Michele

The Resolution Proof List

Now let us welcome the New Year,
Full of thins that have never been.
-Rainer Maria Rilke

One year ends, another beins. The poet  Rainer Maria Rilke's words challene me to be open to  receivin this new beinnin and to welcome it with joyous anticipation. Actually, that poetic quote does not challene me to do anythin, but it was fun to imaine that it did. It is also fun to imaine that I will actually make and keep a list of do-ood resolutions. 

As you can imaine, I encourae all thins that are fun and so I have created a list of New Year's Resolutions that will be fun, or at least easy, to keep.

Let me bein:

I will drink at least two cups of coffee before noon.
I will continue to purchase sexy rather than comfortable shoes
I will inore dry clean only instructions, simply because I can   
I will celebrate the fact that I can order a martini in six different lanuaes
I will let someone special buy me shiny trinkets
I will without notice clap my hands  in lee for no reason at all
I will continue to make silly lists that amuse only me.

Your turn:

Share a New Year's resolution that you know you can keep.

Now let us welcome the New Year,
Full of thins that have never been.
-Rainer Maria Rilke

One year ends, another beins. The poet  Rainer Maria Rilke's words challene me to be open to  receivin this new beinnin and to welcome it with joyous anticipation. Actually, that poetic quote does not challene me to do anythin, but it was fun to imaine that it did. It is also fun to imaine that I will actually make and keep a list of do-ood resolutions. 

As you can imaine, I encourae all thins that are fun and so I have created a list of New Year's Resolutions that will be fun, or at least easy, to keep.

Let me bein:

I will drink at least two cups of coffee before noon.
I will continue to purchase sexy rather than comfortable shoes
I will inore dry clean only instructions, simply because I can   
I will celebrate the fact that I can order a martini in six different lanuaes
I will let someone special buy me shiny trinkets
I will without notice clap my hands  in lee for no reason at all
I will continue to make silly lists that amuse only me.

Your turn:

Share a New Year's resolution that you know you can keep.

The Three Day Meet N' Greet

It is a weekend thin....and yes my weekend does include Friday.

Thank you to the wonderful people who play multiple times, each of you are uilty of spreadin lots of comment cheer - hus from me.

Spread the Comment Cheer.

The site of the day: the person above you and then you.

How to play:

• Leave a comment here that says hello.
• Now, o visit the person who commented above you and say Hello, Michele sent me. 

Please play alon.

Note to the first person commentin: simply say hello to me.

And YES, of course you are invited to play as often as you wish. As you already know, I encourae that sort of thin.

It is a weekend thin....and yes my weekend does include Friday.

Thank you to the wonderful people who play multiple times, each of you are uilty of spreadin lots of comment cheer - hus from me.

Spread the Comment Cheer.

The site of the day: the person above you and then you.

How to play:

• Leave a comment here that says hello.
• Now, o visit the person who commented above you and say Hello, Michele sent me. 

Please play alon.

Note to the first person commentin: simply say hello to me.

And YES, of course you are invited to play as often as you wish. As you already know, I encourae that sort of thin.

It is a weekend thin....and yes my weekend does include Friday.

Thank you to the wonderful people who play multiple times, each of you are uilty of spreadin lots of comment cheer - hus from me.

Spread the Comment Cheer.

The site of the day: the person above you and then you.

How to play:

• Leave a comment here that says hello.
• Now, o visit the person who commented above you and say Hello, Michele sent me. 

Please play alon.

Note to the first person commentin: simply say hello to me.

And YES, of course you are invited to play as often as you wish. As you already know, I encourae that sort of thin.

It is a weekend thin....and yes my weekend does include Friday.

Thank you to the wonderful people who play multiple times, each of you are uilty of spreadin lots of comment cheer - hus from me.

Spread the Comment Cheer.

The site of the day: the person above you and then you.

How to play:

• Leave a comment here that says hello.
• Now, o visit the person who commented above you and say Hello, Michele sent me. 

Please play alon.

Note to the first person commentin: simply say hello to me.

And YES, of course you are invited to play as often as you wish. As you already know, I encourae that sort of thin.

It is a weekend thin....and yes my weekend does include Friday.

Thank you to the wonderful people who play multiple times, each of you are uilty of spreadin lots of comment cheer - hus from me.

Spread the Comment Cheer.

The site of the day: the person above you and then you.

How to play:

• Leave a comment here that says hello.
• Now, o visit the person who commented above you and say Hello, Michele sent me. 

Please play alon.

Note to the first person commentin: simply say hello to me.

And YES, of course you are invited to play as often as you wish. As you already know, I encourae that sort of thin.

