The Queen's Meme #74 ~ The Disaster Meme

Welcome to The Queen's Meme #74

7 Royal Questions on Tuesday

Have you ever wondered how ready you would be if disaster struck your home or your town? Are you prepared for it? The horrific events in Japan this week and my own mini-disaster at home (of little consequence in comparison) caused me to start thinking about maintaining my Emergency Kit. I actually made one after 9-11 for Bloggingham and made kits for my parents and members of my family. Let's see how ready you are. Here's a link to The US Department of Homeland Security FEMA just in case you need it.

According to FEMA: A disaster supplies kit is a collection of basic items that members of a household may need in the event of a disaster.

1. How many days worth of food, water and supplies do you need in your Emergency Kit?

2. You should prepare supplies for home, work, and vehicle. 
What item do you need in your car that is not needed at home?


3. If you are evacuated from your workplace. 
You grab your "grab and go" bag. What is in it?

4. How many gallons of water should each person in your household need for 3 days?

5. Tell us your favorite non-perishable food items.


6.  How much cash are you going to hide in your emergency disaster kit?


7. Do you have a basic emergency plan developed for you and your family? Have you written it down, practiced and discussed it? Does everyone know where the emergency supplies are?

The Queen's Meme #73 ~ The Green Meme

Welcome to The Queen's Meme #73

7 Royal Questions on Tuesday

We will attempt to "go green" here on the Queen's Meme blog today. Even I'm green. Even Mr. Linky is green! (don't tell him) I am woefully ashamed of my non-green status in this country and wish to do better. Recyling is not my forte unless we're talking fingernails.  Let's find out how green we really are. I went to this website and was SHOCKED to learn that not only am I un-American and globally unwise in this regard, but I deserve to be smacked with a non-toxic noodle as well. I hate pain. I'd rather reform. Shall we?

The Green Meme

How green are you?

1. Do you recycle?
2. Have you ever hung clothes on a line instead of using the clothes dryer?
3. Do you walk or bike to work to save energy?
4. Do you use a water filter for your tap water or do you buy bottled water?

5. How many trees do you kill each year buying new books?

6. Have you ever considered recycling your cellphone?

 7. All you need are a few simple non-toxic ingredients like baking soda, vinegar, lemon, and soap to clean your home.  Are you willing to throw away the bottled chemicals?


**Remember! March 26, 2011 is Earth Hour!** I'll be asleep.

The Queen's Meme #72 ~ Return To Sender Meme

Welcome to The Queen's Meme #72

I've been on a short hiatus due to illness but glad to be back! Now that I've returned, let's talk about returns.  Why not? I'll bet you have a lot to say about that. I know I do!

1. When is the last time you returned a library book?

2. Is there anyone you'd like to see return to your life?

3. Have you finished your income tax return?

4. Do you ever return things to the store for refund, credit or exchange? Have you had a bad experience with customer service over this issue? Tell us your story.

5. You would like to see your favorite movie named The Return of ___________________.

6.  Is there something you're still waiting to be returned to you?

7.  You are in a canyon. On the other side stands your beloved. You stand and shout something to him/her making a large echo. What do you want to hear in return?

8.  If you could turn back and go in the reverse direction in your life, making things better for yourself and those you love, how would your journey begin?

The Queen's Meme #71 ~ The SuperBowl Meme

**I had this scheduled to post early this morning and Blogger once again reverted it to draft. Sorry. I wish they would fix that bug.**
Welcome to the Queen's Meme #71

It's a meme about sports! 

(**1919 Green Bay Packers**)

Now that the Superbowl is over, I thought it would be fun to take a little football quiz. I already declare failure but that is beside the point. There are many things about football that endear me to the game. Men in tight pants come to mind, ballet moves, food and music. What could be better?

1. In football, the "ball" is not round. Does this concern you?

2.Can you decipher just one of the sideline hand signals?

3. What did you think of the halftime show?

4. I do not understand why it is so important to knock people down if the object of the game is to get back up and run with the ball. Wouldn't it be simpler to just toss it back and forth and see who could catch it first?

5. What is a down?

6. Besides the obvious testosterone flying around (ladies) and the cheerleaders in short skirts (gentlemen) what else about the game of football fascinates you?

7.  If you could add a rule to the game, what would it be?

The Queen's Meme #70 ~ The Afterlife Meme

Welcome to The Queen's Meme #70

The AfterLife Meme

Put on your pondering hat today. Let's get serious, silly and philosophical all in the same meme. 

1. Have you ever seen an angel? If not, do you believe in them?

2. Tell us a real ghost story. Ever seen one?

3. Have you ever had a near-death experience?

4. It is midnight in Heaven. You have just arrived. You are told that you can choose any kind of "Heaven" you want. What would that be?

5. You have come back to Earth as something or someone else. Describe that entity.

6.  It is your first morning in Hades. What fascinating aspect of the underworld will you visit first? 

7. Scientists have just created a new pill that induces immediate immortality. You can live forever! What are you going to do with the rest of your life?

