Random Dozen, Who on earth are Hall & Oates?!

1. On an average, how often do you splurge and buy something for yourself?  
A lot. I splurge way.too.much. Did you see my outfit for Wicked? Yeah, big fat splurge, and so was the outfit ;)

2. Are you more like Hall or Oates? Just kidding. Real question: What is the last creative project you began/finished? Feel free to post a pic of it.
K, so I was nervous there for a sec....no idea who or what Hall or Oates is. Have to be the name decals in the boys' room.

3. OK, Goldie Locks, do you consider your house too big, too little or juuuust right?
Currently....just right. I know that we have as much as we need, and I may have to keep reminding myself of that for years to come.  But do I think that we'll live in this house forever? No.
4. What is your favorite outdoor chore?
Outdoor Chore? Next question please...
JUST kidding. I really don't have a favorite. I hate them all equally :)
5. If you knew that cigarette smoking was not bad for your health but would be a weight loss tool, would you use it? Why or why not?
Smoking grosses me out. It's just icky. I would not do it. If it were suddenly the ONLY way to lose weight.....I'd be fat forever :P
6. On a road trip, would you rather drive or ride?
Pretty neutral on this subject. If it were through winding mountains or during a storm, I'm riding. Otherwise, I'd be willing to drive, but I don't feel I HAVE to.
7. What do you consider a trivial pursuit?
The love of cars and desire to aquire....{preaching to the choir here, I love me a nice car}, but they're not a growing asset, and the destruction of them is not always in your control.
I guess all around the acquisition of "things". Like they say, you never see a hearse pulling a U-Haul. 
8. This weekend, we downloaded the movie "Duplicity" with Julia Roberts and Clive Owen. Within 5 minutes, I was bored and annoyed, but I kept watching 5-10 minutes at a time hoping it would get better between small chores. I finally gave up and Jorge watched it alone, and then regretted wasting that time because he disliked it intensely, too. So ... how long do you watch a movie or read a book before giving up on it?
For a movie, 15-20 minutes....maybe 1/2 hour.
For a book, you get one chapter, or I'm done. 
9. Is there a song that you really love but are embarrassed to admit because it's not cool or it's racy or because it's by Hall and Oates?
'Your Man' by Josh Turner. Love his voice, and they aren't 'racy' lyrics.....very appropriate for married couples.  I don't think there is a woman in America that doesn't want her husband to sing this in her ear...

10. On a scale of 1-10 (10 = extremely) how spontaneous are you?

I'd say 8. I still go to bed pretty early, so that takes me out of the running for late night runs to the store or wal-mart like in college....but last Wednesday I did suggest we drive to MN that day--we didn't end up going, but it was my idea. If it didn't take us an hour to pack to go ANYWHERE, I'd be at LEAST a 9.

11. Are you a food and/or beverage snob?
Beverage snob totally.
I will DRIVE ACROSS TOWN for a resturaunt that serves Pepsi. And that heavily weighs in my decision if they only have coke. (Subway was way better when they had Pepsi, btw).
If you want the best beverage in the world, come to my town, we'll go for dinner and you will LOVE the pop at my fave resturaunt in town....no lie, Heidi even thinks so ;) Right, Heidi...good pop. 

12. Who/What are you trying to control in your life?
My reputation. I don't know if that makes sense, but I would say it is all encompassing. I like things to be 'just so', so that I look good.  Dinner parties, my appearance, my children's appearance/behavior, my 'things'.......ugh. 


Well, that was a happy way to wrap that up ;) Click on over to Linda @ 2nd Cup of Coffee, there are lots of links to look through. And have fun! Do one of your own!!