Gradumatation

2038-01-19T03:14:07Z

Today was grad at my junior high school. So I'm at work on a Saturday.

The fun and games ened at about 1. I'm here until 4. Nooo lessons.

You know what that means???

I yoinked this one from Renee

SERIES ONE - YOU

Full name: Melinda Ann Ricker
Birth date/time/place: January 16^th, 1978. About 2pm. Sudbury General Hospital
Eye Color: Blue
Hair Color: Light brown, but I go darker/redder whenever I think about it

Height: 173cm
Zodiac Sign: Capricorn
Piercings: only the basic ear piercing
Tattoos: not yet

Righty or lefty: righty
Allergies: kiwi (the fruit, not the bird…or the people)

SERIES TWO - DESCRIBE
Your heritage: The Rickers came to Canada from Germany and then seemed exclusively to marry Irish women. My mother’s family has names like Johnston, Stewart and Snow. So let’s say they’re from the British Isles. All of this comes together to mean = I always need to use sunscreen.

The shoes you wore today: lambskin slippers, leopard print ballet flats, black snakeskin print sling-backs

The clothes you wore today: black dress pants, black background, rose-print corset blouse, M necklace, star earrings

Your hair: past my shoulder. Curly!! Curly!!
Your fears: One day…all of my friends will meet each other and compare notes about me. So if I ever get married. . . I’m not having a wedding!

SERIES THREE - HAVE YOU
Won a bet? Probably
Been arrested? No
Gone to jail? My mother used to be a Family Studies teacher at the youth jail in my hometown. She’d take me in on the weekends to use the sewing machines. Her classroom had the BEST cutting table!
Gotten a speeding ticket? No! Oddly enough.
Gotten a parking ticket? Nope.
Been drunk? heh
Done drugs? Nothing that didn’t grow out of the ground, but yes.
Had your tonsils removed? No
Had a major surgery? No

Came close to dying? Not really.
Gone to camp? Yes. Swim camp, fat camp, drama camp. And in high school I was the arts and craft counselor at a Jewish day camp.
Been to a concert? HAHAHAHAHAHAAAAA. . . sigh . . .wait . . .What was the question?
Been on TV? Local Sudbury TV. And I was on the jumbo-tron at a Blue Jays game once!
Been on the radio? On the CBC in Sudbury
Gone skinny dipping? Hellz no!
Milked a cow? Not yet
Ridden a horse? Yes. I had my own pony. And when I got to big for her, I had riding lessons on a real horse! His name was Ben.
Sung Karaoke? Yes,

SERIES FOUR - THIS OR THAT
Sunrise or sunset: I don’t go to crazy about either
Stripes or polka dots: I like both. But I like plaid the best.
Planes or trains: domestic travel = CAR, international travel = plane
Boxers or briefs: boxer briefs
Baseball or Football: football
Aladdin or Beauty and the Beast: Beauty and the Beast

Christmas or Birthday: Birthday. It’s all about ME, dagnabit
Pink or Blue: pink
Scary movies or Comedies: comedies
Commercials or infomercials: I lurves me some infomercials!
Mexican food or Chinese food: Mexican
Operas or plays: I like both
McDonalds or Taco Bell: Taco Bell
Silver or Gold: silver

Coffee or tea: coffee
Beach or mountains: Either

Comfy or stylish: comfy IS stylish, bitches!!
Healthy or junky: a bit of both
Water or juice: water

SERIES FIVE - DO YOU
Cuss: You may not know this about me…but I cuss a great fucking deal.
Want to get married: Someday
Want to have kids: Someday
Like to take baths: They’re OK, but I like showers better.

Get motion sickness: I got really seasick once
Like talking on the phone: Yes
Play an instrument: No. Well . . . I can hold my own on the kazoo!

Make a sport: In elementary school I was a competitive swimmer, in high school I played soccer, in uni I played softball. Now I go shopping.
Workout: I walk 5.5km, 4 days a week. *coughs* at least, that is the plan.
Like reading: Yes.

SERIES SIX - FAVORITES
Kind of fruit: strawberries
Time of the day: mid morning
Car: VW Bug (they’re so cute!)
Number: 45

Color: Purple
Jeans: dark
Family member: the cat?
Book: To Kill a Mockingbird
Pet: my family has two cats and three dogs
Store: Amazon? eBay?
Season: Fall
Month: January
Holiday: my birthday
Vacation: road trips!
Ice Cream Flavor: chocolate chunk cookie dough
Candy bar: 3 Musketeers
Thing to do on the weekend: go to a concert

SERIES SEVEN - FUTURE
Age you hope to be married: 27…oops. No. I have no idea. There’s no time limit on this.
What do you want to be when you grow up: young looking

What country would you most like to visit?: Australia

SERIES EIGHT - RANDOM
What kind of shampoo do you use? Dove
What is the color of your sheets? Pink
Who was the last person that called you? Last night my friend Yuka called to explain when and where we were meeting for the Girls’ Nite Out.
Are you a good story teller? Probably no. But that doesn’t stop me.
List the US states you have been to: New York, Michigan, Pennsylvania, Maryland, Ohio, Indiana, Kentucky, Tennessee, Alabama, Florida, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina,…you know…the easty states
Do you believe there is a heaven? Yes
Do you believe there is a hell? No
Would you ever sky dive? No
Would you go for an Extreme Makeover? I’ve not seen the show. How “Extreme” is it? Probably not.

Have you ever dyed/bleached/highlighted your hair? Not today.

What is something you've done that not many other people have? I don’t actually DO many things. Things HAPPEN to me. This way, I avoid having to take responsibility for my life!

Mindy-loo? Mindy-luurve!

Gradumatation