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The Battle of Who Could Care Less

I typically loathe e-mail forwards with a passion, but this particular exercise was pretty fun (and you'll understand the blog entry title when you see the last question.)

So here's what I had to do...

1. Put your iTunes on shuffle. (Easy enough)

2. For each question, press the next button to get your answer.

3. YOU MUST WRITE THAT SONG NAME DOWN NO MATTER HOW SILLY IT SOUNDS!

4. Make a fun/silly/witty comment on your answer.

5. Tag 10 friends who might enjoy doing the same as well as the person you got the note from. (Not going to happen, but this will be fun anyway.)

1.What is your motto?
"Amsterdam" by Guster
I don't know how a cool European country can be a motto, but hey, it could be worse, right?

2.What do your friends think of you?
"Come Pick Me Up" by Ryan Adams
So they either need a ride somewhere or an emotional boost, huh? So glad I can oblige.

3.What do you think about very often?
"Somewhere Only We Know" by Keane
With the nasty cold Minnesota weather right now, I'm dreaming of Will and I's favorite vacay spot, Los Angeles. But it's hardly somewhere only we know.

4. What is 2+2?
"Airbag" by Radiohead
Doubtful. But at least it's another great song.

5.What do you think of your best friend?
"Overrated" by Gavin DeGraw
This is hilarious. I doubt my best friend (a.k.a. Will) would appreciate this!

6.What do you think of the person you like?
"Warning Sign" by Coldplay
Again, I don't think Will is going to like this one...

7. What is your life story?
"Everything's Not Lost" by Coldplay
Well that's comforting...

8.What do you want to be when you grow up?
"Hotel Yorba" by The White Stripes
I'm pretty sure I don't want to be anything that Jack White is singing about.

9.What do you think when you see the person you like?
"Rebel Prince" by Rufus Wainwright
Ok, I'm thinking Will's going to like this one.

10.What do your parents think of you?
"Accidentally in Love" by Counting Crows
I hope my Mom's love for me isn't just accidental.

11.What will you dance to at your wedding?
"Lump" by Presidents of the U.S.A.
Good thing this didn't really end up being the case.

12. What will they play at your funeral?
"Grace" by U2
Not a bad song for such a bittersweet day! :)

13. What is your hobby/interest?
"Skyway" by The Replacements
This is oddly appropriate given that I spend many a Minnesota afternoon walking through the skyway (to grab a cup of coffee at Caribou and avoid the cold).

14. What is your biggest secret?
"At Last" by Etta James
Not sure how this one fits with "biggest secret" 'cause it's no secret that I'm very happy in love. But this could've been my theme song when I met Will.

15. What do you think of your friends?
"Times Like These" by Foo Fighters
This song fits really well with friendship. You've got your good times, your struggles...all part of friendship.

16. What's the worst thing that could happen?
"Harder to Breathe" by Maroon 5
Yeah, this is pretty bad. Oxygen=good!

17.How will you die?
"One Angry Dwarf and 200 Solemn Faces" by Ben Folds Five
I don't think I even want to know how this one will play out. Scary!

18. What makes you laugh?
"A Wink and a Smile" by Harry Connick Jr.
Yeah, that works pretty nicely. Well, unless it's someone scary winking and smiling at me.

19.What makes you cry?
"Hate to Say I Told You So" by The Hives
Yeah, I don't like being wrong, so there you go...

20. Will you ever get married?
"Baby, It's Cold Outside" by Sammy Davis Jr. and Carmen McRae
If I wasn't already married, this might give me hope.

21. What scares you the most?
"Rehab" by Amy Winehouse
Hilarious! I'm guessing I probably won't have to worry about this...

22. Does anyone like you?
"I Want Candy" by Bow Wow Wow
If not, sounds like some chocolate would do the trick!

23. If you could go back in time, what would you change?
"Who Did You Think I Was" by John Mayer
I guess people's perceptions of me, huh?

24. What hurts right now?
"i Feel it All" by Feist
Sometimes this is very apropos.

25. Now for the title of this blog entry...
"The Battle of Who Could Care Less" by Ben Folds Five
Makes me sound sort of apathetic, don't you think? Thank goodness I'm not really that cynical about life.

26. Lastly, what is the one thing you regret?
"Life on a Chain" by Pete Yorn
Never lived on a chain, so I doubt I'd regret it.

The Perfect Saturday

When you're a freelance writer for a living, there's plenty of Saturdays where you're camped out in front in your laptop just like any other day of the week. I mean there are definitely much worse ways to spend a Saturday, but I was pretty excited to spend today sans laptop.

So what's a perfect Saturday with no writing on your agenda look like? Well, here we go...

Well, I slept in until 9:30—a world record for me these days.(For the record: This isn't me or my baby!)

Then I made homemade Belgium waffles and turkey bacon for Will and I. As Rachael Ray would say "Yum-O!"

Next: Off to Starbucks for our morning brew...a caramel macchiato for me, of course. Will someone how ended up with three coffees for the price of one—A regular Pike's, an iced mocha and a regular mocha (my guess is he liked the plain ol' Pike's best of all).

Instead of writing, (Will brought his laptop and blogged today, though), I decided to catch up on my reading. Julie & Julia has been a fun read so far. And since they're making it into a movie soon, I thought I'd finally get around to finishing it (I got it for Christmas last year, sad huh?).

Afterward, Will and I went for a walk all around Lake Calhoun on what's probably going to be one of the last warm summer days in the Twin Cities. Not only did I have the best company imaginable, but it was the perfect sunny/breezy day. The only thing that would've been better is if Lake Calhoun had been the Pacific Ocean...but hey, you enjoy what you've got, right?

Now Introducing...My New Blog!

Don't get me wrong, I still love MySpace and Facebook and will still post there, too. But they just aren't as conducive to the sort of blogging I'm hoping to do in the coming months. So with that said, welcome to my new corner of cyberspace where I'll gab about whatever random thing I'm thinking about...

So check back often for the latest. :)

And in the meantime, why not check out my feature on Abigail Breslin for her latest flick "Kit Kittredge: American Girl?" It was a super fun one to write...

Until next time,
Christa