metric fuck ton of books. Oh, the agony of having to decide which ones to spend it on. It is bad enough when I have $20.00 to spend there. I fret and fret about what stays in my cart. In the process I usually end up adding several more titles to my wish list. It is an unstoppable circle of book buying and book browsing.  Considering I live near Powell's Books, which is the best book store in the world, you would think I wouldn't have much use for Amazon. I hate shopping in real life though. Well, maybe not for books so much but just shopping in general-the people, the lines, the endless walking. There is something so grand about sitting here at my computer and browsing until I collapse. So yes, please send my certificate now. I am ready to shop.
Oh, and I might share a little of it with my sister and probably half with my boyfriend.

9th-Sep-2009 07:25 am - Writer's Block: Finders keepers?
wheel of fortune

If you found a $100 at the library, would you pocket it or turn it in? What about at a diner or pub? Confess!


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Unless I needed the money for food or survival I would turn it in no matter where I found it. I can only imagine what a bad feeling it must be to realize you have lost your money. Imagine how happy you would make a complete stranger if you returned the cash!
For me turning it in would be the right thing to do. No amount of money is worth a guilty conscience.
4th-Sep-2009 07:44 am - Writer's Block: How Rude!
pentaclerats

What's the rudest thing you've ever asked anyone? And what's the rudest thing you've ever been asked?

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I have been rude when someone announces that they are pregnant and I ask them what they plan to do about it.


I think it is really rude when someone asks how much money I make. That's a private matter to me. I have found the best answer is "why do you ask?" That usually gives them a hint that they are getting a little too personal.
Another kicker is when people ask me why I got a divorce. Relationships can be so complicated that answer would take all day to give it justice.. I think it is off limits.


26th-Aug-2009 05:01 am - Writer's Block: It Is What It Is
pentaclerats

What oft-repeated quote or common cliché do you find the most annoying when someone says it to you?


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"It goes without saying..."

Well, if it does that then why are you saying it?

"It could be worse" 

Is that supposed to make me feel better? Letting me know that even though something sucks it could actually get even worse. Seriously, stop try to cheer me up will ya?

15th-Aug-2009 04:49 am - Writer's Block: Theme Dining
pentaclerats

If you were to open your own theme restaurant, what would the theme be and how would you express it to the customers?


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I always thought it would be fun to open a tarot cafe. All the dishes would be named after tarot cards and the staff would each dress up like a archetype. During the meal, wandering tarot card readers would come to your table and you could get a reading while you dine. I would call the place "The Fool's Journey".
11th-Aug-2009 08:47 am - Writer's Block: Commercial Appeal
pentaclerats
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27th-Jul-2009 09:05 am - Writer's Block: Bite Me
pentaclerats

From Dr. Polidori's Lord Ruthven to Stephenie Meyer's Edward Cullen, the annals of vampire lore are filled with attractive, charming bloodsuckers. Which one would you most want to be bitten by?


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28th-Jun-2009 07:19 pm - Writer's Block: First Aid
Satanic nurse

Have you ever performed CPR, mouth-to-mouth resuscitation, or the Heimleich maneuver on someone in an emergency?


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I've performed CPR many times working as an ICU nurse. I have also had to shock people including last night being the most recent time. By shock I mean the way they always seem to revive people on TV right after they yell "Clear!". Unlike on TV that shock is only used in a few particular circumstances, not on every single dead person like they make it out to be on TV.

I can remember the first time I did it over 13 years ago. That particular patient did not make it but through the years I would say I have effectively help revive several people, at least temporarily.

In the hospital setting we don't do "mouth to mouth" rather we have devices with a mask that we can place over the patient's mouth that we compress to deliver oxygen.
10th-Jun-2009 03:18 am - Writer's Block: Last Meal
pentaclerats

What do you want your last meal to be?


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A 100-year-old bottle of wine made from the grapes of a vine I will plant when I am 50 years of age.
3rd-Jun-2009 12:34 am - Writer's Block: Place of Residence
pentaclerats

Describe your dream house (even if it's not a house).


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My dream house would have a wing that was totally dedicated to my rats. It would have have a big enclosed area where I could let them run about. The hallway to their room would be decorated to look like a sewer pipe, just for the hell of it. Their room would be furnished with tons of little tunnels and nooks for the ratties to hide and play. In the center of the room would be a large, ornate throne where I could sit and watch all my minions run around and I could oversee my kingdom of rats. Then I would really be the Rat Goddess. Haha! My house would also come with it's own exotic animal vet and private chef that could make all my rats favorite foods.

Obviously this isn't all I would want in a dream house but it would be a great start.
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