You might be wondering, “So what the heck is this Monday Poll thing anyway?”
Well, it isn’t much of a poll. It’s more just a constantly evolving (devolving?), somewhat random list of questions I’ve been putting out to readers every Monday morning for the past six years. I’ve always enjoyed reading your answers in the comments, and I hope you enjoy reading mine.
- Have you ever been on TV?
Nope. Well…maybe. There’s a slim chance I might have been caught on camera during the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade of 2003 because I was in New York watching the parade from the sidewalk that day. - What’s the scariest thing that’s ever happened while you were home alone?
Not exactly alone, but one night when I was in high school I was babysitting my brother while our parents were out. We were watching TV in the living room when I thought I saw a shadowy figure in the backyard.Adrenaline shot through me! Seriously, I was ready to grab my brother and bolt out the front door in bare feet and pajamas.
Turns out what I thought was someone’s head peeking through the windows was actually a plastic grocery bag caught in a clothesline, but whatevs. 🙂
- Did you decorate your house for the holidays (lights, etc.)?
We have a real tree and decorated it with twinkling white lights and ornaments, and we also did a little corner in the kitchen with some lights. Sometimes we also string lights outside around the garage, but not this year. Bah! Humbug! - Have you ever gone caroling?
I haven’t, but it looks like so much fun in the movies! - Did you watch any Christmas specials on TV this year?
I caught the last part of The Sound of Music Live! special with Carrie Underwood and Vampire Bill. Let’s just say that Tabs was not overly impressed… Of course, he’s a tough critic, but the movie is a pretty tough act to follow. - Have you been playing any good games on your phone lately?
Bejeweled Blitz. I play it so much that El Hub’s memorized the theme song…even though he has a terrible memory and he’s never played the game himself, LOL! - Strangest gift you’ve ever given or received?
Someone in elementary school — I can’t remember who it was now — gave me a pink toy Barbie motorcycle, and I was totally offended at the time because I didn’t play with Barbie (I was more a connoisseur of teddy bears).I couldn’t comprehend why, of all the forms of transportation, Barbie would choose to ride a motorcycle because, I mean, her hair would get totally messed up from her helmet and the wind… It was just so WEIRD to me.
- Are there any outdated phrases you still like using?
Um, all of them?? I’m particularly fond of “It’s the bomb!” and “Raise the roof!” And I will say “That’s HELLA bad!” (with “bad” meaning “good”) to someone if I know they’re an old-school East Bay-er. - Have you ever gone camping in the snow?
Well that pretty much describes my nightmare. 🙂 - Favorite past or present makeup trend or fad?
Cat eye liner! I hope it never goes out of style.
Now it’s your turn. Just copy and paste the following questions into a comment with your answers. I look forward to reading ’em! 🙂
1. Have you ever been on TV?
2. What’s the scariest thing that’s happened while you were home alone?
3. Did you decorate your house for the holidays?
4. Have you ever gone caroling?
5. Did you watch any Christmas specials on TV this year?
6. Have you been playing any good games on your phone lately?
7. Strangest gift you’ve ever given or received?
8. Which outdated phrases do you still like using?
9. Have you ever gone camping in the snow?
10. Favorite past or present makeup trend or fad?
It’s almost here! Merry Christmas Eve, Eve. 🙂
Whatcha up to today? I’m not feeling extra productive this morning, but I do want to prep a couple of reviews before tomorrow and finish something else I’ve been working on (a top secret project!).
El Hub and I went down to the mall last night, and it was actually kind of fun. Crowded, for sure, but it was so Christmassy, with the stores all decorated, and you just can’t beat this time of year for sales. I mean, when during the regular year do you see sales like 50% off everything in the store??
Your friendly neighborhood beauty addict,
Karen
1. Have you ever been on TV? No, but I’ve put my kids on for their birthdays, and I’ve taped my artist friend on TV a couple of times.
2. What’s the scariest thing that’s happened while you were home alone? OMG! This is a good one. About five years ago, the husband was at work, and the kids (aged 3 and 6 at the time) were asleep. I was in my kitchen when I heard my garage door open. Scared the you know what out of me! I called 911, and it turned out that it was a Police Man, looking for an escaped criminal. My neighbors had told the police that I was alone and that I kept my garage door closed but not locked. So the Police decided to check my garage, which was fine, but still scared the stuffing out of me. It’s a funny story now.
