So…what is the Monday Poll?
Excellent question! It isn’t, contrary to its name, an actual poll, like with little clicky buttons. It’s just a list of five more or less random questions I’ve been posting on this blog every Monday morning for the past quadrillion years (since 2007). I love reading your answers, and it helps me get my week off to a good start. ?
- Top notes: Bergamot (Citrus), Juicy Pear, Pink Peppercorn
- Middle Notes: Rose and Jasmine
- Bottom Notes: White Musk, Vanilla, Patchouli, Cedarwood
1. Clam chowder or linguine and clams?
I’ll take the clam chowder as long as it’s New England clam chowder, and then only if the clams are already out of their shells and chopped up into teeny, tiny little pieces.
I swear I’m not picky! Just totally weird about clams. If they’re still in the shells, forget about it. I had way too many traumatic incidents eating them as a child…
2. 2020 skinny jeans or 1995 vintage jeans?
Gimme the skinny jeans please with a high rise and a little bit of stretch…but not too much.
3. Your favorite punctuation mark?
I do love an exuberant exclamation mark every once in a while!
4. Something about you that sounds made up but is true?
When I was a teenager, I was almost kidnapped. ?
5. If your pet was a fan of a TV show, what show would it be?
Ya know, even though Rosie is a serious intellectual, I can see her getting sucked into The Bachelorette against her will.
6. Have you ever fallen down a flight of stairs?
OMG, yes! I accidentally tumbled down a flight of stairs at the San Francisco Orpheum theater during intermission while watching Wicked… I was wearing high heels and took a wrong step. Pretty sure my lady parts flashed half the mezzanine, too, but ya know, it was SF. Since everyone there had probably at one point or another been unintentionally exposed to body parts, nobody batted a lash.
I was mortified though.
7. Cold scrambled eggs — great or gross?
SO BEYOND GROSS. I can only eat scrambled eggs when they’re warm and silky soft. If they’re even a smidgen overcooked, I can’t. I just CANNOT.
8. Are you wearing a scent today?
Other than the scent of exhaustion? Kidding! (Kinda.) I’m wearing Lancôme Idole today. It’s so fresh and floral and light, and I love it. The official scent notes are…
9. What’s for lunch?
I have half a TJ’s Buffalo Ranch Chopped Salad kit that I need to finish, so I’ll probably have that.
Your friendly neighborhood beauty addict,
Karen
P.S. Here are the questions to copy/paste with your answers in a comment. Talk to ya soon.
1. Clam chowder or linguine and clams?
2. 2020 skinny jeans or 1995 vintage jeans?
3. Your favorite punctuation mark?
4. Something about you that sounds made up but is true?
5. If your pet was a fan of a TV show, what show would it be?
6. Have you ever fallen down a flight of stairs?
7. Cold scrambled eggs — great or gross?
8. Are you wearing a scent today?
9. What’s for lunch?
P.P.S. Hello there, sweet girl! I know you’re probably very busy today, but if you have a moment and the weather cooperates, try to enjoy the outdoors a little. I hope you have a beautiful day.
The trees in my neighborhood have been extra showy lately…
1. Clam chowder or linguine and clams? Neither, I hate clams!
2. 2020 skinny jeans or 1995 vintage jeans? 2020 Skinnies
3. Your favorite punctuation mark? !!!
4. Something about you that sounds made up but is true? I love Keeping up with the Kardashians!
5. If your pet was a fan of a TV show, what show would it be? 90 Day Fiance? I don’t know LOL
6. Have you ever fallen down a flight of stairs? Yes
7. Cold scrambled eggs — great or gross? Gross
8. Are you wearing a scent today? No
9. What’s for lunch? Ramen noodles 🙂
YUMMY ramen noodles! Sounds good. Enjoy!
I’m so glad I hopped back for a minute because it’s not a great day and seeing Connor’s happy, smiling face totally improved my mood! 🙂
1. Clam chowder or linguine and clams? I can’t eat either any more (dumb allergy) but I’d have done linguine back in the day. If it had to be chowder, definitely NE.
2. 2020 skinny jeans or 1995 vintage jeans? Skinny, stretchy and low rise!
3. Your favorite punctuation mark? Ellipses, of course. 😉 Kidding. I’m going with the question mark. It always seemed a little sassy to me.
4. Something about you that sounds made up but is true? Karen, that’s terrible. What a scary thing. I’m so glad you weren’t. I can’t think of anything for me.
5. If your pet was a fan of a TV show, what show would it be? Probably Planet Earth. Lots of beautifully shot wildlife to “chase” around the living room. HAHA!
