Saturday Meme!!

Oh my goodness....it's another brain-dead Saturday night after a LOOOOONG day (and even longer week), and that means....another Saturday meme!!!

Now, I'm feeling really old today. That feeling started when I was talking to a group of students--yes, they're young, but they're fully potty-trained and able to produce some spectacularly coherent thoughts--and they informed me that they were all born either shortly before (as in, a matter of weeks or months) or shortly after September 11th,2001.

HOLY CRAP. 9/11 seems so vivid, even now, that I can't believe that enough time has passed for these children to have been born, to have successfully graduated from infancy and toddlerhood, and to have become literate.

This feeling of my aged splendor continued when I was trying to find a meme for today. Most of them asked about what grade I'm in, or what grade my "crush" is in. So, please excuse this "Blonde Moments Survey," as I am feeling the need to indulge my inner-teenager tonight. And, well, sadly, over the past year or so my hair has gone from a golden blond to a dull, nutty brown--yet another signpost of the "maturation" process. And also a frustrating sign that I am going to have to start budgeting for highlights, 'cause this color ain't gonna cut it.

And so.....as an homage to the blond that I was from age zero until age 28, I give you the "Blonde Moments Survey" (their spelling, not mine....)

18 or lower means you’re not stupid.

Gum has fallen out of your mouth when you were talking.
YES.

Gum has fallen out of your mouth when you were NOT talking.
YES.

You have ran into a glass/screen door.
YES.

You have jumped out of a moving vehicle.
I once fell off of a golf cart due to my sister's reckless driving. Does that count?

You have thought of something funny and laughed, then people gave you weird looks.
Yeah, sadly that happens almost daily. Though it's Thailand, so people only give you weird looks when they think you're not looking, 'cause they don't want to hurt your feelings.

You have ran into a tree.
Nice grammar, sweetheart. And that's a NO.

It IS possible to lick your elbow
Wait.....WHAT???

You just tried to lick your elbow.
Whoops. Crap. They totally caught me red-handed with that one (er, red-elbowed??)

You never knew that the Alphabet and Twinkle Twinkle Little Star have the same rhythm.
I teach preschool. OF COURSE I know that. And the word you're looking for is "tune."

You just tried to sing them.
NOPE.

You have tripped on your shoelace and fallen.
YES. I also manage to trip on my own feet rather successfully.

You have choked on your own spit.
Gross. NO.

You have seen the the Matrix and still don’t get it.
I love The Matrix. The spoon TOTALLY doesn't exist.

You didn’t notice that in the last question “the” was spelled twice
Nope, sure didn't.

You just looked at it.
Yep, sure did.

Your hair is blonde/dirty blonde.
Meh....two years ago I would have called it a dirty blond. Now I think it's sadly crossing over into brunette land......

People have called you slow.
Only when running or attempting to do something even remotely artistic.

You have accidentally caught something on fire
Again, nice grammar. I once lit my hair on fire when lighting a cigarette.

You tried to drink out of a straw, but it went into your nose/eyes/cheek.
Oh, Lordy. That happens all the damn time.

You have caught yourself drooling.
Only during sleep. I am an absolute cascade of drool in my sleep. Poor Peter. Though when I drool on him, I'm usually able to wipe it off before he notices.

You’ve fallen asleep in class
Wow....NEVER. Just the thought of that is making me twitch violently.....

If someone says “fart” you laugh.
Ha ha....TOTALLY.

You just laughed.
Sure did.

Sometimes you just stop thinking
Sadly, my little brain NEVER shuts off....

You tell a story and forget what you were talking about
I forget what I was talking about in mid-sentence ALL THE TIME.

People are often shaking their heads and walking away from you
NO!!!!!! Does that actually happen to people??? Wow....that would suck!

You are often told to use your “inside voice”.
Peter said that to me on our first date.

You use your fingers to do simple math.
Not my fingers: I do mental "touch math," which is what I teach my first graders to do.

You have eaten a bug.
MANY since I've been in Asia, though not at all on purpose.

You are taking this test when you should be doing something important
I should be finishing the most amazing book in the world instead of killing my brain cells with this survey.

You’ve looked all over for something and realized it was in your hand or pocket
ALL THE TIME.

You break a lot of things.
All the time--bones included. Luckily, my foot is not broken or fractured, but it may as well be.

Your friends know not to use big words around you
Oh, please. My friends are loquacious and slightly pedantic. Of course they use big words around me.

You sometimes tilt your head when you’re confused
YES. Though I usually do what my friend Bangin' refers to as my "squirrel sensing danger" look, where my eyes kinda dart around searching for danger and my head follows.

You have fallen out of your chair before
I prefer to think of it as getting "bucked off" of my chair, and yes....it actually happened today, because my poor sprained foot sorta gave out as I was getting out of a child-sized chair in my classroom.

When you’re laying in bed, you try to find pictures in the texture of the ceiling
Yeah, but c'mon....doesn't everyone???

total so far=21-ish. I guess my blond bimbocity (yes....I just made that word up....) remains, even though my hair has gotten darker. Go figure.

The actual Substance of this blog shall return tomorrow. Sweet dreams!