I never do memes (ah, don’t we all say that?). But in the spirit of procrastination from the work I need to do this morning, I took one from Erin.

1. What is in the back seat of your car right now? Car seat. A cajillion toddler toys, two maps, an umbrella, a tiny jean jacket and a box of tissues.

2. When was the last time you threw up? About 3 am Christmas eve…something about Christmas dinner didn’t agree. Broke my standing 10 year no vomit record. Dammit.

3. What’s your favorite curse word? Motherfucker. Apparently, it’s getting to be my son’s favorite as well. Might need to do something about that.

4. Name 3 people who made you smile today? Michael and Emerson and the woman on the phone who scheduled me for a massage on Saturday.

5. What were you doing at 8 am this morning? Picking up toys ahead of the cleaning lady’s arrival.

6. What were you doing 30 minutes ago? Checking email.

7. What will you be doing 3 hours from now? Probably checking email again.

8. Have you ever been to a strip club? Yep. I used to be the token straight girl at a weekly Lesbian Poker Night in DC. Tthey broke my strip club cherry.

9. What is the last thing you said aloud? I’d like to schedule a massage, please.

10. What is the best ice cream flavor? If you are nine months pregnant, the answer is YES. Otherwise, mint chocolate chip.

11. What was the last thing you had to drink? Decaf coffee.

13. What was the last thing you ate? A butter cookie.

14. Have you bought any new clothing items this week?  Does a new bra count?

15. When was the last time you ran? Like exercise, or like running after SOMEONE? Last time I ran was in February, when I was four months pregnant. Last time I ran after someone was probably last Wednesday when a certain toddler decided to haul ass through the mall.

16. What’s the last sporting event you watched? Phillies game on television

18. Who is the last person you emailed? A former co-worker at Law & Order: Amish Division for a lunch date.

19. Ever go camping? Yes. I prefer “cabining” much better. Or “Hyatting”

20. Do you have a tan? Uh, no. That would require actually going outside in the heat. Are you insane?

24. Do you drink your soda from a straw? Only at a food joint, if it comes in a paper cup.

25. What did your last IM say? “Ok, maybe at 11 am EDT? Would that work for you?”

26. Are you someone’s best friend? YES.

27. What are you doing tomorrow? Worky-work, busy bee.

28. Where is your mom right now? She’s at work in New Jersey. And probably none too happy about that.

29. Look to your left, what do you see? The family room and out the window into the backyard.

30. What color is your watch? I don’t wear a watch.

31. What do you think of when you think of Australia ? Beer. Boomarangs. Holy stereotypes, batman.

32. Would you consider plastic surgery? *looks down at stomach* Lord, yes.

33. What is your birthstone? Opal.

34. Do you go in at a fast food place or just hit the drive thru? Drive thru.

35.How many kids do you want? We thought two kids was the limit. Now that we know we are having two boys, we most likely will be adopting a third. This body is DONE. And the possibility of three boys? AIYEEEE!

36. Do you have a dog? No way, no interest. I have a toddler, an impending baby, a husband and five chickens. And only one in that motley crew actually poops on a potty with any regularity. That is enough to deal with.

37. Last person you talked to on the phone? Massage therapist.

38. Have you met anyone famous? Yes, famous to me, anyway.

39. Any plans today? Work, work, work.

40. How many states have you lived in? Let’s see, NJ, PA, DC and VA. Four.

41. Ever go to college? Yes. Trenton State College (eff that College of New Jersey noise)

42. Where are you right now? Home office.

43. Biggest annoyance in your life right now? The fact that this baby isn’t making any plans to budge anytime soon. Also, husband’s inability to fold the three foot pile of clothes next to his side of the bed with any sort of regularity.

44. Last song listened to? Ingrid Michaelson – The Way I Am.

46. Are you allergic to anything? Penicillin, I think. Also some cats.

47. Favorite pair of shoes you wear all the time? Flip-flops. Not because I love them, but they are the only things my sausage feet will fit into.

48. Are you jealous of anyone? Yes. Yes, I am.

50. Is anyone jealous of you? Hahahahhahahaha!

51. What time is it? 10:33 am

52. Do any of your friends have children? Yes.

53. Do you eat healthy? I ate extremely healthy until about month five of this pregnancy. And the last month or so are best to be forgotten in the annals of eating history. I figure I’ve got two more weeks before I have to give up my serious ice cream addiction.