6. Have you ever fallen down a flight of stairs? Yes. Similar but I was in a very crowded bar and it was winter (and the stairs were snowy/wet). Wiped out in front of the entire dance floor and only the shame got me up. I had a huge, raised bruise for years. And I’m not kidding. Oh, that could have been the answer to #4. 😉
7. Cold scrambled eggs — great or gross? Gross. I like them to be creamy from using a touch of heavy cream, but I can’t abide by any undercooked texture (same with an omelet – not a baveuse fan). I definitely prefer dry. Runny eggs gross me out so much. Not yolks, I’m fine with over easy, but runny whites or scrambled. Blech!
8. Are you wearing a scent today? I’m about to douse myself in SUCK IT UP. Yes, life is full of disappointments. Move one. HAHA! I like to motivate myself with these little pep talks. I respond better to tough love.
9. What’s for lunch? It was caesar salad. Really just romaine and homemade dressing. Same as every workday.
Ugh, I’m sorry that you’re having a yucky day. I hope that you’re feeling a little better. You’ve got this, OK?
Thanks! You, too! I hope your Tuesday is fab so far. 🙂
1. Clam chowder or linguine and clams?
Clam chowder.
2. 2020 skinny jeans or 1995 vintage jeans?
Like you said, high rise stretchy skinnies!
3. Your favorite punctuation mark?
Exclamation point. (!)
4. Something about you that sounds made up but is true?
That I’m an only child. For some reason when people find that out they are in shock and act like I should be scarred in some way. So far it’s been pretty great though!
5. If your pet was a fan of a TV show, what show would it be?
This Old House. I have two male cats and they are both quite masculine so I could see them being good with tools.
6. Have you ever fallen down a flight of stairs?
Yes, my own! It wasn’t a full flight but towards the bottom I slipped and fell right on my butt once, they are hardwood and very slippery!
7. Cold scrambled eggs — great or gross?
Gross! I barely like eggs as it is but I try to eat them because they are cheap and good for you.
8. Are you wearing a scent today?
Origins Ginger.
9. What’s for lunch?
I just had some Knoephla soup…if you’ve never heard of it, it’s a Midwest thing ?.
Your answer to number 5 cracks me up. I wonder if Tabs would’ve been good with tools… I want to say yes because he was such a thug, but I also get the sense that he would not put up with getting his paws dirty. LOL! The things cat ladies say.
BTW I love that Origins scent. For a while I was really into it after they discontinued Spring Fever (BRING IT BACK!!!).
That Origins scent is about the only thing I can stomach right now!
And for some reason I have this vision of my cats being like Drew and Jonathan Scott, flipping houses! If they had thumbs that is.
Oh boy. So it’s officially started. Wait until you get a whiff of parmesan. LOL! Or onions or garlic frying! BTW you’ll come to loathe trash day. All the cans lined up on the street, one after the other… BLAHHH!
I love the idea of your cats being so savvy with home improvement. I wish they could team up to redo my bathroom!
1. Clam chowder or linguine and clams?
I’ve never eaten class, I’m not a seafood fan!
2. 2020 skinny jeans or 1995 vintage jeans?
I never wear jeans, but I guess 2020 skinny jeans.
3. Your favorite punctuation mark?
Semicolon, but I do use a lot of exclamation points.
4. Something about you that sounds made up but is true?
A guy I kind of dated in high school later got expelled.
5. If your pet was a fan of a TV show, what show would it be?
Hettie and I watch the Great British Bakeoff together.
6. Have you ever fallen down a flight of stairs?
Lots of times!
7. Cold scrambled eggs — great or gross?
Gross!
8. Are you wearing a scent today?
No, I should be, though…
9. What’s for lunch?
I made chicken noodle soup yesterday with homemade stock and homemade noodles, and refrigerated individual servings to eat during the week, so I had some of that. SO GOOD.
Rosie loves Bake Off too! Are you watching the new season?
1. Clam chowder or linguine and clams?
Linguine and clams
2. 2020 skinny jeans or 1995 vintage jeans?
Skinny jeans!
3. Your favorite punctuation mark?
!!!!!
4. Something about you that sounds made up but is true?
I don’t know how to answer this. I’ve never done/have never had anything done to me that was of remote interest. My life is pretty boring and relatively drama free.
5. If your pet was a fan of a TV show, what show would it be?
Bob’s Burgers. I get such Louise vibes from my little chihuahua as it is.
6. Have you ever fallen down a flight of stairs?
Not a whole flight, thank goodness, but I’ve slipped/scrambled down a few stairs. A few times going up too *face palm*
7. Cold scrambled eggs — great or gross?
Definitely gross.
8. Are you wearing a scent today?
Not today, but yesterday I wore my new scent Givenchy L’interdit. It’s so opulent and beautiful.