3. Did you decorate your house for the holidays? YES! Two Christmas trees, plus knick knacks all over because that’s how we roll, an Elf on the Shelf, white lights around the outside of our house, and a spinning lit up Christmas tree in our front yard. It’s festive here!
4. Have you ever gone caroling? Yes! And we got hot chocolate and tamales, which was faaaaaabulous!
5. Did you watch any Christmas specials on TV this year? All of the classics, Rudolph, Frosty, Grinch, all versions of “A Christmas Carol”, Charlie Brown, A Christmas Story, you name it, it’s been watched!
6. Have you been playing any good games on your phone lately? I am addicted to “Hay Day.” But I don’t know if I’d call it “good.” LOL!
7. Strangest gift you’ve ever given or received? Ha! Anything my Grandma gives me, clothing wise. One year I got a nightgown and fuzzy socks, which is also what she gave her husbands’ daughters that year, I was probably 30, the daughters’ were all in their 50’s and 60’s. Awesome. Old lady nightgown. It was funny.
8. Which outdated phrases do you still like using? I say “bitchin'” waaaaaaaaaay too much! And “groovy”, and I really want to start saying “swell” because I found my Grandpa’s old yearbooks from when he was a teacher in the 70’s, and everyone who signed it used the word “swell” and that tickled me.
9. Have you ever gone camping in the snow? NO. And I guarantee I won’t ever do that! Ever. Ever.
10. Favorite past or present makeup trend or fad? A bold red lip, it never goes out of style, it’s always classic.
1. Have you ever been on TV?
Don’t think so!
2. What’s the scariest thing that’s happened while you were home alone?
Well, not alone (my sister was home, too) but one night when our parents were gone, we heard the front door creak open… we were upstairs, and were terrified! We tiptoed around, trying to see what was going on, and ultimately called the police! …turns out the wind just opened the door, and there was no one around. We felt pretty silly, but looking back I’m glad we took the safe route! 🙂
3. Did you decorate your house for the holidays?
A little. We had an advent “tree” (added an ornament every day), but that was pretty much it. We’ll be out of town for Christmas, so didn’t get too crazy.
4. Have you ever gone caroling?
Yes! It’s so much freakin fun. I’ve done it in a couple different settings (going round to people’s houses, visiting old folks in resting homes, standing in front of stores) and there’s something special about each way of doing it. Just love it!
5. Did you watch any Christmas specials on TV this year?
Nope. Mainly because we don’t have a TV!
6. Have you been playing any good games on your phone lately?
Not really. I’ve been wanting to get one, too. Maybe this is my sign to go ahead and download something interesting…
7. Strangest gift you’ve ever given or received?
Hmm… this is a hard one! Maybe getting a red, silky nightgown/robe from my parents when I was like, 16? haha! It was really pretty, but I was like, “um… really guys?” I don’t think they made the connection that it was a “sexy” sort of piece of clothing 🙂 lol.
8. Which outdated phrases do you still like using?
“totes” is one… I also tend to accidentally say stuff that’s like, before-my-time sort of outdated, like “nifty” and “shucks.”
9. Have you ever gone camping in the snow?
YES. Not the most exciting thing in the world. But I survived, haha! My hubs and I went camping for our 4th anniversary. We didn’t really realize, apparently, that the end of May would still be frigid in the mountainous regions of Montana… good thing I had an epic sleeping bag that TOTALLY kept me warm. 🙂
10. Favorite past or present makeup trend or fad?
I’m really crushing on red lips right now. (This may or may not be due to the fact that I found the perfect red lippy for me.) But they just seem so classy and sophisticated and sexy and… just ACH. I love.
1. Have you ever been on TV?
I was on Dutch television with NikkieTutorials once.
2. What’s the scariest thing that’s happened while you were home alone?
I can’t remember, actually.
3. Did you decorate your house for the holidays?
Only a tree, which I don’t even take part in, really.
4. Have you ever gone caroling?
Nope! I don’t have an interest in that!
5. Did you watch any Christmas specials on TV this year?
Only all the movies on Hallmark about 20 times, haha.
6. Have you been playing any good games on your phone lately?
I don’t play games on my phone! I end up forgetting about them.
7. Strangest gift you’ve ever given or received?
Not for Christmas, but for my birthday. I’m not religious at all, and never mentioned religion, and my friend at the time’s mother (I guess) got me a bunch of bibles and Christian related things as a birthday gift and I thought that was just odd… especially since nobody asked if I believed in the first place. I wouldn’t get anyone Atheist-related things if I knew they weren’t an Atheist/didn’t know their belief in the first place.