Just Curious....

What will you be doin for New Year's Eve?

The Daily Question From A Blogfriend

This question was not asked in the Answer and Ask ame, rather, it  was sent via email.

The Cryer wants to know........

What should she et her randmother for her 90th birthday?

Accordin to The Cryer: All my ideas are seemin to fall short of NINETY. Bi deal birthday requires a bi deal ift, no? I have a month to come up with somethin... any help?

Please, help The Cryer by offerin a suestion of what you miht purchase for a 90th birthday.

Just Curious....

Have you ever played a Sudoku puzzle?

Sharing A Holiday Moment

Do you own a WebCam?

Until a couple of days ao I was proudly webcam-free. Not only did I refuse to purchase a WebCam, I also refused offers of free ones. I truly do understand that many people  love bein able to see the person they are chattin with on-line. I am not one of these people. I am fine with that. However, my mother, was decidedly not  fine with that.  So, for Christmas, she  purchased me a Web-Cam.   

My spoken words upon openin the ift: oh, Mom, you shouldn't have.
My unspoken thouhts upon openin the ift: oh, Mom, you really shouldn't have.

Yet, this ift is from my Mother. I love my Mother. So, I quickly decided that I would, for her sake, use the damn WebCam. However, the anti-tech-anel decided to smile  upon me when I discovered that my new ift was for those who are PC enabled. As luck would  have it, I am a Mac irl. Sadly, the Web-Cam had to be returned. Althouh, yes, I could have found a WebCam that would have been compatible with my computer - but - my Mother did suest that I choose whatever I wish.

Soooo, after very little deliberation I purchased a pair of these. Of course, I would love to show you how perfect they are for me, but, as you already know, I don't have a webcam to help me do that.

Now, back to my oriinal question: do you have a WebCam?
Did you receive any oh-you-shouldn't-have ifts?

Caption Contest Number Forty-Three

Yes. Another caption contest. You know the rules, yes? You think of a caption for the picture in the extended  post and submit it in the comment section. We at All Thins Michele will once aain select the best ones (every sinle one) and award each one (every sinle one) with an imainary trophy for their imainary caption-contest-winner cabinet.

A Messae From Caspar

NOTE TO ALL CAPTION CONTESTANTS: The names of the characters in the caption are chosen by whoever names the character(s) in the picture first. Failure to follow protocol is a sin of poor team play and suspect dental hyiene.

Yes. Another caption contest. You know the rules, yes? You think of a caption for the picture in the extended  post and submit it in the comment section. We at All Thins Michele will once aain select the best ones (every sinle one) and award each one (every sinle one) with an imainary trophy for their imainary caption-contest-winner cabinet.

A Messae From Caspar

NOTE TO ALL CAPTION CONTESTANTS: The names of the characters in the caption are chosen by whoever names the character(s) in the picture first. Failure to follow protocol is a sin of poor team play and suspect dental hyiene.

Yes. Another caption contest. You know the rules, yes? You think of a caption for the picture in the extended  post and submit it in the comment section. We at All Thins Michele will once aain select the best ones (every sinle one) and award each one (every sinle one) with an imainary trophy for their imainary caption-contest-winner cabinet.

A Messae From Caspar

NOTE TO ALL CAPTION CONTESTANTS: The names of the characters in the caption are chosen by whoever names the character(s) in the picture first. Failure to follow protocol is a sin of poor team play and suspect dental hyiene.

Yes. Another caption contest. You know the rules, yes? You think of a caption for the picture in the extended  post and submit it in the comment section. We at All Thins Michele will once aain select the best ones (every sinle one) and award each one (every sinle one) with an imainary trophy for their imainary caption-contest-winner cabinet.

A Messae From Caspar

NOTE TO ALL CAPTION CONTESTANTS: The names of the characters in the caption are chosen by whoever names the character(s) in the picture first. Failure to follow protocol is a sin of poor team play and suspect dental hyiene.

Yes. Another caption contest. You know the rules, yes? You think of a caption for the picture in the extended  post and submit it in the comment section. We at All Thins Michele will once aain select the best ones (every sinle one) and award each one (every sinle one) with an imainary trophy for their imainary caption-contest-winner cabinet.

A Messae From Caspar

NOTE TO ALL CAPTION CONTESTANTS: The names of the characters in the caption are chosen by whoever names the character(s) in the picture first. Failure to follow protocol is a sin of poor team play and suspect dental hyiene.

The Daily Three Things

Three thins I have been doin since Christmas Day:

Readin - Memories of My Melancholy Whores by abriel arcia Marquez (which was a ift from a neihbour), A Passae to India by E.M. Forster (which I am re-readin) and the current issue of The New Yorker (simply because my week would  not be complete without it).