9. What’s for lunch?
Pizza bagel.
I think you can also call it a blessing to have lived a relatively drama-free life so far. 🙂 And who knows, maybe you and your chihuahua will go on a grand adventure once things get back to normal again (whenever that is, sigh)!
1. linguine and clams
2. 1995! Quarantine is no time for skinny jeans. 😀
3. Old-school emojis. 😀
4. I still have an intact baby tooth in my mouth. I’m 36!
5. Don’t have a pet.
6. I don’t think so thank goodness! At least not a full flight. Your story sounds awful! I’m so glad you ended up being OK.
7. Disgusting! you should have seen my face when I read that.
8. No, but I’m one of those ppl who will spritz on my fav perfume before going on a zoom call. And sometimes I give myself a little spritz before bed.
9. Leftover Chinese take out! Mm, mmm.
Wow, that’s cool that you still have a baby tooth! That’s one tough tooth. LOL!
1. Clam chowder or linguine and clams? Manhattan chowder please.
2. 2020 skinny jeans or 1995 vintage jeans? Skinnies, with major stretch.
3. Your favorite punctuation mark? Does the ellipsis count? I love the unknown…
4. Something about you that sounds made up but is true? I’ve seen a ghost.
5. If your pet was a fan of a TV show, what show would it be? Blixy would enjoy American Ninja Warrior to learn more tricks.
6. Have you ever fallen down a flight of stairs? In high school, with a leg brace on from an injury, in front of everybody.
7. Cold scrambled eggs — great or gross? Sure! With hot sauce.
8. Are you wearing a scent today? Demeter Pumpkin Pie
9. What’s for lunch? Hillary’s apple maple breakfast snausage with Danny Cash coconut ghost chile hot sauce was my lunch.
Happy Monday to everybody.
1. Clam chowder or linguine and clams?
Linguine and clams, I still don’t know if I’d like clam chowder.
2. 2020 skinny jeans or 1995 vintage jeans?
2020 skinny jeans, I can’t see myself wearing jeans that aren’t a little elastic.
3. Your favorite punctuation mark?
¿ and ¡ because they only exist in Spanish.
4. Something about you that sounds made up but is true?
Once I was putting makeup on the tram and an old lady told me I was already pretty without makeup. I thought she was going to say something like “You shouldn’t wear it” but she only complimented me and let me continue.
I also have more sketchy stories like one time I was with a friend in a bus stop and a random guy asked me if I was gay, then proceeded to ask me if my friend was my partner and in the end asked me if I’d kiss him.
5. If your pet was a fan of a TV show, what show would it be?
Max would be watching something like Downtown Abbey while Zeus would be a fan of Game of Thrones.
6. Have you ever fallen down a flight of stairs?
A lot of times, luckily I’ve never been injured.
7. Cold scrambled eggs — great or gross?
Neither, I’d eat it without a problem but I’m not a fan.
8. Are you wearing a scent today?
Nope, just put my skincare and started to work.
9. What’s for lunch?
(Remember lunch is our biggest meal) Cabbage and carrot soup, white rice with beef patties and green salad.
1. Clam chowder or linguine and clams? Clam chowder, which I love, but I hate the little pink bits in it, I was shockingly old when I found out those were the clams.
2. 2020 skinny jeans or 1995 vintage jeans? Vintage. My favorite jeans were a pair of Bongo brand in 1995. I miss those jeans.
3. Your favorite punctuation mark? Exclamation. I use them too often, but I don’t care.
4. Something about you that sounds made up but is true? Some farmers gave me a ride in their helicopter when I was a kid.
5. If your pet was a fan of a TV show, what show would it be? My four pugs would like trashy tv, Real Housewives, all of them!
6. Have you ever fallen down a flight of stairs? No.
7. Cold scrambled eggs — great or gross? Gross! I don’t like eggs on their own.
8. Are you wearing a scent today? Nest Citrine, the only fragrance I wear. I’d bathe in it if I could.
9. What’s for lunch? I ate a huge breakfast, so no lunch for me.
1. Clam chowder or linguine and clams? Neither- not a fan!
2. 2020 skinny jeans or 1995 vintage jeans? 1995 vintage jeans all the way!!
3. Your favorite punctuation mark? !!!!!!!!!!!! (Exclamation mark!!!!!!!!!!)
4. Something about you that sounds made up but is true? When I was 7 years old, I went to Europe with my family. One day we were in Paris, walking around the Louvre area and a nice Parisian man complimented our family. He asked if we were British and when my parents said, “No, American” the man was shocked!
5. If your pet was a fan of a TV show, what show would it be? He’s up in Kitty Heaven having drinks and catnip with Tabs, but he would probably enjoy the Big Bang Theory or anything that was a sitcom.
