Three Things Meme, about me, and getting to know you!

(I am dragging the bottom of Catz's barrel by doing this, hahahaa!!)

Three Names I go by
1. Denise
2. D
3. Nee Pie (my dad called me that so I don't hear it anymore unless my mom says it on occasion)


Three Jobs I have had in my life
1. Music Publicist
2. Junior college instructor
3. Elementary teacher

Three Places I have lived
1. Glendale, CA
2. Malibu, CA
3. Brentwood, CA

Three TV Shows that I watch
1. House
2. The Mentalist
3. Burn Notice

Three places I have been
1. London, England
2. Skagway, Alaska
3. Bar Harbor, Maine

People that send e-mail, facebook messages, or internet chats regularly
1. Melissa
2. S
3. Jill

Three of my favorite foods
1. Guacamole
2. Chicken piccata
3. apple pie

Three things I would like to do
1. Live abroad (in UK - but highly unlikely)
2. Take a cruise throughout Northern Europe
3. Travel through South America without getting killed ;)

Three things I look forward to
1. My annual pilgrimage to Palm Springs in April
2. Seeing my niece again
3. Meeting a decent man and having a real, grown-up relationship - it's been too long!

The Best (and Worst) Words in the English Language

The two best words you'll ever hear: It's benign.

The three best words I heard yesterday: Former President Bush.

The five worst words I don't want to believe about the economy, but do: It's going to get worse.

Sheer Laziness

My Bucket List (stolen from just about everyone)

Place an X by all the things you've done and remove the X from the ones you have not.

Things you have done during your lifetime:
(X ) Gone on a blind date
(X) Skipped school
() Watched someone die
(X) Been to Canada
(X ) Been to Mexico
( ) Been to Florida
(X) Been to Hawaii
(X) Been on a plane
( ) Been on a helicopter
(X) Been lost
(X) Gone to Washington, DC
(X) Swam in the ocean
(X) Cried yourself to sleep
(X) Played cops and robbers
(X) Recently colored with crayons
(X) Sang Karaoke
( ) Paid for a meal with coins only
( ) Been to the top of the St. Louis Arch
(X) Done something you told yourself you wouldn't.
(X) Made prank phone calls
( ) Been down Bourbon Street in New Orleans
(X) Laughed until some kind of beverage came out of your nose & elsewhere
(X) Caught a snowflake on your tongue
( ) Danced in the rain-naked
(X) Written a letter to Santa Claus
(X) Been kissed under the mistletoe
(X) Watched the sunrise with someone
(X) Blown bubbles
(X) Gone ice-skating
(X) Gone to the movies
(X)been deep sea fishing
(X) Driven across the United States
() Been in a hot air balloon
( ) Been sky diving
( ) Gone snowmobiling
( ) Lived in more than one country
(X) Lay down outside at night and admired the stars while listening to the crickets
(X) Seen a falling star and made a wish
(X) Enjoyed the beauty of Old Faithful Geyser
(X) Seen the Statue of Liberty
(X) Gone to the top of Seattle Space Needle
(X) Been on a cruise
(X) Traveled by train
( ) Traveled by motorcycle
(X) Been horse back riding
(X) Ridden on a San Francisco CABLE CAR
(X) Been to Disneyland/ Disney World
(X) Truly believe in the power of prayer
( ) Been in a rain forest
(X) Seen whales in the ocean
(X) Been to Niagara Falls
(X) Ridden on an elephant (yes, I have!)
( ) Ridden on a Camel
( ) Swam with dolphins
( ) Been to the Olympics
( ) Walked on the Great Wall of China
(X) Saw and heard a glacier calf
( ) Been spinnaker flying
( ) Been water-skiing
( ) Been snow-skiing
(X) Been to Westminster Abbey
(X) Been to the Louvre
( ) Swam in the Mediterranean
( ) Been to the Great Pyramid in Egypt
(X) Been to a Major League Baseball game
(X) Been to a National Football League game

Notice most of the things I haven't done involve sports. I have no desire to ride a motorcycle, or go sky diving. I'd have a heart attack. I'd like to try snow skiing though. And travel naturally, to the Pyramids, the Mediterranean and I WILL swim with the dolphins soon. I've wanted to do that for YEARS.