8. Which outdated phrases do you still like using?
I don’t think I have any…
9. Have you ever gone camping in the snow?
No and I would never, haha. Too cold!
10. Favorite past or present makeup trend or fad?
Winged eyeliner, mascara, & bold lips.
1. Have you ever been on TV?
Yes! I went to The Colbert Report and was in the front row. You can see me and my boyfriend at the beginning and the end of the show. Also, in high school, the recordings of our musicals would get replayed on public access TV, but I don’t really count that.
2. What’s the scariest thing that’s happened while you were home alone?
Hmm, nothing really. It’s funny, I don’t enjoy sleeping alone and I build up terrible things that COULD happen when I’m by myself, but nothing ever has!
3. Did you decorate your house for the holidays?
Of course! We have a big tree, festive tablecloths/dish towels, a Christmas village, Christmas candles, some knick knacks, and lights on our horse-post fence and trees outside.
4. Have you ever gone caroling?
No! Which is sad because I love to sing. I’ve never known anyone who’s done this, though.
5. Did you watch any Christmas specials on TV this year?
Nah. I love Christmas movies, but I’m not a big fan of the TV specials.
6. Have you been playing any good games on your phone lately?
Nope. When I worked in the city and commuted via train/city, I’d play Fruit Ninja a lot, though.
7. Strangest gift you’ve ever given or received?
When I was in 8th grade, my grandparents gave me a toothbrush with a character from a book I never read on it.
8. Which outdated phrases do you still like using?
I love to say “mad ___,” with mad meaning very. (I.e. It’s mad cold.)Also– proper for totally/completely. As in “She is a proper witch.”
9. Have you ever gone camping in the snow?
Noooo. That sounds miserable.
10. Favorite past or present makeup trend or fad?
Bright eyeliner. I wish I did it more often– so fun!
1. Have you ever been on TV?: For a few seconds. Back when I was a little kid, my German folk dancing group was in the German-American Day Parade in Chicago. The news camera captured our group for 3 seconds.
2. What’s the scariest thing that’s happened while you were home alone?: A shelf in the basement gave way and everything fell. It was such a loud crash, I thought that somebody had broken into my house.
3. Did you decorate your house for the holidays?: We have a Christmas tree up, stockings, and a few holiday-related things. We didn’t put up the nativity scene this year, since one of my dogs tried to eat one of the lambs a few years ago.
4. Have you ever gone caroling?: Once, with Girl Scouts.
5. Did you watch any Christmas specials on TV this year?: I don’t think I did.
6. Have you been playing any good games on your phone lately?: Nope.
7. Strangest gift you’ve ever given or received?: My next door neighbors are a childless old couple, so they always give my sisters and me gifts every year. There have been some very bizarre things, but they do mean well.
8. Which outdated phrases do you still like using?: I said “dilly-dally” yesterday.
9. Have you ever gone camping in the snow?: Never.
10. Favorite past or present makeup trend or fad?: Flapper makeup fascinates me. I also love dewy skin, cat eyes, and red lipstick.
1. Have you ever been on TV? YES, and once on CNBC!
2. What’s the scariest thing that’s happened while you were home alone? most recently my temp was 94.7F I ended up in the hospital the next day and missed two weeks of work. 🙁 I’m better now!
3. Did you decorate your house for the holidays? You bet!! The only thing missing is a Festivus Pole (today is Festivus for the Rest of Us).
4. Have you ever gone caroling? Yes, as a kid.
5. Did you watch any Christmas specials on TV this year? We watch Christmas Vacation every Christmas Eve.
6. Have you been playing any good games on your phone lately? Nope, unless doing work e-mails is a “good game” 😉
7. Strangest gift you’ve ever given or received? Um…we get a lot of re-gifts from one particular uncle. It’s pretty funny!
8. Which outdated phrases do you still like using? My friends had a campaign to Bring Rad Back. (true story)
9. Have you ever gone camping in the snow? Nope but my brother does it quite often. #NewEngland #strongLikeBull
10. Favorite past or present makeup trend or fad? gold eyeliner from The Hunger Games!!!! Cinna forever! (or Lenny forever)
P.S. Merry Christmas
1. Have you ever been on TV?
A couple of times, and managed to avoid a couple of others!
