Troisieme
So I ended up getting third place in our fantasy baseball league!
Not too bad for my first time I guess. It really helped that my team was like 75% Mets and the Mets had a good year. It’s going to be hard to pick a different set of dudes next year, but the odds that I’d be able to get the exact same set are pretty low.
Woo!
MCNEIL!
Well deserved. He was so good this year. Last year was an aberration. I’m so glad I picked him up for my fantasy team!
GIMME SOME WADDAH
I have vague memories of the markers mentioned here. Anyone else?
I don’t remember the crayons, though, but I was much more of a marker kid.
Also, these crayon names:
They’re all pretty great, but http://www.purple has got me laughing so hard. It’s just…it’s just http://www.purple. Is it a .com? Is it a .org? WHO KNOWS, BUT IT’S PURPLE
6,000
Hello, faithful readers (all one of you)!
Today is my SIX THOUSANDTH BLOG!
It’s been 6,000 days since May 1, 2006. It’s also 4,000 days until I hit 10,000 blog posts.
That’s pretty wild.
(I know no one cares, but whatever.)
This is a long one, sorry (it’s a survey, don’t get excited)
Name 3 foods that you like that your mom doesn’t.
Tuna, radishes, …uh, I can’t think of a third one.
What flavor was the last popsicle you ate?
I don’t think I’ve ever had a popsicle.
Do you like mango?
PAPA LOVES MANGO
*danana da-na*
MAMA LOVES MANGO
*danana da-na*
(No, I don’t like mango.)
What was the last thing you got falsely accused of?
Pepper accuses me daily of not feeding her.
What was the last thing you ordered online?
Kinvaras. WHAT ELSE WOULD IT BE
Who was the last person you rode in a car with?
Nate.
Have you ever been kicked out of a store?
No, surprisingly.
Which major holiday is your birthday closest to?
My birthday is ON a holiday, dawg.
Do you use a sunlamp?
I used to, back when I had my computer on my computer desk at home. The light is still over there, but I have migrated to the dining room table thanks to COVID-induced online teaching. There’s not a good plug for the light over here.
When was the last time you cleaned your room?
I don’t have a room.
Do you feel like you accomplished anything today?
PFFFT.
Do you drink tea every day?
I used to, back in Vancouver. But not anymore.
What does caffeine do to you?
Nothing, really.
What’s a drink you have been loving lately?
I still dig water.
What was your favorite Starbucks drink last summer?
I haven never gotten a drink from Starbucks.
What is/was your favorite teen magazine?
I used to read CosmoGirl all the time, hahaha.
What were you almost named?
I would have been named Duncan had I been a boy. And I would have promptly thrown myself out the hospital window.
What would your name be if you had been born the opposite gender?
Hahahaha, see above. Everyone was sure I would be a boy.
Are you happy with your life right now?
Existence in general is horrible, so whatev.
Do you ever feel jealous of others?
Always.
When was the last time you had a fever?
Whenever I got my last COVID shot.
Do you normally get fevers when you’re sick?
I…think so? It’s been a long time since I’ve legitimately been sick.
Do you get the flu every year?
I’ve never had the flu.
Which symptom do you get more often when you’re sick: fever or vomiting?
Probably fever. Honestly, I really do get sick so infrequently that I can’t remember my typical symptoms.
What color hair would you have if you were a cartoon character?
Probably just black.
Would other people describe you as creative?
Maybe.
Do you trust all of your facebook friends?
Nope.
Have you ever had a facebook friend betray you?
Probably.
…a real-life friend betray you?
Yup.
What color are your slippers?
No slippies.
Would you rather paint or carve a pumpkin?
Carve.
What state do you want to visit next?
I’d go back to Idaho to visit my mom.
If you had to live in another country for a year, which country would it be?
United States! HAHAHA I GOT YOU THERE BITCHES
Do you have moments you wish you could erase from your memory?
There are things I’ve accidentally seen online that I would love to erase from my memory, yes.
Are you haunted by memories of stupid things you’ve said and done?
My existence is saying and doing stupid things, bruh.
Did you like high school or college better?
College. High school was ass.
Who was your favorite Olsen twin?
I don’t know enough about them to choose.
Are you part Irish?
Nope.
Do you ever listen to Celtic music?
Sometimes.
Which accent do you like best?
That weird midwestern Yooper accent is way more attractive than it has any right to be.
Tea or coffee?
Tea.
What show did you want to be on when you were younger?
Fear Factor, hahaha.
Have you ever won a spelling bee?
Probably not.
Were you one of the smartest in your class?
Depends on the year.
Do you think it’s unfair that people less intelligent than you make more money than you?
Of course not.
Do you know a lot of rich and spoiled and selfish people?
I’m sure I do.
Are you still waiting for the guy/girl of your dreams?
Married him, thanks!
Do you enjoy being single?
I’m not single.
Do you enjoy mornings?
Only if I’m running.
Have you ever been to jail?
Nope.
Have you ever feared going to jail or thought about what it would be like?
Nope.
What was your favorite book you had to read for school?
I think I technically had to read The Great Gatsby for school (we could pick Gatsby or some other book), so that one.
Do you stay up late?
Yup.
Will you let your kids have a youtube channel, do you think?
I will never have kids.
Have you ever owned a designer purse?
Nope.
Do you like the taste of Tums?
Never had them.
Claudia’s Fake Radio Station from 1999
As I’ve mentioned on here multiple times, I was OBSESSED with my mom’s camcorder when I was a kid/pre-teen and was always making stupid videos, fake TV shows, and the like.
But before the camcorder came the tape recorder, and JESUS CHRIST it was the same sort of obsession. I remember having a tape player/recorder when I was really young (back when we lived in Troy, so like six or seven years old?) and it had this little microphone thingy attached by a spiral cord. I remember doing all sorts of interviews and other weird stuff with it.
Fast forward to the late ‘90s (1999 to be exact) and I had a fancier tape recorder but the same old desire to do weird-ass fake radio stuff with it. I recorded an entire tape of me doing commercials, interviews, news segments, and a decent amount of music I recorded from an old Monopoly game I had on CD.
Wanna hear it?
(Side 1 content starts around 0:17)
(Monopoly music on Side 2 stops around 4:27)
The “ZFAT 101” comes from the “Z-Fun 106.1” radio station in Moscow.
At least I’m not singing along with the Monopoly music. There’s a tape of me from fifth grade on which I distinctly remember singing about Rogaine to one of those songs on side 2.
Yes, there’s a commercial like every two minutes. It’s infinitely more entertaining than me going all improv on my electronic keyboard two-thirds of the way through side 1, though.
It’s shocking I didn’t go into journalism or mass media or film or something like that given all this nonsense I did as a kid.
(It’s actually not that shocking; I became much more introverted as I got older and also realized I was ugly and untalented and so had absolutely no chance of success in any of those fields.)
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