The Queen's Meme #69 ~ The Board Game Meme

Welcome to The Queen's Meme #69 

Are you bored? Well I'm about to perk you up with a few board game questions. Ever played Pick Up Stix? It's a blast. My brothers and I used to play every weekend at my aunt's house.  Pretend you're 12, pop a big bowl of popcorn, stretch out on the carpet or set up the card table and let's play! Oh, BTW... These are my games and my rules. Just so ya know...

1. Twister

Who would you like to get your arms and legs tangled up with?

2. Monopoly

You have just landed on Boardwalk and collected a nice sum in rent payments.

Which Monopoly token do you want to be when you grow up?

3. Candyland

This game is based on The Legend of The Lost Candy Castle. Did you know that? The object of the game is to reach the Candy Castle. But in my game, the object is to avoid the dungeon that is in the Candy Castle.  You must swim through the Ice Cream Sea to be victorious.
What is your flavor?

4. Operation
You are the surgeon. You have the tweezers in your hand. It is time to remove the most irritating person or thing in your life.
What is the name of this organ?

5. Sorry!

I often say that success is the best revenge. Lucky for you!
Sorry! is a game of sweet revenge. 

What is your strategy for success today?

6. Wheel of Fortune!

It's your spin. You have just landed on a surprise vacation package. 
It's yours if you can name the destination with 3 vowels and 2 consonants. 

7. Clue

Miss Scarlet (that's you) is in the Library with the knife. Who did she kill and why?

The Queen's Meme #68 ~ Music Meme 101

Welcome to The Queen's Meme #68.

It's called the Basic Music Theory Meme 101

It's simple! Answer the questions and/or identify the following very basic music symbols and tell us what you think they mean. You can answer correctly (don't peek in the dictionary!) or you can spoof 'em. I'm talking to you, Coopernicus. Can you snark something this academic?

1. What is the symbol above called?

2. Imagine you are playing saxophone and suddenly see the symbol above in your music score. What do you do?

3. And this ornate object is???

4. Are these two rests equal or unequal in value?

5. Name at least 2 things missing from the Treble and Bass clef show below that would be seen in an actual piece of music.

6. Why is the treble clef above always getting in trouble? What is wrong with it?

7. What is the name of this note?

8. What is the key signature in the piece of music below?

BONUS! The correct answer will keep you out of the dungeon for awhile.

9.  What is the last note on a piano keyboard?

The Queen's Meme #67 ~ The Strange January Meme

Welcome to the Queen's Meme #67. 

It's called The Strange January Meme.

There are some strange traditions associated with this month, many of those noted here are British customs, however, strange customs hail from every corner of the globe. Help me decipher the January mysteries of the Universe below. And I sincerely hope you remembered to bake a cake for the cow.

1. January usually has ample amounts of snowfall in parts of the world. Did you ever make snow cream as a kid?

2. January is the first month of the year in the Gregorian calendar. The name comes from the Latin word ianua meaning door and is named after the god of the doorway, Janus.
Is there a particular door you'd like to step through this year?

3. January is one of the months with 31 days. What are you going to do with that extra day?

4. In medieval times superstition dictated that the 1st day of January was significant for prosperity, or lack of it, in a person's life. Farmers put a flat cake on the horns of a cow and they danced and sang songs around the cow until the cake was thrown to the ground. If it fell in front of the cow that meant good luck; it if fell behind the cow that meant bad luck for the rest of the year.
Do you have strange New Year customs in your household?

5. Did you know that it's unlucky to see the first new moon of the year through a window? You should, instead, look through a new silk handkerchief! Did you remember to do this?

 6. On January 14, 1986 motorists were required for the first time to wear seat belts? 
Do you always buckle up? Why or why not?

7.   If you are single and want to find a mate, legend has it that on January 20th you should walk backwards up the stairs to bed.  If you don't have a staircase you should recite The Lord's Prayer while transferring pins from a pin cushion to your sleeve.
I couldn't find a male ritual to attract women. 
Make one up.



Europa and the Bull by Gustave Moreau, watercolour, c. 1869. Public domain

The Queen's Meme #66 ~ The 2011 Meme

Welcome to the Queen's Meme #66. We're all about ones today in the year of the ones. Do the math.

1. What were you doing at 1:11 am on 1/1/11?

2. Did you watch the New Year's Eve hoopla on television at midnight or did you make your own hoopla?

3. I know this is a tired meme question and really should be retired, but can you tell us just ONE of your New Year's resolutions?

4.  What was the one greatest lesson you learned in 2010.

5.  Can you recall a news story from 2010 that affected you greatly and/or personally?

6.  If you could have just one thing in 2011, what would it be?

7.  Pick an age: 20 or 11. Which one was best for you and why?

The Queen Is On Vacation This Week

She went to Never Neverland with a very tall adorable man in a uniform...oh, read it here yourself.

Returning Tuesday, January 4 in the new year of 2011 with a brand new meme for you.

Meanwhile for me....second left and straight on til morning.

Happy New Year! See you in a few days!

