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I am an East Coast expatriate hiding out in the Midwest...

I am an urban gal living in the suburbs and occasionally hiding in the country

I am a yoga practitioner, fitness enthusiast, believer in the mind-body-spirit connection...

I am a mid-life "revert" to the Roman Catholic faith in which I was raised and which has become an enormous source of support, encouragement, inspiration, and joy in my life...

I am a mom, sister, daughter, and wife...

I am an explorer; adventurous and curious about the world and people around me...

I am educated in the formal sense but I gain insight through everyday living...

I created this blog at a time of great fear and apprehension in my life. I chose to sustain it because of the discoveries about myself and the world around me that it has revealed.



What you can expect to find here:
  • the documentation of a love-hate relationship with the greater Philadelphia area
  • reminiscing about the good-ole-days (the 80's!)
  • complaints about my various ailments and injuries, both real and imagined
  • pictures and stories of gardening, decorating, shopping, sewing
  • my love of irony
  • links to kooky news stories
  • way too much scatological musing for sane people


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    Saturday, August 27, 2005
    A Game of Tag

    Yeah, I have said before how much I hate these quizzy things but since none other than LOZ asked me to do it I will certainly indulge her request!

    Seven things that scare me
    aggressive drivers
    guns
    illegal drugs
    Pamela Anderson's Fake 'n Bake tan
    Most "Reality TV" game shows
    All soap operas
    Going to bed with my husband after he's indulged in a bean and carne asada burrito, washed down with 2 Negro Modelo beers!

    Seven things I like the most
    My family
    My pets
    Our garden/backyard and the creatures who reside there
    Cooking original recipes
    The beaches of Brigantine, NJ
    A nice bowl of soup at a Greek diner
    Playing slots in Atlantic City!

    Seven important things in my room
    Underwear
    My ancient palm pilot
    Lavender linen spray (handy after a post-burrito night!)
    My in-need-of-replenishment Birkenstock collection
    My bed
    My 13" tv - my favorite tv in the house!
    The ceiling fan

    Seven random facts about me
    I was born & raised in Delaware County, PA
    I wear birkenstock size 39 regular
    I hate fishing - its too gruesome and smelly for me to deal with
    I despise large-screen tv's
    A real east-coast "Corned Beef Special" is one of my all-time favorite sandwiches
    I also love a good deli tuna salad sandwich...
    ...and an "All American" hoagie from Planet Hoagie (Hubby's fave is the Sigi)

    Seven things I plan to do before I die (More like 7 things I plan to do UNTIL I die!)
    Breathe
    Eat
    Excrete waste products
    Do laundry
    Do more laundry
    Grocery shop
    Pick dirty socks and underwear off the floor and place them in the proper receptacle (it's called a HAMPER, folks! Somehow my husband and child can't grasp the concept of the hamper)

    Seven things I can do
    See list above

    Seven things I can't do
    Live with clutter
    Give a whoot about "American Idol" or Top 40 radio hits
    Poop without pharmecuetical assistance
    Indulge in pork, shellfish, amoxicilin, or latex products (allergies, yanno)
    Have a vaginal orgasm (c'est la vie...)
    Store excess bile for the emulsification of fats in my diet (no gall bladder)
    Continue chain emails/games/quizzes

    Seven things I say the most
    No big whoop
    Turn off that TV!
    I love you (or the more terse yet playful "Love ya'!")
    How ya' doin'?
    Can I get coleslaw instead of fries?
    Hiya (not "hi" or "hello")
    "Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with thee..." etc., etc.

    Seven celeb crushes
    In the 1980's:
    Nick Rhodes
    Simon LeBon
    Nick Kershaw
    Adam Ant

    In the 90's:
    Donnie Walberg
    Nash Kato
    Every guy in a mod/garage/60's revival band with requisite Brian Jones hairdo

    In the 21st Century:
    none that last more than a day or two


    ok, everyone is off the hook because I'm a party-pooping chain-buster. Unless you WANT to do this quiz, then you can blame me for "making" you do it.

    Posted at 12:09 pm by brandy101

    Lyly
    September 2, 2005   12:05 PM PDT
     
    I wear size 39 too..
    ssprite
    August 28, 2005   09:13 PM PDT
     
    we wear the same size birkies!!! hehehe
    loz
    August 28, 2005   04:30 AM PDT
     
    well no wonder I never 'got' the gall bladder before...

    gall baldder ??

    haha.

    l.
    x
    loz
    August 28, 2005   04:29 AM PDT
     
    oops, I, er, musta missed the part about you hating these things! sorry about that, but thanks for being a good sport & doing it anyway!

    no gall bladder?? oy... you know, I'm not even totally sure what all a gall bladder does, but I still have one. does it do anything besides with the bile? (how odd, I've never even thought about the gall baldder before, other than in passing mentions...)

    l.
    x
    Melsyslap
    August 28, 2005   12:00 AM PDT
     
    OK you and I are so the same.

    OK except for those Duran references...talk to Miss Ginger about THAT.

    But Nik Kershaw!!!

    MOD BOYZ!!!

    OH.

    And Donnie Walburg kissed my elbow in Burger King downtown Montreal.

    Well a young girl told me it was him...I was pissed he was holding up the line whilst on my mini lunch break from Cosmetic-ing.

    Although I have never been to Brigantine I enjoy eating pizza in Cape May!
    Michelle
    August 27, 2005   07:08 PM PDT
     
    I must comment on:

    Cannot live with clutter - damn we will never be roommates

    Give a whoot about "American Idol" or Top 40 radio hits...yeah but American Idol the show is almost as good as Survivor!

    Poop without pharmecuetical assistance...ewwww

    Have a vaginal orgasm (c'est la vie...)...join the club
    Giggles
    August 27, 2005   04:23 PM PDT
     
    ...now I'm hungry....
    chrysalis
    August 27, 2005   03:41 PM PDT
     
    C'mon now, Brandy, that wasn't so painful, was it? Certainly not as painful as that post-burrito event. By comparison, I can indulge any time I want in amoxicillin but must stay away from tetracycline. And the last couple years of my life would have been very different if it weren't for latex.
     

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