What does this say about me?

I found this Japanese packaging label on a random Google images search about a year ago. While I am a sucker for Japanese products and advertisement, I am wondering why I saved this little strawberried headed lassie to my precious I-Photo library. That programs' rolls should be reserved for something useful, right, like the latest pictures of celebrity spawn and the like. Or for pictures of me getting my groove on. Or for pictures of me at sporting events. This precarious save makes me question all that I hold dear. Check that, it makes me question if my randomness will one day get the best of me and leave me with bunch of imaginary fruit/meat/vegetable headed and panda robot friends, which on the surface seemingly rules, you know with their ability to cause havoc and protect me from wilde beast, but in the end will leave MUCH to be desired.

Part II of: Do you really want to know these things?

Here's my go at it. I'm not sure if you will find me more intriguing or wish you never knew me.

INSTRUCTIONS: Remove the blog in the top spot from the following list and bump everyone up one place.

Then add your blog to the bottom slot, like so.
1) Whiskeymarie
2) FeistyMnGirl
3) What Greg Likes
4) A Blog of a Good Time
5) Classy (c'est moi!)

Select five people to tag:
Cherry Ride
Dr.Ken
5of9er
Anaesthetised Aussie
Loaf

What were you doing 10 years ago?


Finished my freshman year at NYU and moved back to Chicago. Started a job at the Museum of Contemporary Art where I served Tommy Lee Jones a Pilsner Urquell and worked one day at the Ghiradelli Chocolate Shop. Promoted underground parties and bought a 71 VW Squareback.

What were you doing 1 year ago?
Oh boy, good times. Quit my job, quit grad school, broke off an engagement and moved back to Chicago from Ohio.

Five snacks you enjoy:
1) Jays Hot Stuff Chips
2) Peanut M&Ms
3) Injera (I sometimes eat it without anything else and eat it so quickly that I always get hiccups)
4) Greasy Sesame Balls from the Chinese bakery
5) Cheese Combos

Five songs that you know all the lyrics to:
1) "William, it was really nothing"- The Smiths
2) "1 Thing"- Amerie
3) "The Jumpoff"- Lil' Kim
4) "Another Morning Stoner"- And you will know us by the trail of dead
5) "Twisterella"- Ride

Five things you would do if you were a millionaire:
1) Let my parents retire early.
2) Go to every Chicago Bears game. Hang out at the Cadillac Club, eat at the buffet, get on the jumbotron.
3) Be a spectator on the European leg of the World Rally Championship.
4) Buy a roller rink and stock the dj booth with the best tunes evah! No roller blades or douche bags allowed.
5) Buy a Mitsubishi Evolution & Subaru WRX Sti
-I would do other noble things, really I would! But, I figure, I've dedicated the last 10+ years of my life helping people so I'm due for some comeuppance, right?

Five bad habits:
1) OCD
2) Getting sucked into to marathons on VHI & MTV
3) Road rage
4) Drunk rage
5) Stream of consciousness

Five things you like doing:
1) Dancing
2) Being random
3) Hangin' with my homies
4) Finding new music
5) Eating fried foods

Five things you would never wear again:
1) My seafoam green dress that I wore to a Turnabout Dance my freshman year of high school.
2) I will never live this one down: My 2005 World Series Champion White Sox long sleeve shirt with jeans and cowboy boots.
3) My orange jeans from my underground party days. They weren't Cross Colors, but they might as well as have been.
4) Blonde hair
5) Platform gym shoes ( I know I'm short and everything, but really, what was I thinking?)

Five favorite toys:


1) Get Along Gang Clubhouse Caboose
2) The Sprinkler
3) Those puzzles on the tables at Cracker Barrel
4) Baseball Glove
5) Monchichis

PART I of: Do you really want to know these things?

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My frenemy, Ms. Julie Gong, in an attempt to get me to blog more and stop being so boring, has enlisted me in a little game of tag. I decided to tag my best blog friends as well (see below). At present, I don't have the time to really do the task justice, but in the next day or so I will bestill upon you the wonderfulness of knowing these random factoids about me. In the meantime, bloggy friends, get to work!

INSTRUCTIONS: Remove the blog in the top spot from the following list and bump everyone up one place. Then add your blog to the bottom slot, like so.

1) Whiskeymarie
2) FeistyMnGirl
3) What Greg Likes
4) A Blog of a Good Time
5) Classy (c'est moi!)

Select five people to tag:

Cherry Ride
Dr.Ken
5of9er
Anaesthetised Aussie
Loaf

What were you doing 10 years ago?

What were you doing 1 year ago?

Five snacks you enjoy:

Five songs that you know all the lyrics to:

Five things you would do if you were a millionaire:

Five bad habits:

Five things you like doing:

Five things you would never wear again:

Five favorite toys:

*** It's a tag of a panda, get it?

Is It Really So Strange?

1. That I’ve eaten two packs of saltines in two days?

2. That I am so sports superstitious that I almost used my Chicago Bears rally towel to
preserve my funk from the winning game I witnessed?

3. That I’m addicted to Trident White gum?

4. That sometimes when I drive or play softball I pretend I am chewing gum?

5. That I usually don’t leave the house without eyeliner on?



6. That I like reading my free subscription to Seventeen magazine for its fashion tips?

7. That I think my Ipod can sense my mood whilst in shuffle?





8. That I get a hand car wash at least once a week?

9. That I want to use the word indubitably more often?


10. That I’m infatuated with these things?





11. That I’m leaving for London in less than two weeks and have nothing really on my
itinerary?

12. That I made this list?

My Goodies My Goodies

When is it appropriate for a lady to use the restroom outside? Well, there were at least two occasions in 2006 where I felt it was completely appropriate:

1) After meeting my BFF during the last leg of a bachelorette party, where in order to catch up with the crew, I was fed drinks like it was going out of style (always a good idea), my BFF and I decide to head over to a house party at Dr. Ken’s. We had no clue what the exact address was and kept telling the cabbie over and over again that we weren’t at the right place (which actually was right across the street from us). After getting out of the cab, we began to walk in the completely wrong direction wandering aimlessly up and down the block. At this point the liquor pain on the bladder train began a rollin’ and since I didn’t know when we would see anything that would resemble facilities, I went with the best option out there for me, the alley. I ran over next to the dumpster and by golly felt some sweet relief.

During this time BFF was still trying to find the party. I ran out of the alley refreshed and immediately tell her that I just peed in the alley. I felt as if it was a great accomplishment that must be shared with the world.

2)It was by sheer luck that I came across who would soon become one of my favorite DJs, DJ Major Taylor, one night at the weekly dance party at The Hideout. It was love at first note. I danced the night away and shut down the joint. For some reason I didn’t have the presence of mind to actually use the bathroom before I left, and by the time we ventured out to the car I was ready to unleash a significant amount of Miller Lite on my pointy hipster shoes. There were no alleys to be found for The Hideout is on a pretty solitary industrial road, hence the name. My only option? A planter with a weird steel sculpture in it. The squat was upon me and I can remember telling my friends, “You better not be looking at my business!” I said this at least three times to them, mind you, and this was a pretty quick expulsion experience.

So, my friends, there goes some of Classy’s classiest outdoor urination moments! I am so pleased I could share them with you!