The Countdown Meme

I recently received a royal edict passed down from on-high by the Queen of Memes herself that I had been tagged with the 10-9-8-7-6 ... Countdown Meme (the Queen procured it at Shannon's Moments of Introspection who had found it at Multifaceted Mama who pilfered it from Life Is Nothing Without Friends who frankly stole it from Freaky Poptart's Meme Obsession), and even though I can think of a number of really good reasons to spend Christmas in the dungeon at Bloggingham, I guess I really should do the meme so as to avoid that fate. Rumor has it the Queen is going to be serving up fruitcake and even in the best of circumstances, fruitcake should avoided at all costs, even if it means completing a meme that leaves you scratching your head over a bit of it and wondering how on earth you're going to get that part done? Ah well, I shall give it a whirl ...

Ten things you wish you could say to TEN different people right now:

1. Enough already!
2. Would it kill you to at least drop me an email to let me know how you are?
3. Stop calling, I am NOT going to answer the phone!
4. The hamper is right outside of your bedroom door.
5. Are you going to let me borrow that or not?
6. Why do you always ask me to make the dessert?
7. Don't eat the sand, eat a worm (well, okay, so that's not to a person but close enough, right?)
8. You really need to get over yourself.
9. So ... about that profit sharing ...
10. "The" is, in fact, a word that most people use in a sentence and is acceptable to use on the radio, too!
    

Nine things about yourself:

1. I had my tonsils out when I was 22 and couldn't speak for two weeks afterward.
2. I think Sean Connery is damned sexy.
3. I cry watching sad movies or reading a sad passage in a book.
   
4. I have three brothers - Mark, Alan, and John. My first husband's name was Mark, my second husband's name was Alan, the guy I love most in the world is named John.
5. I was the Class Secretary of my Senior Class - Windham High School Class of 1976.
6. I get choked up watching a parade, especially when marching bands go by.
7. I worked at McDonald's for just one day and never went back again even to get the paycheck.
8. I am related to the suffragette Susan B. Anthony on my grandmother's side.
9. Even though I don't sing very well at all, I used to sing in church choir when I was younger.

Eight ways to win your heart (this is the tough part as my heart has been in cold storage for quite some time now ...):

1. Above all else, have a sense of humor.
2. Be able to carry on an intelligent conversation.
3. Enjoy watching the occasional "chick flick" with me!
4. Romantic little gestures are a definite plus.
5. If you're either Seth or JM just smile at me or send me a cute text message!
6. Don't play games unless they're Scrabble, Cribbage, or something along those lines!
7. Enjoy a nice slow dance and candlelight.
8. You can have me at 'hello' as long as you're the right man saying it.

Seven things that cross your mind a lot:

1. Why on earth did I say I'd cover that shift for _______________?
2. Where is my economic bailout?
3. How did I end up with such a slob for a daughter?
4. How is it that I work all this overtime and I'm still broke?
5. Is it time to go home yet?
6. When is my next day off??
7. Do I even have days off???

Six things you do before you fall asleep:

1. Brush my teeth.
2. Plug in my cell phone.
3. Turn on the sound machine and set it for 'thunderstorm'.
4. Worry about a plethora of things both real and imagined.
5. Wish I didn't have to get up so early in the morning!
6. Roll over on to my left side.

There - meme done and fruitcake dungeon avoided! I hope that my answers shall pleaseth the Queen! I'm not going to tag anyone else even though I was tempted to throw this one at Rob, Erik, and Jean-Luc just to get a guy's take on it but in the spirit of the season, I'm going to let them off the hook - unless they don't mind being on the hook and want to do it out of the kindness of their hearts! Uhm ... men do have hearts, right??

Oh, and speaking of hearts and men, today is the birthday of someone that my heart still cares a great deal about so just in case he still occasionally pops in to read (and I'm pretty sure he does though he'd never admit it) may I just say a very happy birthday and I hope that the coming year brings you all that your heart desires. Stay safe and yeah, I still miss you.