2. What’s the scariest thing that’s happened while you were home alone?
You know, I can’t actually think of anything scary that’s happened to me at home…a good thing, I guess! I’ve had a couple of scary things happen to me when I was in the laboratory alone, though…
3. Did you decorate your house for the holidays?
We have limited space and landlord-imposed restrictions, but we have a miniature tree and some cute figurines (hooray for stuffed-bobblehead-gingerbread girl!.
4. Have you ever gone caroling?
No, I have not. I’d love too though (need to be able to sing, first).
5. Did you watch any Christmas specials on TV this year?
I don’t have a TV!
6. Have you been playing any good games on your phone lately?
Nope, but I did just finish Path of Exile on the PC. It’s free to play and pretty awesome!
7. Strangest gift you’ve ever given or received?
You know, I don’t think I’ve ever received anything particularly *strange*. In terms of giving, probably chipping in to help people get some really boring-sounding textbooks! It was what they wanted, and I was happy to help, but there’s a part of you that’s like: *sigh*.
8. Which outdated phrases do you still like using?
Don’t have a cow, man! Is that even outdated?
9. Have you ever gone camping in the snow?
We have summer Christmas in this hemisphere 😉 The only non-summer weather I’ve ever camped in was torrential rain, and I can only hope never to repeat the experience! It was duriong a multi-day hike in the middle of nowhere, and we were carrying the tent, so we, the tent and everything else was DRENCHED the whole time!
10. Favorite past or present makeup trend or fad?
Glitter eyeliner. Lets you have some of the fun of a glitter look, even if you can’t (or don’t want to) go all out with glitter eyeshadows!
I’m not going to bore you with answers to all the questions, just a couple:
1. Have you ever been on TV?
Yes, I number of times. I am a market researcher, focus group moderator and strategic planner. When I worked for a big ad agency in NYC before I became a consultant, I was on CNBC and on local NY new stations commenting on consumer behavior.
8. What outdated phrases do you still like using?
cool
9. Have you ever gone camping in the snow?
Yes, I have, unfortunately. Many years ago, one of my old boyfriends owned some land in the woods in Pennsylvania, and we drove out there to spend the night at the end of November. Little did I know, he didn’t have/bring a tent so we slept outside in sleeping bags. It gets dark before 5pm in November, which makes for a very long night especially with no real camping gear or lanterns. We fell asleep and were awakened by heavy snow. At first it was fun, then it was just wet. I convinced him it was almost morning and we should return to Manhattan. Turned out it was only 11pm, but I was thrilled to go home!
10. Favorite trend or fad
Mine is not so much a trend/fad, but it’s the red lip. I wore red lips when no one wore red lips. Still my fave.
1. Have you ever been on TV?
I think maybe for a ballet presentation where I sang back in 2002, but I don’t know if it actually aired!
2. What’s the scariest thing that’s happened while you were home alone?
There was a thunderstorm and the tree in the corner of my house in Great Lakes was struck by lightning and it was cleaved in two! IT WAS SO SCARY!
3. Did you decorate your house for the holidays?
Yes, finally! We couldn’t decorate properly until we got our couch back from the upholsterers and it finally came back Saturday!
4. Have you ever gone caroling?
Nope.
5. Did you watch any Christmas specials on TV this year?
All of the Charlie Browns! And I rewatched How the Grinch Stole Christmas that I have on DVR (BECAUSE IT IS MY FAVORITE!!!!) It isn’t Christmas without the Grinch!
6. Have you been playing any good games on your phone lately?
Not really. I’ve been playing a lot of Words with Friends and Tetris though!
7. Strangest gift you’ve ever given or received?
Fragranced candles. I don’t wear fragrance as it is. I’m allergic to fragrance. Why would someone give me fragranced candles?
8. Which outdated phrases do you still like using?
Ish Kabbible – a 1920s phrase meaning “Who cares?” or “No worries.”
Meat Wagon – a phrase from the 1920s meaning ambulance. My mom taught me this one, so you can blame her.
By and by – by the way (don’t know the origin of this.)
There’s also dilly-dally, lollygag, dinghy, ninny, discombobulated….I’m positively medieval.
9. Have you ever gone camping in the snow?
That’s one type of camping I haven’t done, thank ye gods.
10. Favorite past or present makeup trend or fad?
1950s silhouettes. They are flattering on anyone.
1. Have you ever been on TV?
– No that I know of? My Dad has been on TV several times though, and it makes me feel like I know a celebrity lol.