6. Have you ever fallen down a flight of stairs? Yes!
7. Cold scrambled eggs — great or gross? I’ve never had them!
8. Are you wearing a scent today? No- just deodorant. (I can’t because of work.)
9. What’s for lunch? Left over chicken piccata and potatoes
1. Clam chowder or linguine and clams? Neither – not a fan of clams
2. 2020 skinny jeans or 1995 vintage jeans? Skinny jeans
3. Your favorite punctuation mark? I seem to use semi-colons a lot
4. Something about you that sounds made up but is true? My great grandfather ran away from home at 14 and joined the circus so my husband likes to say I’m descended from carnies. His son (my grandfather) almost was a bootlegger during Prohibition. So not directly about me but interesting
5. If your pet was a fan of a TV show, what show would it be? The one cat would be totally into true crime/murder shows.
6. Have you ever fallen down a flight of stairs? Yes and in my own house. I managed not to spill my wine or crash through the giant window at the landing.
7. Cold scrambled eggs — great or gross? Ew!
8. Are you wearing a scent today? Nope
9. What’s for lunch? Leftover ramen salad from last nights dinner
1. Clam chowder or linguine and clams? Both. I like both. As long as they’re creamy and not runny or tomato-y.
2. 2020 skinny jeans or 1995 vintage jeans? Since I hate skinny jeans, I’m gonna say 1995 vintage even though I can’t remember what jeans looked like back then.
3. Your favorite punctuation mark? Period.
4. Something about you that sounds made up but is true? Nothing. I’m boring.
5. If your pet was a fan of a TV show, what show would it be? Definitely any of the PBS Nature shows. I have pics of both Nibbler and Nora sitting at rapt attention in front of the TV during these shows. The birds and the big cats were their favorites. Dear Daughter tells me Nibbler likes to watch period dramas with her like Downton Abbey and The Crown.
6. Have you ever fallen down a flight of stairs? Yes, when I was 4 or 5 I fell down the stairs to our basement and landed hard on the concrete floor. Ended up with quite a lump on my noggin. My grandmother who spoke no English helped me up and then pulled out his huge bladed knife from the drawer. I started screaming because I thought she was gonna cut the lump off my forehead. But she just held the icy cold blade against the lump to help it go down. Clearly it was summer and not winter because there would have been plenty of snow and ice outside to put on the lump if it was winter in the midwest.
7. Cold scrambled eggs — great or gross? GROSS! Food poisoning waiting to happen.
8. Are you wearing a scent today? Yes, Hermès L’Ambre des Merveilles. Amber, Vanilla, Labdanum, Patchouli. According to Hermès it is warm and sensual.
9. What’s for lunch? Left over Korean steak on mixed grain (purple) rice with kimchi, tofu, mushroom, daikon, carrot and broccoli banchan. I held off drinking soju with it because I’m still working on clearing out and organizing the garage. Scrubbed half the garage floor today and left the door open so it could dry in the afternoon sun. The temperature was perfect today.
1. Clam chowder or linguine and clams? Ugh, neither.
2. 2020 skinny jeans or 1995 vintage jeans? 1995, as I can’t stand skinny pants even on people who are thin and fit.
3. Your favorite punctuation mark? Probably the semicolon, as I am one of the few people around who know how and when to use it.
4. Something about you that sounds made up but is true? I went to 7 different schools, lived in 7 different houses, and lived in 3 different states by the time I was 14 years old, and I wasn’t an army brat.
5. If your pet was a fan of a TV show, what show would it be? I don’t currently have a pet, but my late, lamented Sheltie would probably have liked the same shows I did. My favorite show when he was alive was “Cheers.”
6. Have you ever fallen down a flight of stairs? Yes, in junior high when I was rushed and overloaded with books and a musical instrument case.
7. Cold scrambled eggs — great or gross? Gross.
8. Are you wearing a scent today? No, but I usually wear “My Queen,” a discontinued fragrance from Alexander McQueen.
9. What’s for lunch? Just some microwaved ham.
1. Clam chowder or linguine and clams?
Clam chowder.
2. 2020 skinny jeans or 1995 vintage jeans?
2020 skinny jeans. I feel silly for asking this, but what style is 1995 vintage jeans?
3. Your favorite punctuation mark?
!!!!!!
4. Something about you that sounds made up but is true?
Can’t think of anything.
5. If your pet was a fan of a TV show, what show would it be?
Her version would be, “The Real House Cats of ……”
6. Have you ever fallen down a flight of stairs?
No.
7. Cold scrambled eggs — great or gross?
Gross.
8. Are you wearing a scent today?
No.
9. What’s for lunch?
McDonald’s.