5 Mins of fame Cleochatra

[Laurenfra]

Our lady of the evening oops I mean moment Have at her

[cleochatra]

Re: 5 Mins of fame Cleochatra

OMG! I've been cloven! I mean chosen! LOL! Lauren, you are too much! I'm loling right now!

[Laurenfra]

Re: 5 Mins of fame Cleochatra

OK I think I know but tell us how you got your screen name

[softnred]

Re: 5 Mins of fame Cleochatra

Cleo...

If you could be any flavor of Pop-tarts, what flavor would you be??

Star Wars or Star Trek?

Do you think that Harry will die at the end of book 7? (Sorry...had to slip in a Harry Potter question.)

~JoAnne

[mjett37]

Re: 5 Mins of fame Cleochatra

Cleo,
Do you have children? and if so how many and if not do you want children?

mjett

[2big4mysize]

Re: 5 Mins of fame Cleochatra

hey wait a minute didn't you already have a turn before? I already know your answer to my question. I'll have toi go find another one for you. LOL LOL

[Momtofour]

Re: 5 Mins of fame Cleochatra

How did the big move go?

What is your favorite Atkins recipe?

What type of exercise do you enjoy?

[2big4mysize]

Re: 5 Mins of fame Cleochatra

okay new question just for you since I'm certain your answer to my question about what you coukld change about Atkins and have it still magically work will not have changed since the last time. for those of you who missed it our Cleo turned it into an inqusistion about why i always ask that question and if any answers had amazed me and what it meant about the posters before she gave hers.

you can make one change in the history of the world for the last yr what change whould it be and why?

[womanpraised]

Re: 5 Mins of fame Cleochatra

Cleo..

What kind of flower would you bee?

What is your favorite vegetable and how do yo u like it best?

What is the last thing you read, and the next to read?

What would you do, as a job/career besides staying at home, if you could do anything at all (what do you want to be when you grow up?)

Are you going to be the old lady that says whatever she thinks because she is old and can, or the one with the flowered hat that is the quintessential "gramma" figure?

[cleochatra]

Re: 5 Mins of fame Cleochatra

1) OK I think I know but tell us how you got your screen name

I used to post at a political chatroom for years and years. Due to my 'talking a lot' and fast typin' fingers, I was known for being a bit--well--verbose (not that I'm that way here). One day I said I should just change my handle to 'cleochatra' and everyone thought that was hilarious. The handle stuck, and I've been 'cleochatra' ever since! As an aside, my hubby, who occasionally chatted in the same place, changed his handle to Marc Chattony! *lol* (OK, we're easily amused). {{{Lauren}}}

2) If you could be any flavor of Pop-tarts, what flavor would you be??
{{{Joanne}}} Mmmmm! Poptarts! *dreaming montage of me running towards a pop-tart in slow motion with arms thrown outwards...* I would be the brown sugar and cinnamon ones. Brown is the new pink this season!

3) Star Wars or Star Trek?

I used to be a DIE HARD Star Wars fan. I went to the theatres to see the last movie and was sure I would marry Han Solo. I have three words: JAR JAR BINKS. The last three movies (which are the prequels, so the first three movies, *lol*) are so NOT good that I just couldn't take it anymore! Not even a digitally animated Yoda was enough to bring me back to the Force.

So, please give me Star Trek, give me Next Gen and give me Patrick Stewart! I am now a Trekkie!

(As an aside, check out Firefly/Serenity by Joss Whedon. It's an under-touted and excellent show and Joss Whedon rocks! )

4) Do you think that Harry will die at the end of book 7? (Sorry...had to slip in a Harry Potter question.)

I think he will. Ron and Hermione will become more close as a result. That or we'll see the end of the Spider-Man film, with Ron and Hermione knowing they'd like to be together but not being able to be in an anguishing and existential final sequence at Harry's grave. But I'm wrong about everything Potter so far, so here's just another me-being-wrong moment!

5) Do you have children? and if so how many?
{{{hi, mjett!}}} I have four kids, aged 13 and under! They are the most adorable bunchkins I've ever seen! Thank goodness they take after their father!

6) hey wait a minute didn't you already have a turn before?
Is that your question?! Because if so, you've broken with tradition! LOL!!! {{{{{{{{{{{{{{{2big}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}

No, I've not had a turn yet ever! I'm so excited to have a turn! Can you tell? I even brushed my teeth before I started typing. I'm that excited.

And my answer to what you would have asked? POP TARTS!

7) How did the big move go?
Hang on a mo'. I'm back in the Poptarts dream montage.
It is so beautiful! OK. Back now.
{{{momtofour}}} We're both nuts for having four kids, but we had to collect the whole set, right? *lol* (That's a dumb joke)

The big move was really an experience! My realtor didn't communicate and refused to communicate with us by any means other than email. He was a primadonna! Our house sold in a week, with half the people walking away thinking we'd priced our house too low and wanted to know what was wrong with it (we're leaving--that's what's wrong with it! har har). When the home inspector came through after we accepted the offer, the 'buyers' gave us the most lame list of things to fix I've ever seen! They wanted us to have the windows adjusted professionally as an example (!). Get this. they also were complaining about a fan with a remote control, which actally is a good thing to have! They made hubby put some weird valve back in the sink that causes the sink to overflow when the dishwasher runs (I'd pay to see their faces the first time THAT happens to them!!), and they whined the lights wouldn't come on in front and wanted that fixed (helloooooo they are light-sensitive lights that only come on at night!- hubby removed those for them. But what a dumb thing! Those are nice to have!)... it soon became apparent they were reallllly hoping we would throw money their way--in fact, they told us they wanted our family room set of furnishings. Hubby was so ticked at their trifling that he repaired everything himself and then we told them how much they could purchase our furniture for (lol). They said, "oh. we didn't really want it. We just thought if you were getting rid of it, we'd take it off of your hands". (Insert Tex Avery eye bug here). Needless to say we didn't give them what they realllly wanted (money). And last I heard, the new owner looked cranky, having to push-mow the acre of waist-high johnsongrass yard we had (they also tried to finagle our tractor out of us that we sold to the neighbor across the street awhile back). Hee hee! Welcome to Texas, man! And I hope you enjoy the property taxes! Bwah!

