Friday five
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glacier_kitty1. What is the film of your pre-teens? The Mummy Returns, LOTR, etc
2. What is the song of your teens? "Battlefield"-Blind Guardian, "Guardiani Del Destino"-Rhapsody, etc
3. What is the TV show of your twenties? Game of Thrones, Deadliest Catch, etc
4. What is the book of your thirties? The Worst Journey in the World, And Then There Were None, etc
5. What is the song of March 20, 2026? I'm still loving both "Night Castle" and "Sanctuary!" I threw in some Gregorian Chant in earlier too..so soothing!
Finally this cold weather is coming to an end, it's supposed to be in the teens and 20s this next week!! That's going to feel amazing. This March has had the most days (7) with minimum temperatures at or below -40 out of every March since 1942! The 18th tied the 3rd latest -40 observation on record. Even people who LIKE cold weather are getting tired of it haha. We've definitely had more than enough :P
Danae and I keep talking about the fact that if she hadn't been hired when she did and people finding out about us taking donations again, the bookstore probably would have had to close (I kept begging Shelby last year to take donations, but she wouldn't listen to me). We were on the edge of disaster and I hope to never experience that again. On Tuesday, we got 800 donations!! (We have to count all our donations, maybe for grant purposes?) The atmosphere is happier, we're getting really great books in (which the customers love too), lots of people are stopping by again..Danae and I are loving it! Danae said she looks forward to going to work because of all the donations, and she loves working with me..aww. We work so well together we don't have to say anything, one of us will count donations and the other will work the register, and we switch at some point during the day. We also have great volunteers, and all our collective efforts have really turned things around and it's become a fun place again. Yay! I'm so grateful. We might have a bit too many books now, but it's better than having none haha
14. Write about a grandparent with whom you connected: One of grandma's favorite books was Hawaii by James Michener, and she gave me a copy to read too. I think I told her at some point that I liked it too. I always think of her when I see that book, and her great smile when she used to talk about the book
15. What do you and your best friends like to do together? Go out to eat, talk about books haha, talk/text each other, etc
16. How do you feel when it rains? If it's after a hot day, relieved and refreshed. If it's cold or it's been raining for days, very tired and sluggish. I might get a migraine from the pressure change, though snowstorms are more likely for that
17. Who were some of your childhood heroes? Dad, my half-sister Jenni, Quasimodo, etc
18. Write down one family recipe that you will cherish forever: Whatever one Ryan uses to make bread (especially Puerto Rican bread)..soo gooood
19. What do you usually do around 3:00 in the afternoon? That's when I get off work, so I sign out and get my stuff together and wait for the bus. If it's the weekend, I'm probably online, maybe doing laundry, etc
20. Describe a typical Monday: Hang out at my parents' house for awhile, then mom will take me and Curti home. Sometimes I have to go to the store or the chiropractor too
1. What was the last thing you talked about with your mother?
2. What is your favorite color, and why?
3. When was the last time you did something reckless?
4. What do you love about summer?
5. What sort of dessert do you like in the evenings?
6. How would you describe yourself in less than 500 words?
7. Describe a moment from today that you want to remember always
8. What are your favorite drinks?
9. What do you like to wear to bed?
10. What do you remember about your primary/elementary school days?
11. Write about three friendships of yours which you know are for life
12. Name five people you admire, and discuss why
13. Is there anything weighing on your heart right now?
14. Write about a grandparent with whom you connected
15. What do you and your best friends like to do together?
16. How do you feel when it rains?
17. Who were some of your childhood heroes?
18. Write down one family recipe that you will cherish forever
19. What do you usually do around 3:00 in the afternoon?
20. Describe a typical Monday
21. What sort of adventures do you dream of going on?
22. Is there anything about yourself that you want to change?
23. Write about a recent dream that you've had
24. Write about your favorite place to eat as a family
25. How does your family usually celebrate birthdays?
26. How do you feel about motherhood?
27. Write down something funny that's happened this last week
28. What are three things from this past month that have been stressful?
29. What are three things from this past month that has made you smile?
30. How are you feeling today?
31. What is your favorite thing about mornings right now?
2. What is the song of your teens? "Battlefield"-Blind Guardian, "Guardiani Del Destino"-Rhapsody, etc
3. What is the TV show of your twenties? Game of Thrones, Deadliest Catch, etc
4. What is the book of your thirties? The Worst Journey in the World, And Then There Were None, etc
5. What is the song of March 20, 2026? I'm still loving both "Night Castle" and "Sanctuary!" I threw in some Gregorian Chant in earlier too..so soothing!