54. What do you usually do during the day? I work in front of a computer. ALL. DAY.

55. Do you hate anyone right now? I don’t think so. But with the hormones, give it five minutes…I might change my mind.

56. Do you use the word ‘hello’ daily? Yes, I’m on the phone constantly for work.

58. How old will you be turning on your next birthday? 36… thanks for reminding me.

59. Have you ever been to Six Flags? Not since I was very young. I get sick on rides. See no-vomit record above.

60. How did you get one of your scars? Having one of 7,045 moles removed.

I’m completely slogged down with work at the moment, part of which involves reading through about 3,000 marketing blog posts I’ve been ignoring.  I was recently tasked by my one project to write a weekly post on the company blog about law firm marketing, Web sites and technology (hahahahahaHA!) and whatever else might be interesting to a marketing professional. And apparently, celebrity gossip doesn’t qualify.

So, while I try to figure how in on this green, grassy earth I’m going to use my harshly tiny knowledge on said topics in weekly blog posts, consider this placeholder until I can come up with other things to write about.  A post...a bit old...on Ten Tips for Making Money as a Work-at-Home Mom Copywriter.

Some of this stuff might be elementary but I wanted to pass it along.  I have a hard time with the underpricing and time management aspects of working at home (although I’m not a copywriter) and found some useful reminders.

Quick, quick! I’m busy working loading up my iPod for vacation, and need some musical inspiration.  I tend to look for the same old stuff, and lately everything is sounding the same.

What are you listening to?  Any recommendations for music to take on vacation?  We’ve got six+ hours of driving ahead of us to get to Williamsburg.

Good god.  I just realized we’ve got six+ hours of driving ahead of us. With a toddler. 

We will be running, playing and otherwise exhausting the living crap out of the kid this afternoon, with the plan of leaving near his bedtime.  I can’t imagine sleeping how sleeping in an upright position is comfortable, but I’m going to be optimistic, rather than looking at many grueling hours of “peek” and “what’s the cow say?”

So music!  Send me your music recommendations!

Because I know anyone who reads this site is full of…

of, ah...you know…

opinions. OPINIONS, seriously, that’s what I meant to say.

Ha. Yeah. So.  I don’t know where that lame joke was going.

Anywooo...it appears I’m soon out of a home for this blog. Come August 1st, my current host is moving on to other frontiers, and I need to find a new place to settle my substantial caboose.

So, I’m looking for your opinions...do you have a host to recommend?  Easy to use? Relatively quick to respond...decent cost?

Help a girl out before the lights go out?

Dear lovely and loquacious blogosphere:
Stop updating your blogs, already. Give a girl a break, will ya?  I’ve got a metric crapload of work to do, not including writing a concise yet scintillating article on wikis (of which I know wittle abowt) and YOU KEEP POSTING.  Which means I have to keep reading.

If you could, I don’t know, step away from the collective computers for three hours so I can Get Shit Done, I’d be much obliged.  It’s hard enough trying to pretend it’s 40 degrees with gale force winds outside, instead of the bright, beautiful 85 degree bliss that is happening two feet from my head. I can smell fresh-cut grass and it’s killing me.  So, seriously. I mean it. Stop.

Thank ye.

You need a pair of these in every color. I’m not kidding.  I bought the pink ones, and so far I’ve worn them power-walking, gardening and toddler-catching. I may even wear them to bed.

I saw them in Famous Footwear* and had giant wave of nostalgia for the wooden ones my grandmother used to buy me every summer. The other thing I remember about them were the blisters I always got, but who cared?  It was the late 70s and I was clopping all over Reading, PA in my super-fine, super grown-up (in my mind) bright red sandals.

*Note: They were $34.99 at FF and they are $28.99 at shoes.com AND free shipping?  I am in serious trouble.

It took Alanis singing “My Humps” to get me to put up a damn post after three months. 

The sheer amount of awesomeness here is too much. 

Seriously. Watch the whole thing.

And I’ll be back soon.  Working on starting another blog.  I think Karmatown has had its run and I’m committed to the perspective that, like the right lip gloss, all I need is a new domain and the world will be aligned again.

Shh...don’t rain on my bubble quite yet, k?

See, this is what I love about my profession.  After staying up past my pathetic bedtime on yet another Wednesday to watch Project Runway, I had been wondering how I might justify my secret little obsession with this show. The name-calling, the design train wrecks, the obviously planned outcomes, Vincent.

I will wonder no more.  My secret is out, because it’s just part of my job.  It’s research! Guidance! Professional development! Every week, I will tune in as Tim Gunn helps me increase client satisfaction and drive new revenue streams! It’s genius, really.

Ah, marketing, how I love thee.  Now if I could just find a way to justify my daily Dunkin’ Donuts obsession.  Ideas?