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Thursday, March 25, 2010

Things/Folks You Probably Love But I Don't

Blatantly stealing this from Elizabeth. Creativity and midnight do not go hand-in-hand.

Brad Pitt

Potato salad

Marble countertops (also stainless steel appliances despite owning them)

The Sopranos

Martinis

Twitter fights

Gratuitous punctuation

Mad Men

Basil

Basketball

Florida

Gardening (I want to like it!)

Angelina Jolie

Ice cream (I like it, I just don't love/ever crave it)

Dancing with the Stars

LOL speak (funny on cat photos, not as funny in my inbox)

Leggings

Hating Kristen Stewart (I find her endearing! I don't know why!)

Also, hating Rachael Ray (although if you do hate her, at least bother to spell her name right)

Harry Potter anything

Dickens

Coffee

Making my bed

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hollylynne

Potato salad and martinis are NASTY!

Posted by: hollylynne | Thursday, March 25, 2010 at 12:39 AM

Angella

I agree with you on every one of these, except basil. Especially fresh basil.

I generally only make (straighten) my bed right before crawling in.

Posted by: Angella | Thursday, March 25, 2010 at 10:41 AM

A'Dell

I hate Dickens too. Blarghhh.

Posted by: A'Dell | Thursday, March 25, 2010 at 11:02 AM

Elsha

A little validation for you-- a made bed traps more germs than an unmade one. So you're just being healthy:)

Posted by: Elsha | Thursday, March 25, 2010 at 11:23 AM

Kristie

Ditto Brad Pitt.
Although I make some freaking awesome potato salad, I have to say.

Posted by: Kristie | Thursday, March 25, 2010 at 11:29 AM

Holly

Brad Pitt is barftastic...but oh how I wish I hated coffee. I like coffee more than I like most things. :)

Posted by: Holly | Thursday, March 25, 2010 at 11:32 AM

jodifur

I'm totally stealing this

Posted by: jodifur | Thursday, March 25, 2010 at 11:37 AM

Life of a Doctor's Wife

I hate hate hate DWTS. And leggings.

I'm also with you on Florida and bed making. What is the point of making a bed you're going to unmake to sleep in? The only point I can see is to prove/pretend to your in-laws that you are Good at Housekeeping.

Posted by: Life of a Doctor's Wife | Thursday, March 25, 2010 at 01:14 PM

Rebecca (Bearca)

I am right there with ya on ice cream. I like it, but could happily live my entire life without having it.

NOT with you on Harry Potter. LOVE IT. :)

Posted by: Rebecca (Bearca) | Thursday, March 25, 2010 at 01:32 PM

Laurie

I'm with you except for the ice cream and coffee. Oh, AND the leggings- but on babies only.

Posted by: Laurie | Thursday, March 25, 2010 at 02:49 PM

Lemon Gloria

Love Harry Potter. Love gin martinis. Basil. Coffee. Mostly ambivalent about the rest. Except Angelina and Florida, both of which I kind of loathe.

Posted by: Lemon Gloria | Thursday, March 25, 2010 at 04:45 PM

auntie

i'm so with you on marble countertops. and Rachael Ray. she makes me stabby.

i cannot hate Brad Pitt simply because he's just so lovely to look at...mmmmmm.

(wiping drool off my keyboard)

Posted by: auntie | Thursday, March 25, 2010 at 04:55 PM

Janssen

No. . . no Harry Potter?! My heart is breaking.

Also, I am eating ice cream RIGHT THIS MINUTE.

Posted by: Janssen | Thursday, March 25, 2010 at 11:06 PM

natalie

I am anti-martini and anti-Angelina. And I hate Twilight in every form, especially book form. It was the most poorly written thing I have ever attempted to read.

Posted by: natalie | Friday, March 26, 2010 at 11:33 AM

girlvaughn

"LOL speak (funny on cat photos, not as funny in my inbox)"

agree. can't stand that.

Posted by: girlvaughn | Sunday, March 28, 2010 at 11:27 AM

Stephanie

I hate every single item on that list, too!!!