Merry Christmas from The Queen

From my castle to yours....
May your day be filled with peace and love  


Mimi

The Mimi Boop Meme (Shhh...It's really the Queen's Meme #65 in scandalous disguise)

Welcome to the Queen's Meme #65. Yes, you're in the right place. I just changed costumes for the week. It's Christmas. I'm allowed. And anyway, I had to send my Queen frock out to the cleaners for the New Year's Eve Party at Bloggingham. I'm going as Betty Boop (it's a Hallo-Christmas theme) and wanted to see if you approved of my red new dress. Yes? I've been practicing my Poo-Poo-Pi-Doo all week just for the occasion.

I wrote this meme on Mimi Writes in 2008. 

I thought a resurrection at Christmas would be a nice touch. Enjoy!There are only 5 days left 'til Christmas. I don't know about you but if I hear Brenda Lee sing "Rockin' Around The Christmas Tree" one more time on the drive into work, I'm going to go blostal (that's blog + postal for all you non -blog speakers.) So I thought I'd spice things up a bit and burst out of a stocking. So to speak. It's worked for Betty Boop all these years, why not me? She's a cross between my hero, Scarlett O'Hara (I met her once here and here) and yours truly but with less clothes on. At least in public. And besides, she really knows how to wear a pencil skirt.

A girl could learn a lot from Betty Boop.

The Mimi Boop Meme
Take it and tag it.
Tempting, eh..?

1. I am good when I _________.

 2. I am naughty when I ________.

3. The world would be a better place if people would Deck the Halls with ______ of _____instead of ______ of _________.

4. Have you ever snuck into the living room in the middle of the night, unwrapped your gifts and wrapped them back just to see what was under the Christmas tree for you? Come on.....you can tell me.

Sidenote: I've always wanted to know what really goes on in the Gingerbread House after dark. I've never seen any cookies come out of that place. Have you?

5. Have you ever been stuck in a chimney?

6.  Who would you like to stuff in a stocking and why?

7. Could you name the 12 Disciples Days of Christmas, the 3 Musketeers Wise Men and all of Santa's medications Reindeer if your life depended on it? OK wiseguy. Prove it.


8.  On the 13th Day of Christmas my true love gave to me ____________??

 9.  Imagine that Santa Claus really does exist for a moment. (I can say that this week. Baby Boy is not listening right now ) Anyway, if the Big Guy could grant you any wish, what would your most hedonistic and self-centered wish be? (You can say it. I won't tell. I'm Mimi Boop today.)

10. When you make your list, do you check it twice and find out who's been naughty or nice or do you just get everybody a box of chocolate covered cherries and call it a day?

If you're reading this meme, consider yourself tagged. That is my Christmas present to you!!  And don't try to hide from me. I see you.....

I'll see ya later. I'm busy trying to wiggle and stuff myself into a Christmas stocking without breaking a vital organ. So far one leg is in and all systems are go. This gig is perfect for me! I need only invade half of the stocking. Now if I could just figure out which half. And besides, I'm booped!

The Queen's Meme #64 ~ The Forgetful Meme

Welcome to The Queen's Meme

Sometimes silly. Sometimes serious.

#64 is aptly called The Forgetful Meme

I would try to describe the premise in my usual royal manner but I've forgotten how.

1. What is the last thing you forgot to do?

2. What is the one thing you are always afraid you will forget to do?

3. Can you remember when you were 3 years old? 

If so, tell us a cute story. If not, make one up.

4. Fill in the blank. I would like to forget _________________ but I will always remember _____________about this person.

5. Fill in the blank. I will never forget the first time I ____________________.

6. Who, in your opinion, is the world's forgotten hero?

7. Find a word that rhymes with forget and use it to write a funny sentence. 

The Queen's Meme #63 ~ The Frivolous Christmas Meme

Welcome to The Queen's Meme #63 

Let's talk Christmas. I'm in a naughty and nice mood.  Some are one-word answers, others need a little explanation. Feel free to elaborate when the blog spirit moves ya. And above all else...Have fun!

1. Amazon.com or the Mall
2. Bows or ribbons
3. Expensive or sale tags
4. Long list or short
5. Wrapped packages or gift bags
6. Eggnog or vodka
7. Have you finished your shopping?
8. A Christmas Carol or The Bible Story
9. Are you Scrooge or Santa's Helper?
10. Did you ever catch Santa Claus in the act?
11. Tell me about your Christmas tree...gotta pic?

12. Christmas carols or Rock Station
13. Do you believe in Elves?
14. I am looking for Santa. Describe him for me.

 15. Do you leave cookies out or bourbon?
16. White lights or multi-colored
17. Wreaths on the doors, windows, outside?
18. Who are the 3 wisest wise men in your life?
19. Is Christmas religious or commercial for you?
20. Ever kiss under the mistletoe?
21. Stars or angels on top of the tree 
22. Who deserves to get a lump of coal for Christmas and why?
23. Who is #7 in the 12 Days of Christmas song?
24. Snail mail cards or e-cards
25. What do you want for Christmas?

And remember....Santa Claus (and Mimi) are watching you. Be good now!