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Yes folks, we are rolling in [and on?] tomatoes. Yesterday at the farmers' market I bought two whole flats of Romas, and our bushes are producing too. Last evening I had a grand slicing and squeezing and simmering. There were two huge pans [no. Cauldrons. They demand to be called cauldrons] simmering on the stove. I couldn't resist quoting "bubble, bubble, toil and trouble" as I stirred the gurgling contents of the cauldrons [I like saying that word] with a too-short spoon, at great peril to my hands from flying tomato sauce.
A side note here: say the word "dweeb".
Yes of course out loud. Right now, sitting in front of your computer screen.
Now that your parent or sibling has said "Huh?", you have broken into embarrassed laughter, and have become pretty fed up with me, I shall explain. 'Twas at one of the famous get-togethers of The Big Three [Eva, Dallan and guess who], whilst we were trying to think of an insult for the play-script we were writing. It came up that "dweeb", while manifestly inappropriate for a production set in the 30s, is nevertheless a very fun word to say. Try it. [Oh wait, you already did.]
Now that we've got that out of the way, we can move on to more pressing business, such as Tags. I've been tagged a grand total of three times in the last couple of days: Rose gave me the "hopeless romantic" tag which I did a month or so back but I don't mind doing it again :P And Olive Tree and tinydancer both tagged me the same day, hehe, with the "3" tag. Three favorite characters; one pic of each; three things about them; shall we be overeager and tag three people?
So! Hopeless romantic first. I'll repost some of what I did before. And really, Rose's answers are identical to mine almost all round, and better phrased :), so go check out her post!
What two qualities do you want most in your future husband? Being able to apologize when he's wrong (something I struggle with) and, definitely, being a survivalist. I think that's going to determine a lot of things, in the coming years.
Is there a fictional character you see as a model for your future husband? Hmmm. No. Well, maybe Flagan Sackett, from Louis L'Amour's western novels. [Since I wrote this a few months back, I've figured at Aragorn is pretty awesome...]
Where do you want your wedding? I don't know...garden? Top of Mary's Peak?
What are your views on courtship?Nice idea. Don't know if it's going to happen.
[here's what Rose said, which sums it up perfectly] I think that courtship as opposed to dating is a very good idea. It seems much more family oriented, instead of just couple oriented. I'd like to get to know his family well, and i want him to get to know my family. Of course a couple of "dates" on our own would be fine with me.
What are your views on your first kiss? [Again, here's Rose.] Well, i'm not so sure i like the "wait until my wedding day" idea. I mean, it's a nice idea and if my future spouse wants it that way then i'll probably agree, but i don't really care for that. I'd really like my first kiss to be right after he says "Will you marry me?" and i say "Oh certainly you most wonderful man! I'd go to the ends of the earth and back with you!" Or something like that. Knowing me i'd probably just say "Yes" and burst into tears. So yes, the first kiss when i get engaged, and then wait until the wedding.
Do you have or want a purity ring/locket? Nyet. I'm not married. I'd feel sort of hypocritical wearing a ring on my ring-finger. I hope I can stay pure without a ring!! Mmf.
Do you have or want a hope chest? Why??? A nice collection of seeds, towels, cook books is far more practical! When I'm on that ranch in Montana, I won't be wantin' no fancy carved chest!
Will you wear a veil at your wedding? Natch
What kind of wedding dress do you want? Hm. Medieval?
What flowers do you want in your bouquet?Lavender and roses and wheat.
What do you want to name one of your daughters? Anne--my middle name.
What do you want to name one of your sons? Husband's middle name
Do you believe in the 'knight-in-shining-armor' view of courtship? Erm...sort of. But I'm no princess and I don't want a prince. Let's say more the 'cowboy with one hand on the Bible and the other on his six-shooter' view.
What music do you want to play at your wedding? Theme from Lord of the Rings! And probably country. Yes, definitely. And something hoe-down-ish for the party. Ahem, there is more I could say in this vein.
Are you a hopeless romantic? I wouldn't say so. Hopeless country western romantic, maybe so!
And I tag [um]
On to the "thr3e" [sorry, couldn't resist] tag!
I've got too many favorite characters to choose between.
Here's Anne Shirley
1. She accidentally dyes her hair green [trying for a nice raven black, of course]
2. She's terribly poetic
3. In the movies she's played by the lovely Megan Follows who is perfect for the part
The three chickies in "Ballet Shoes"--Pauline, Petrova and Posy Fossil
I could cheat and just put one thing about each of them.
1. Posy is the wonderful dancer I always wanted to be.
2. Pauline is prob. the most like me, she's a fabulous actress
3. All three girls go to dance and theatre school during WWII
I just found out there's been a movie made, I want to see it so bad!!
Benjamin Martin, memorably played by Mel Gibson in "The Patriot": 1. Law-abiding farmer
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2. Nasty plundering troops
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3. Epic warrior
...need I say more?
That tag goes to
Hmm, sorry Bracie, I just realized that I tagged you twice....I'm not going to change it now though! :)
Other stuff: I got someone to agree play the villain in "Two Tophats and a Spy"!!! Yayz!! Our other actor fell through. Rehearsal Saturday.
Went to the library today. Never, I repeat, never, read the opening chapters of "The Stand" whilst standing in the library. Every person who passes you while coughing [and there were several] will add to your mounting paranoia. GULP!!
I can't believe only two people commented on my last post!! Especially the "reader input requested" bit at the end. I really do want to hear your camping stories!! Post post post!
I think I'll make the "comment on random topic" thing a weekly event. We'll call it Reader Wednesdays. [Sort of stealing Kendra's idea here, hah]
3 comments:
Wait... since when were hopechests fancy?
Mine is going to by a big, incense cedar box.
haha! I suppose this post really doesn't apply to me all that much! lol...but I of course have my own views from the guy side. ;)
Ophelia, well, I guess that's true... I've never really thought about hope chests much, to tell the truth :)
Danzibar, hehe! Take heed, my son. ;)
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