3 posts tagged “qotd”
What makes your best friend so special?
Submitted by Jessmiloo.
Well, I have three people who I would call my best friends. One who I've been friends with forever so she'll always be my best best friend. One who is my current best girl photographer friend and who I do projects with and talk to on IM all day. And one who is my current best guy friend (and, before you ask, yes, he's a GUY friend and not a BOYfriend).
So, Jen. We've been friends since our parents forced us to hang out at Fiesta Texas when we were, what, 19? 20? Something like that? She's smart. She's funny. She's the most talented writer I know. She's the one person who gets me no matter what. I swear, when I'm laughing so hard that I can barely talk, she knows exactly what words I'm trying to wheeze/snort out. And here is a picture of our mystery woman, from a trip we took to LA when we were in college. Wow, that was the best trip ever. For those of you who can't figure it out, she's the one on the left.
Then there is Laura. We've only known each other for a year, but it was friendship at first sight. Laura is so talented and so in tune with people around her. She can sniff out a lie or an excuse, even one that a friend is telling herself, from 30 miles away, and she'll always call you on it. :) She loves her son and her husband so deeply that it makes me cry listening to her talk about them. She can also identify any font. ANY font. She's a graphic designer and looking at bad design and font choices really hurts her.
And then there is Tim. I have a few other pictures where he looks sweeter ;) but this captures his personality better than any of them. He's never afraid to speak his mind, even when he knows it's something that you really don't want to hear. He's been a business mentor to me for, oh, what feels like forever but is really probably less than two years, and he truly knows his stuff. He loves his parents and will do whatever he needs to, whenever he needs to do it, to help them and take care of them. And he is probably the most loyal friend anyone could ever have.
You know, I am looking at these people and realizing how blessed I am to have all three of them in my life. I am not good at relying on others -- I tend to do everything myself -- and I know that God has put these three in my life to teach me that sometimes, it's okay to share your needs.
When driving alone, what do you do? Sing along to the radio? Think about your day? Something else?
Submitted by carapiccoladiva.
It depends on how long the drive is.
On a short-ish drive, I'll usually pop in a CD or hook up the IPod and sing. Driving alone means that you can listen to whatever guilty pleasure music you want, and no one will think you're crazy (except the people at stoplights who can see you singing your heart out to Barry Manilow's "Mandy").
If it's a really long drive, I'll usually spend an hour or two talking to my friend Tim. We've shared long drives for a couple of years now and I know I can almost always count on him to pick up and keep me company for awhile. He knows that I will return the favor. I also know that if it's a work day, I'll hear every conversation that goes on at his studio or wherever he is running errands, and that in itself is pretty entertaining. Thank goodness for bluetooth technology.
What are the 10 foods you must have in your refrigerator and/or your kitchen cabinet?
Submitted by Carol.
1. milk
2. bread
3. peanut butter (the crunchier the better)
4. apples
5. coffee (I am cutting back on the caffeine, but I still need a cup every morning)
6. cherry tomatoes
7. baby spinach
8. flour tortillas
9. cheese -- usually colby jack
10. chocolate
We have a pretty strict grocery list right now because I'm on a budget, but we usually have frozen cheese pizza in there too, and yogurt, and strawberry preserves, and blueberry waffles. The baby spinach is for Charlotte -- she would eat cheese, spinach, and tomato roll-ups at every meal if I let her. I swear, the way she eats, sometimes I wonder if she is truly my child. She will always choose the healthy option. I know that's a good thing. I just wonder who she learned it from.