What was the question again?

What is your favorite Atkins recipe?
It is, without a doubt, Biker goddess pizza. But because portion control is something that is totally lost on me for such nummy items, I do not eat it. But, as an aside, I make it with alfredo sauce, tomato, spinach and pine nuts.

9) What type of exercise do you enjoy?
The running towards the poptart montage winded me. I like to walk on an incline on my treadmill while watching Buffy the Vampire Slayer! Take that, evil beastie! I loved most to jog, but the only thing I jog these days is my memories of being able to run!

Walking on an incline, even at a slower pace burns more calories in less time, so I'm always on an incline.

[cleochatra]

Re: 5 Mins of fame Cleochatra

LOL 2big! That was one of the greatest faux pas' I ever made, too. You were so gracious and I felt like such a dork for asking your question. The ironic thing was I'd seen it asked so many times by you, it inadvertantly popped out of my head as a question that sounded great that I'd seen before! Lesson learned: take note of who asks what...

10) you can make one change in the history of the world for the last yr what change whould it be and why?

I would have divided Iraq into three separate but equal nation-states, with the north going to the Kurds, the south-west going to the sunnis, and the southeast going to the shias. This would have promoted great natural wealth for each of the areas, would have given then separate, but equal, governments, and would force insurgents and the corrupt Baathist regime from re-infiltrating. I used to believe that disbanding Iraq altogether was the best choice to make, but the Jordianians and the Turks would not have welcomed the Iraqis, regardless the similarity in religious belief or ethnic orientations. Iraq is a relatively new nation as it is, and, in my opinion, has always suffered due to the three battling forces within the nation. It took a Saddam Hussein to keep a nation in turmoil together, and therein lies the tragedy.

But this is what I would change.

11) What kind of flower would you bee?

Did you know that when you smell a flower, you are smelling its reproductive organs?
I'd rather not be a flower. I don't need that kind of excitement and the potentially awkward social moments in my life.

12) What is your favorite vegetable and how do yo u like it best?

My very favorite vegetable is romaine lettuce! While it goes all wilty if left out of the refrigerator, it makes an excellent wrap for cotto salami and sharp Tilamook cheddar cheese!

14) What is the last thing you read, and the next to read?
The last thing I've read was the newest Harry Potter book. I also read a planning and zoning guide because I was applying for a local city board position before I moved. Frankly, I didn't know which one was filled with more humor, drama, and potential tragedy! *LOL* *ahem*

Next on my list will probably be a gardening book. I know little to nothing about gardening in a high altitude and I need to identify plants for the area and in my yard so as to not kill them!

15) What would you do, as a job/career besides staying at home, if you could do anything at all (what do you want to be when you grow up?)
Seriously, if I could do anything, I'd be a radio talk show host regarding current events and politics. I really like cutting up with people and have been told I could talk for hours about nothing in particular and, on an extremely rare occasion, and by sheer mistake I'm funny. But it's usually a joke on me. I'm also pretty ugly and like to wear sweats. That makes me a prime candidate. Like Glenn Beck.

If I couldn't do that, I'd be a published humor essayist/writer (Lord knows we don't have enough of THEM around these days).

16. Are you going to be the old lady that says whatever she thinks because she is old and can, or the one with the flowered hat that is the quintessential "gramma" figure?

Yes and no. I look at my one grandmother who was extremely polite and would pinch me and call me "Jamie Beth" when disappointed. I look at my other grandmother who would crochet beer cans into hats and toot on us and laugh "How do you like them apples!" for kicks... and I think I'll probably be somewhere in between the two extremes. Armpit noises welcome, but I'll politely break wind and blame it on the duck under my settee.

{{{Womanpraised!!}}}

[womanpraised]

Re: 5 Mins of fame Cleochatra

"(As an aside, check out Firefly/Serenity by Joss Whedon. It's an under-touted and excellent show and Joss Whedon rocks! )
Seriously, if I could do anything, I'd be a radio talk show host regarding current events and politics"

I think we are twins... I cant wait for the movie to come out (I couldnt get tix for the sneaks).. and would love to do talk radio... I am SO excited someone else knows what serenity is!!

[cleochatra]

Re: 5 Mins of fame Cleochatra

womanpraised! You're a browncoat! We're kindred! I am psyched for the film, too! DH and I will definitely be there to see it! As for the talk radio gig, you should go for it! I've read your posts and you'd be great!

[womanpraised]

Re: 5 Mins of fame Cleochatra

Yeah, but then there is my voice, which is second to fit for public use only to my appearance.... And the whole, talking them into letting you do it.

I DID just have an interview with the local talk radio station to be the traffic manager though.. maybe I could sneak on... LOL

[cleochatra]

Re: 5 Mins of fame Cleochatra

LOL! You crack me up! They'll make you station manager in no time... and we all know they get the mic from time to time!