Finally this cold weather is coming to an end, it's supposed to be in the teens and 20s this next week!! That's going to feel amazing. This March has had the most days (7) with minimum temperatures at or below -40 out of every March since 1942! The 18th tied the 3rd latest -40 observation on record. Even people who LIKE cold weather are getting tired of it haha. We've definitely had more than enough :P
Danae and I keep talking about the fact that if she hadn't been hired when she did and people finding out about us taking donations again, the bookstore probably would have had to close (I kept begging Shelby last year to take donations, but she wouldn't listen to me). We were on the edge of disaster and I hope to never experience that again. On Tuesday, we got 800 donations!! (We have to count all our donations, maybe for grant purposes?) The atmosphere is happier, we're getting really great books in (which the customers love too), lots of people are stopping by again..Danae and I are loving it! Danae said she looks forward to going to work because of all the donations, and she loves working with me..aww. We work so well together we don't have to say anything, one of us will count donations and the other will work the register, and we switch at some point during the day. We also have great volunteers, and all our collective efforts have really turned things around and it's become a fun place again. Yay! I'm so grateful. We might have a bit too many books now, but it's better than having none haha
14. Write about a grandparent with whom you connected: One of grandma's favorite books was Hawaii by James Michener, and she gave me a copy to read too. I think I told her at some point that I liked it too. I always think of her when I see that book, and her great smile when she used to talk about the book
15. What do you and your best friends like to do together? Go out to eat, talk about books haha, talk/text each other, etc
16. How do you feel when it rains? If it's after a hot day, relieved and refreshed. If it's cold or it's been raining for days, very tired and sluggish. I might get a migraine from the pressure change, though snowstorms are more likely for that
17. Who were some of your childhood heroes? Dad, my half-sister Jenni, Quasimodo, etc
18. Write down one family recipe that you will cherish forever: Whatever one Ryan uses to make bread (especially Puerto Rican bread)..soo gooood
19. What do you usually do around 3:00 in the afternoon? That's when I get off work, so I sign out and get my stuff together and wait for the bus. If it's the weekend, I'm probably online, maybe doing laundry, etc
20. Describe a typical Monday: Hang out at my parents' house for awhile, then mom will take me and Curti home. Sometimes I have to go to the store or the chiropractor too
2. What is your favorite color, and why?
3. When was the last time you did something reckless?
4. What do you love about summer?
5. What sort of dessert do you like in the evenings?
6. How would you describe yourself in less than 500 words?
7. Describe a moment from today that you want to remember always
8. What are your favorite drinks?
9. What do you like to wear to bed?
10. What do you remember about your primary/elementary school days?
11. Write about three friendships of yours which you know are for life
12. Name five people you admire, and discuss why
13. Is there anything weighing on your heart right now?
14. Write about a grandparent with whom you connected
15. What do you and your best friends like to do together?
16. How do you feel when it rains?
17. Who were some of your childhood heroes?
18. Write down one family recipe that you will cherish forever
19. What do you usually do around 3:00 in the afternoon?
20. Describe a typical Monday
21. What sort of adventures do you dream of going on?
22. Is there anything about yourself that you want to change?
23. Write about a recent dream that you've had
24. Write about your favorite place to eat as a family
25. How does your family usually celebrate birthdays?
26. How do you feel about motherhood?
27. Write down something funny that's happened this last week
28. What are three things from this past month that have been stressful?
29. What are three things from this past month that has made you smile?
30. How are you feeling today?
31. What is your favorite thing about mornings right now?