(Er, except Martinis, Ice Cream, and Coffee)

(You don't really hate ice cream, do you? I didn't realize that was actually possible)

Posted by: Stephanie | Sunday, March 28, 2010 at 08:40 PM

jodifur

my list is up

http://jodifur.com/2010/03/thingsfolks-you-probably-love-but-i-dont.html

Posted by: jodifur | Monday, March 29, 2010 at 08:14 AM

The New Girl

HA HA HAAA! I laughed at Jodifur's too. This is a great list.

Great.

Posted by: The New Girl | Monday, March 29, 2010 at 09:01 AM

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  • 1. Create a business plan for the 5K I'd like to organize.
    2. Finally buy those investment jeans.
    3. Get brave with a new hair color.
    4. Read all my book club selections.
    5. Make Kyle's baby blanket and book of letters.
    6. Take at least one yoga class a month.
    7. Make a neighborhood friend.
    8. Organize the upstairs work space.
    9. Go to the Fort Worth Modern Art Museum and eat lunch at Cafe Modern.
    10. Write and submit a piece on parenting.
    11. PR in every distance (5K, 10K, half-marathon).
    12. Get a third tattoo.
    13. Throw a baby shower.
    14. Take a trip with Mike, to celebrate our fifth anniversary.
    15. See a therapist.
    16. Update my SS card and passport.
    17. Make a general doctor's appointment.
    18. Go horseback riding.
    19. Decide what to do with my race bibs.
    20. Make these envelopes for thank you cards.
    21. Create and fill up a magical thinking jar.
    22. Paint some mason jars for our kitchen.
    23. Do something with the space above our couch.
    24. Create a nostalgia wall on the wall by our stairs.
    25. Sneak in cans of champagne to a chick flick with friends.
    26. Replace our kitchen counters.
    27. Have a garage sale and donate half the money to our local food bank.
    28. Create an address wreath for our front door.
    29. Paint our front door.
    30. Run at least 250 miles throughout the year.
    31. Find a charity that speaks to me, that I can become a voice for.
    32. Say something out loud every day.
    33. Go back to College Station.
    34. Pose for a boudoir session.
    35. Wear pretty new under things on New Year's Day.
    36. Enjoy Boston cream pie cupcakes.
    37. Host a more organized run at this year's Blathering.
    38. Take a family trip, even if it's just a weekend drive somewhere nearby.
    39. Hold Natalie's baby boy in the hospital.
    40. Create an Activities Advent Calendar for an early month in 2012.
    41. Create my Christmas Plan by November 1st.
    42. Create a media kit for my Lush sites.
    43. Replace our stockings for 2012.
    44. Buy a tree skirt.
    45. Go to kickboxing, at least five times.
    46. Sell 50 shirts through Cherry Jean.
    47. Finish the 6-week boot camp class I've already paid for.
    48. No phone or computer between 6 pm - Kyle's bedtime.
    49. Start marathon prep.
    50. Host a champagne-inspired dinner (champagne risotto, champagne cocktails, etc.)
    51. Do something with our front porch.
    52. Take Kyle on a night out of town, just us two.
    53. Eat at Salsa Fuego, in Fort Worth.
    54. Throw Mike a very rad 35th birthday party.
    55. Re-read To Kill a Mockingbird.
    56. Post on She Likes Purple at least 3x a week.
    57. Play poker.
    58. Volunteer at a race.
    59. Karaoke, at least once!
    60. Regularly work out the month of December.
    61. Write a fictional story (here, on paper, submitted, somehow).
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    63. Host an outdoor movie night in our yard.
    64. Wear a swimsuit.
    65. Put a new pin in our wall map.
    66. Buy a great pair of impractical heels.
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    68. See the Nutcracker, Christmas season 2012.
    69. Run 15 miles, at some point.
    70. Get a new blender and food processor.
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    72. Take professional family photos.
    73. Write a letter to Mike once a month.
    74. Do 10 real push-ups and one pull-up.
    75. Run 3 miles for my 30th birthday.
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