2. What’s the scariest thing that’s happened while you were home alone?
– My step Dad pranked called me pretending to be a deranged killer, and he scared me to tears (not funny then, but a little now).
3. Did you decorate your house for the holidays?
– Always the inside! I have a fake pre-lit tree (anti real trees), my Christmas village, and much more! I love the hand me down tchotchke decorations of Christmas!
4. Have you ever gone caroling?
– No, and I don’t think anyone would want me to sing Christmas carols to them (I have a terrible singing voice).
5. Did you watch any Christmas specials on TV this year?
– I watched the Live Sound of Music special with Carrie Underwood and Stephen Moyer (yum, love me some vampire Bill). Otherwise not really, I have my favorites though (Home Alone, Christmas Vaca, Rudolph, Jack Frost, Elf, etc).
6. Have you been playing any good games on your phone lately?
– Not on my phone, but I am addicted to Castleville on my Ipad! It’s a really cool rpg game where you get to rebuild a kingdom from scratch by complete different quests and such.
7. Strangest gift you’ve ever given or received?
– I have gotten some pretty strange gifts over the years, but I can’t remember any particular one off the top of my head?
8. Which outdated phrases do you still like using?
– brb in normal face to face conversations lol. Idk, I stay pretty current with phrases I guess.
9. Have you ever gone camping in the snow?
That sounds AWFUL! I hate camping when it’s summer yet alone winter!
10. Favorite past or present makeup trend or fad?
Smokey eyes! I hope they never go out of style!
1. Have you ever been on TV? Nope.
2. What’s the scariest thing that’s happened while you were home alone? Probably some scary-looking random strangers ringing the doorbell a few yeras back.
3. Did you decorate your house for the holidays? Not sure about my parents house, but I didn’t decorate my apartment this year. Too tired…
4. Have you ever gone caroling? No.
5. Did you watch any Christmas specials on TV this year? Nope. I disconnected my cable TV earlier this year and only stream tennis matches on my laptop ever since.
6. Have you been playing any good games on your phone lately? I’m pretty much addicted to Line Pokopang. (And to a lesser degree, Line Pong Pong Pong — it has cats! 🙂 )
7. Strangest gift you’ve ever given or received? Can’t think of any.
8. Which outdated phrases do you still like using? Don’t think I have any, at least not in English…
9. Have you ever gone camping in the snow? No.
10. Favorite past or present makeup trend or fad? From quick Google search — probably 1960s or 1980s to a certain extent. Also: rose gold anything! 🙂
1. Have you ever been on TV? When I was little, for a TV Mass that I altar served at.
2. What’s the scariest thing that’s happened while you were home alone? When I was 10, I heard a box move in the basement when I was down there. It sucked.
3. Did you decorate your house for the holidays? Yes.
4. Have you ever gone caroling? Yes.
5. Did you watch any Christmas specials on TV this year? A few, mostly the animated ones.
6. Have you been playing any good games on your phone lately? Nope.
7. Strangest gift you’ve ever given or received? A figurine of Santa riding a dove.
8. Which outdated phrases do you still like using? Not sure.
9. Have you ever gone camping in the snow? Nooooo
10. Favorite past or present makeup trend or fad? Winged eyeliner.
1. Have you ever been on TV? No, but I was in a friend’s film that was shown at some festivals.
2. What’s the scariest thing that’s happened while you were home alone? Nothing, thank god.
3. Did you decorate your house for the holidays? Oh, yes! We have one large real tree, three smaller fake ones around the house, and various vintage light up blow mold characters in windows and around the house.
4. Have you ever gone caroling? No, I don’t like to sing.
5. Did you watch any Christmas specials on TV this year? Yes, I love to watch old Christmas movies on the Turner classics channel, and I always have the burning log on on Christmas Day.
6. Have you been playing any good games on your phone lately? No, I hate video games (and the like).
7. Strangest gift you’ve ever given or received? I got a horrible “painting” once from a friend that looked like someone vomited on the canvas.
8. Which outdated phrases do you still like using? That’s cool.
9. Have you ever gone camping in the snow? No, I’m not a camper.
10. Favorite past or present makeup trend or fad? Bold cat eye, always and forever.
1. Have you ever been on TV? I think on local news when I was a little kid.
2. What’s the scariest thing that’s happened while you were home alone? Some really scary, loud dogs came to our house and were barking like mad in the driveway. I locked myself in my parents’ room, LOL. This is not bad, considering I lived in an area with bears, at least my parents were around when that happened.