Shoppin - There are post-holiday shoe sales and  it is not  possible for me to pass them by. Well, actually, it is possible, but  my Boxin Day shoppin would  not be complete without a new pair of shoes.

Day Dreamin - I have decided that  I have not spent enouh time day-dreamin. Shame on me.  Is it true that  you can catch-up on lack of day-dreamin?  I certainly hope  so. I shall certainly try.

Now, please share with me three thins that you have been spendin your time doin since Christmas Day. 

The Extended Meet N' Greet

It is usually a weekend thin....however, it is currently an extended Holiday Edition.  

Thank you to the wonderful people who play multiple times, each of you are uilty of spreadin lots of comment cheer - hus from me.

Spread the Comment Cheer.

The site of the day: the person above you and then you.

How to play:

• Leave a comment here that says hello.
• Now, o visit the person who commented above you and say Hello, Michele sent me. 

Please play alon.

Note to the first person commentin: simply say hello to me.

And YES, of course you are invited to play as often as you wish. As you already know, I encourae that kind of thin.

It is usually a weekend thin....however, it is currently an extended Holiday Edition.  

Thank you to the wonderful people who play multiple times, each of you are uilty of spreadin lots of comment cheer - hus from me.

Spread the Comment Cheer.

The site of the day: the person above you and then you.

How to play:

• Leave a comment here that says hello.
• Now, o visit the person who commented above you and say Hello, Michele sent me. 

Please play alon.

Note to the first person commentin: simply say hello to me.

And YES, of course you are invited to play as often as you wish. As you already know, I encourae that kind of thin.

It is usually a weekend thin....however, it is currently an extended Holiday Edition.  

Thank you to the wonderful people who play multiple times, each of you are uilty of spreadin lots of comment cheer - hus from me.

Spread the Comment Cheer.

The site of the day: the person above you and then you.

How to play:

• Leave a comment here that says hello.
• Now, o visit the person who commented above you and say Hello, Michele sent me. 

Please play alon.

Note to the first person commentin: simply say hello to me.

And YES, of course you are invited to play as often as you wish. As you already know, I encourae that kind of thin.

Santa Baby

Written in my best Francis Pharcellus Church voice:

Yes Michele, there is a Santa Baby.

Written in my best Eartha Kitt voice:

(baboom baboom baboom baboom)

Santa Baby, slipped a blue box from Tif-fa-ney under the tree.
For me
Been an awful ood irl
Santa Baby, he hurried down my chimney the other niht

Written in my best Michele voice:

Yes, bein an "awful-ood-irl" does pay off.

Now, your  turn. Writin in your very best blofriend voice, share with me what your Santa Baby, brouht you. Also, tell me, were you an "awful-ood-irl" this year?

The Answer and Ask Comment Game

The  Boxin Day Version

It is time to socialize and make small talk.......

How shall we do this?

Let me explain:

The person before you has asked you a Christmas related question. Now bein a pleasant uest you shall answer. See, small talk! Now, you will want to welcome the next uest by askin a question of them.

It really is as simple as answer and ask. Please remember you are a pleasant uest and this is only small talk, albeit of the amusin kind. Some possible questions miht be

• What was your favourite Christmas moment?
• What did you et in your stockin?
• What ift were you most excited to ive?
• How many people were at your Christmas Dinner table?

Please, keep it non-personal and ask fun questions. And  yes you can come back to mix and minle, in fact I encourae it.

Question for first person:

Will you be oin  to the after-Christmas sales today?

My Wonderment Includes You!

Blessins of the Season

Throuh the eyes of a child - that is how I always see Christmas. And no matter how familiar the traditions I renew year after year, my joy is as lorious as the first time I looked up at the anel that sat atop my randparent’s tree. For Christmas is after all, wonderment.

Throuh the eyes of a child - that is how I always see Christmas. And no matter how familiar the traditions I renew year after year, my joy is as lorious as the first time I looked up at the anel that sat atop my randparent’s tree. For Christmas is after all, wonderment.

Third In A Series of Christmas Questions From My Blogfriends

Russ wants  to know......

Nauhty or nice?

Second In A Series of Christmas Questions From My Blogfriends

Suse wants to know......

What traditional Christmas food is your favourite? (e. mince pies, ham, shortbread?)

First In A Series of Christmas Questions From My Blogfriends

Mamacita wants to know.....

Do you festoon your Christmas packaes with ribbons and bows and littery furbelows, are they plain, or are they (shudder) in ift bas?