34 posts tagged “vox hunt”
Barbie made her debut on this day in 1959. To honor America's favorite doll, show us a Barbie.
This is one of the few Barbies I own. It's in mint condition, still in its box, though the box is a little (okay, more than a little) beat up.
I haven't decided if I want to get this Barbie or not. She's kind of cool, albeit a little dark (she's Gothic Punk, after all), so I might get it. I kind of like the shoes.
Anyway, if you like this Barbie and want to add her to your collection, you can only get her here. I think the Pink Barbie is still available in select Hard Rock Cafes, too.
Show us the last book you read.
Oh, you meant a grown up book.
Yeah, I don't remember.
Show us something teenie-tiny.
These are my baby's very first Chuck Taylors. He wore them all of three times, I think - hardly worth the $15 I paid for them. But they are still awfully cute!
Show us a book you started reading, but never finished.
This is particularly memorable because I loved reading Charles Dickens as a kid. A Tale of Two Cities; Oliver Twist, and, of course, A Christmas Story were some favorite reads of mine when I was 10. And then I chanced upon David Copperfield, couldn't get past the third chapter, and decided then and there that I no longer liked Dickens. It was about that time, though, that my mother introduced me to Edgar Allen Poe, and, soon after, George Orwell. I ought to read Orwell again, now that I'm a bit older. I think I still have Mom's copy of Animal Farm somewhere...
Another book I've never been able to finish is this one:
I never was a fan of Steinbeck. The first thing I read by him was The Red Pony, which I began reading with gusto because Steinbeck is one of America's greatest literary figures and I so wanted to be a writer. The whole thing disturbed me, and I decided that American authors (excluding Mark Twain) were terrible and that I should stick with British authors, instead (hence the fascination with Dickens). The Grapes of Wrath was required reading in high school, of course, and since I didn't mind Of Mice and Men, I decided to give Steinbeck another chance. I think I made it to the second chapter before I caved and chose to rely heavily on Cliff's Notes instead of trudging through its pages.
Share a song that makes you laugh.
Cracks me up every time, though I'm not sure if it's the song itself or the memories it brings back...
Show us something in your house from the 1970s.
I laugh at this question because so much of my parents' old house (the one where I grew up) was decorated in the 1970s and never updated. In fact, I think the old wallpaper was still on the walls when my parents sold it in 2002 or so. Mind you, by then, the green shag carpet had been replaced with a muted tan berber (it made the house look completely different), but the majority of that house was like a time capsule.
[sigh] Good times!
Show us what you'd most like to see delivered by UPS today.
Well, it actually arrived this morning via DHL, but...
And there it is on my messy credenza!
J, in IT, said it was really fast (4 MB of RAM, baby!) and was a very nice computer. He removed all the crap and loaded the stuff I need for work, so we are now good to go!
Yippee!
Show us something that rocks.
I picked up a few of these sets today for some babies I know (including my own Baby C). It also comes with a little matching beanie, but since Baby C now hates wearing things on his head, I opted to not get one for him. The other sets are complete, though.
And for those wondering about the Embargo, I'm happy to report that there was no exchange of funds for these (or any of the other things I'm bringing home tonight). I picked up a few things for some friends' upcoming birthdays, too - none of it something that I later intend to borrow - and my shopping strike still stands!
Show us a letter.
This is an image I found through a link from someone's blog on Vox, only I can't remember whose!
Anyway, as the flash card says, G is, indeed, for Giraffe.
And if anyone knows where I found this, could you please let me know? I'd like to see if I can find the rest of this artist's letters!
Book: Show us a book you've read more than once.
Yes, I'm sick. I've read the whole series (except for Book 7) at least twice.
This is my favorite book to read to the baby, along with Good Night Moon.
And here are a few other books I've read cover-to-cover more than once:
Yes, that's the complete Nancy Drew series there. All 64 books of mystery. When my parents sent my sister and me to the Philippines for the summers, I would often hole myself up in my cousin's room and read these. And the Sweet Valley High series, but I don't like to admit to that very often.