3. Did you decorate your house for the holidays? A little bit! We have a tree and a bit of garland, and some stockings.
4. Have you ever gone caroling? I don’t think so!
5. Did you watch any Christmas specials on TV this year? Not yet! I’ll probably watch some when I go to my parents’ house tomorrow.
6. Have you been playing any good games on your phone lately? Not lately, but favorites are Ruzzle (pretty much Boggle, I kick all my friends’ butts at it, so they won’t play me any more) and What’s the Phrase (pretty much Wheel of Fortune).
7. Strangest gift you’ve ever given or received? My friends and I used to joke about one of our mentors who would say that she’d hit us with a “hippie bashing stick” as a joke, so I gave my friend a huge stick with a rope handle on it for a hippie bashing stick. I also sent a card explaining it via mail, but the stick arrived the day before the card, so she was super confused as to why I sent her a stick, but eventually figured it out.
8. Which outdated phrases do you still like using? My parents always used old fashioned phrases, plus I hung out with my grandparents a lot, so I still say those. An example would include the concept of not knowing sh*t from Shinola, etc. My brother once used the phrase “Well that’s the pot calling the kettle black” in front of friends and they did not get it because “Pots and kettles come in lots of colors.”
9. Have you ever gone camping in the snow? I’ve never gone camping. My parents live in the middle of no where, that’s as close to camping as I want to be. Plus snow makes it worse. NO NO NO.
10. Favorite past or present makeup trend or fad? I’m with you on cat-eye and winged liner.
1. Have you ever been on TV?
Yes I have been. Ads and music video (local).
2. What’s the scariest thing that’s happened while you were home alone?
Hmm can’t recall any.
3. Did you decorate your house for the holidays?
I did not. Is either I am to lazy or to tired to do it.
4. Have you ever gone caroling?
I have once. It was so much fun.
5. Did you watch any Christmas specials on TV this year?
Nope!
6. Have you been playing any good games on your phone lately?
Pet rescue…it’s a little addiction.
7. Strangest gift you’ve ever given or received?
Don’t think I ever have received or given any.
8. Which outdated phrases do you still like using?
For real.
9. Have you ever gone camping in the snow?
I have never but my cousin does and she always begs me to come along.
10. Favorite past or present makeup trend or fad?
Neutral eyes bold lips.
1. Have you ever been on TV?
Once when I was about 5 or 6, dancing in a kids’ show.
2. What’s the scariest thing that’s happened while you were home alone?
I wasn’t totally alone, my nanny and my brother were home, but I was alone in my room on my bed, when a large, loud boom shook my balcony window. I later found out a house a couple of blocks down had a gas leak and exploded. 🙁
3. Did you decorate your house for the holidays?
Yes! We have a Christmas tree, a village as well as a North Pole village, some random decorations around the house so we do have quite a bit I think, not over excessive though.
4. Have you ever gone caroling?
Nooo, it’s not something common over where I live 🙁 I’d like to but I don’t sing very well, I REALLY wish I did, I love singing!
5. Did you watch any Christmas specials on TV this year?
Don’t think so..
6. Have you been playing any good games on your phone lately?
Candy Crush but only about once a day or so.
7. Strangest gift you’ve ever given or received?
I don’t think Ive given or received strange gifts.
8. Which outdated phrases do you still like using?
My first language is Spanish and second is English so most of my phrases are in Spanish. I do say LOL, not L-O-L (like spelling) but as if you read it, whether I’m speaking English or Spanish. It started as a joke between my friends and it sort of just stuck with me.
9. Have you ever gone camping in the snow?
Never seen snow in real life. I do want to see it but don’t expect me to camp in the snow anytime soon. It is 73 degrees F, here in Dominican Republic and I’m cold, I don’t think I need to explain myself any further. 😛
10. Favorite past or present makeup trend or fad?
Bold lips!
1. Have you ever been on TV?
I was on a video once when expo was here in 1986. I was three and covering my ears because the music was too loud.
2. What’s the scariest thing that’s happened while you were home alone?
Once when I was home alone in high school someone was calling and leaving weird messages on the answering machine. Nothing ended happening thank goodness.
3. Did you decorate your house for the holidays?
I didn’t because work has been so full on and crazy. I was really sad about it. Then when I got home from work last Wednesday the fiancé had gotten a tree and puts lights on it and gotten some of our decorations out of storage as a surprise. Love him!
