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QotD: Step into My Closet

nobody@vox.com(Heike) — Thu, 08 May 2008 13:17:04 -0400

How many pair of shoes do you have? Out of those pairs, how many do you wear more than a few times a year?
Submitted by fightinggale.

Fun question!!! I don't know how many pairs of shoes I own, but I think its probably below average for my gender/age. And since the majority of my shoes are pseudo-boring work shoes (mainly black, brown, & blue in varying heights), most of my shoes are worn pretty regularly. I've got two pairs of casual sneakers and two pairs of workout/tennis sneakers. 3 pairs of flip flops, probably 3 pairs of strappy summer sandals (definitely need more), and three pairs of special occasion shoes (black, brown, and cream). I need a silver pair to go with a dress I just bought.

I am trying to throw away a pair of old, worn out shoes every time I buy a new pair. I am missing "fun" shoes that I could wear with jeans and a nice top out on weekends. I was sorely disappointed with Nordstrom's last time I was there. My shoe collection is pretty boring - mostly NineWest

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Life QotD: Walk Down the Aisle

nobody@vox.com(Heike) — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 18:08:58 -0400

When you were little, how old did you think you'd be when you got married? Were your predictions accurate?

I don't think I ever had any assumptions about how old I would be when I got married - I wasn't one of those girls that played dress-up and imagined what their wedding would be like. I was the girl in the backyard climbing a tree and beating the boys in races around the jungle gym.

I think it's funny (and perfectly natural) that you expect to do something similar to what your parents did and mimic how you were raised. My mom was 24/25 when she got married, had me when she was 27 and was done having kids before she turned 30. I did always think that I'd be done having kids by the time I was 30. As I got older I assumed I'd probably have my first kid before I'm 30. Now, my answer on the kid topic is "Talk to me after I turn 30" -- going to need to come up with something soon, since that reply will only work for another couple of months. I would like to be done having kids by the time I'm 35-36 -- who knows if that changes down the road.

I doesn't sound like Adam ever made any assumptions about when he would get married - but he did make mention a few months ago about having kids that were 4-5 years apart. I thought that he was nuts, because by the time you get the first one off to kindergarten you are back to square one with kiddie number 2. Adam thought this was completely valid and responded "yeah, how did my mom manage?" -- he had thought about having the kids spaced that far apart because that's how HE grew up.

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Life QotD: Ouch, That Hurts!

nobody@vox.com(Heike) — Mon, 24 Mar 2008 14:49:57 -0400

What was your last injury?

I am a klutz, Capital K. I am constantly black & blue and usually don't have a clue how I injured myself. My personal trainer has finally learned to stop asking me about bruises she sees on my legs when I work out. So, the last time I injured myself? probably this morning getting ready, I banged into a wall, a door, tripped over a shoe, etc.... Last major injury, thankfully, was too long ago for me to recollect.....

I foolishly forgot that lately I have been slicing open my fingers lately. These new knives we got for Xmas are nice, but man, I'm surprised I haven't sliced off a finger tip yet. Just on Sunday I poked myself, and that was just doing the dishes!

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Culture QotD: Project Runway Finale

nobody@vox.com(Heike) — Thu, 06 Mar 2008 22:28:50 -0500

Do you think the judges made the right decision in last night's Project Runway finale?

NOOO!!!! I thought that Jillian's collection was very modern and wearable. That crap that Christian sent down the runway with all of those ridiculous feathers was insane. I think he only won because stupid Posh liked him the best.

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News & Politics QotD: Now What?

nobody@vox.com(Heike) — Thu, 06 Mar 2008 22:27:38 -0500

Considering the results of the March 4th primaries, what do you think the democrats should do now?

At this point, I don't care who wins (it seems they are both aligned with the issues that are important to me). I honestly don't think that the two candidates have very different views on any topic (I swear, everywhere I turn there's a clip of Obama agreeing with Clinton's answer). JUST PICK SOMEONE! The longer this drags on, the more momentum the Republicans/McCain gain. Does anyone understand this whole Super-delegate scenerio??? American politics sure seem complicated - so much for the candidate of "the people".

I honestly don't believe the theory that if Clinton wins the nomination McCain is going to sweep away the Independent vote. Both candidates have their downsides - is there ever a flawless candidate anyway? Obama comes across as very naiive and Hillary (& McCain for that matter) seems very rigid and awkward.

Looks like the Pennsylvania primary is going to carry more weight than originally anticipated. I wonder if I got my voting card corrected? Hmmm... guess I better look into that.

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Life QotD: Your First Word

nobody@vox.com(Heike) — Thu, 06 Mar 2008 22:20:17 -0500

What was your first word?

My first word was "vauh vauh". I'm sure I'm butchering the spelling - don't exactly know how to spell german-baby talk. In English it translates into "woof, woof" and for little kids it's the word for dog.

Was a cutie, or what? (Isn't that lovely 70s wallpaper?)

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Entertainment QotD: Lindsay as Marilyn Monroe

nobody@vox.com(Heike) — Thu, 21 Feb 2008 18:04:41 -0500

Lindsay Lohan posed nude as Marilyn Monroe in the spring fashion issue of New York Magazine. Do you think recreating Monroe's last photo shoot before her 1962 death was a good career move for Lindsay?

I've seen the photos.... found them very uninspiring.... for reasons I can't explain, I find her freckles annoying. I had no idea that this particular photo shoot was Monroe's final shoot before her untimely death. A foreshadowing perhaps?

I was reading an article earlier this week about the trial going on about who is really behind Princess Di's death. For some reason, the article made me think "It's a wonder that Britany Spears, Paris Hilton, and Lindsey Lohan haven't suddenly died"... hmmm

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Entertainment QotD: Reality TV Gone Too Far?

nobody@vox.com(Heike) — Tue, 12 Feb 2008 13:18:18 -0500

"Celebrity Rehab with Dr. Drew" shows the real-life drama of celebrities in drug rehab. Do you think this is helpful or exploitative?

I LOVE the trashy-ness of this show. It fills a nice void that's been missing in "bad-reality TV world" since Temptation Island ended. I think this show would be considered exploitative IF it was a show about non-celebs going through the recovery process. All of these people are accustomed to being in front of the camera and three or four of them have already been on other VH1 Celeb-reality TV shows (two on the Surreal Life and one on Celebrity Fit Club). Drugged up or not, they (and/or their agents that got them on the show) knew what they were getting into.

Is it helpful? Probably not. But who cares? It's trashy reality TV about washed-up entertainers trying to make some money and in the meantime, kick their bad habits.... interestingly, it's already been leaked that one of the people on the show (the blond girl who was on American Idol) has already gotten arrested for public drunkness and being biligerent/abusive to cops since the show wrapped up. Dr. Drew was able to convince the judge not to throw her in jail. Instead, she's having another dose of rehab - this time without the cameras....

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News & Politics QotD: Super Tuesday is Tomorrow

nobody@vox.com(Heike) — Mon, 04 Feb 2008 14:24:34 -0500

Super Tuesday is tomorrow. Do you know how you're going to vote? What issues concern you most?

Pennsylvania is one of the last states to host a primary, so I don't think my vote is going to carry much wait when all is said and done. By then, actually, as early as Wednessday, there might already be a clear Democratic forerunned. The first 15min of Meet the Press were interesting yesterday - seriously, that is EXACTLY the amount of time I can stomach, before I feel the urge to FLEE the room.

I've been on the fence between Obama and Hillary.... read an interested Op-Ed in (you guessed it) the NY Times written by the economist Paul Krugman. He made a compelling argument for Hillary's healthcare plan over Obama's.....

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Life QotD: A Mountain of Receipts

nobody@vox.com(Heike) — Fri, 01 Feb 2008 12:35:13 -0500

What do you do with all the receipts you get? Which do you trash and which do you save, and how do you store them?

I am a super-duper receipt saver. It drives Adam completely bonkers. I think I have just about every receipt for things I've bought since 2000. I could probably round up the receipts for over half of my wardrobe. Crazy, right? Adam throws just about every receipt in the trash - this drives ms bonkers when I want to return something.

I have this blue-plastic tote thing I got from Staples, that keeps my receipts alphabetized. At the end of the year, when I am cleaning out a year's worth of bill/statements, I empty to receipt-holder and file away them away with that year's statements. Turns out, there no point in saving all that stuff. I purged a lot with my mom -- need to buy a shredder before the scary box of documents gets the heave-ho.

What drives Adam crazy is that it sometimes takes awhile for me to get the receipts into the blue-thingy, so they float around the apartment until then. He made a rule that I'm not allowed to save receipts that are for less than $20.

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