4. Have you ever gone caroling?
Don’t think so
5. Did you watch any Christmas specials on TV this year?
No I’ve been sick in bed and there is no tv in my bedroom. Thank goodness for makeup blogs to keep me occupied 🙂
6. Have you been playing any good games on your phone lately?
No. Sometimes I play dots
7. Strangest gift you’ve ever given or received?
When I was 21 my cousin who was prob in his 30s and whose wife has fab style gifted me with a cat toque. I’m not a cat person, no offence to all the cat lovers but I’m very allergic. It was random and more suited to an eight year old.
8. Which outdated phrases do you still like using?
Whatever said bitterly
9. Have you ever gone camping in the snow?
Just like you karen that pretty much would be my nightmare
10. Favorite past or present makeup trend or fad?
Bold brows
1. Have you ever been on TV? I haven’t but my brother has been several times.
2. What’s the scariest thing that’s happened while you were home alone? I don’t even want to share, since it was something really horrible.
3. Did you decorate your house for the holidays? not really, only the tree.
4. Have you ever gone caroling? only in church.
5. Did you watch any Christmas specials on TV this year? I don’t.
6. Have you been playing any good games on your phone lately? I don’t play games on the phone.
7. Strangest gift you’ve ever given or received? I’ve got my brother a pack of toothpicks, yes, really.
8. Which outdated phrases do you still like using? Not sure, I am using any.
9. Have you ever gone camping in the snow? No)
10. Favorite past or present makeup trend or fad? I like bleached eye brows and intense glossy black lids, but not for an everyday life, of course.
1. Have you ever been on TV? No, I’m pretty shy about things like that! About 9 years ago I had to introduce my boss on stage at a conference in front of hundreds of people and, to borrow from Jennifer Lawrence, I felt like I was “shaking and peeing like a chihuahua.” So TV sounds extremely frightening!
2. What’s the scariest thing that’s happened while you were home alone? I heard the shower come on in my parents’ bathroom at the back of the house and they were out at dinner. I grabbed my metal music stand and went to investigate, heart pounding. I turned off the shower and went back to the living room and waited, scared out of my mind until my parents got back home! It turned out the water had been shut off during the day and my mom turned the shower on, forgetting the water was off, and forgot to turn it back off. So when water was restored, the shower came on seemingly by itself! My mom felt so bad!
3. Did you decorate your house for the holidays? Yes! I love Christmas!
4. Have you ever gone caroling? Never! But I do sing along to holiday hits in the car with gusto.
5. Did you watch any Christmas specials on TV this year? Not yet, but maybe tomorrow!
6. Have you been playing any good games on your phone lately? No, but I’m obsessed with PicsPlay Pro for photo editing!
7. Strangest gift you’ve ever given or received? A used flashlight. Without batteries. Thanks, grandma! 😉
8. Which outdated phrases do you still like using? The bomb, and an occasional groovy when used to describe something.
9. Have you ever gone camping in the snow? No. I’d prefer to “glamp” in the snow – at a ski lodge with mountain views and hot cocoa!
10. Favorite past or present makeup trend or fad? I will always be a fan of neutral, natural makeup made huge during the 90’s. It’s a look that anyone can pull off and look polished but not overdone.
Merry Christmas, Karen, Tabs, & El Hub! 😀
1. Have you ever been on TV? I was with a group in NYC and Al from the Today show came and talked with us.
2. What’s the scariest thing that’s happened while you were home alone? My toilet majorly overflowed and my bathroom is small. It was like a flood!!
3. Did you decorate your house for the holidays? Nothing major. I change the bed and hang two stockings. That’s it!
4. Have you ever gone caroling? In college we went to the nursing home and caroled. Ya know, people who actually appreciate it!
5. Did you watch any Christmas specials on TV this year? The Grinch, Charlie Brown Christmas, the SNL one was the best.
6. Have you been playing any good games on your phone lately? Tetris.
7. Strangest gift you’ve ever given or received? I gave a watermelon once. The receiver loves them and was over the moon but it was weird!
8. Which outdated phrases do you still like using? Cool beans.
9. Have you ever gone camping in the snow? Never and won’t ever. Reynaud’s syndrome here!
10. Favorite past or present makeup trend or fad? I really like the variety in lipstick formulas. Revlon Lipbutters are my favorites along with the Just Kissable Balm Stains. Just having that variety is awesome!!