The Queen's Meme #51 ~ The Cooking 101 Meme

Welcome to The Queen's Meme #51

It's called the Cooking 101 Meme

I could use some cooking advice. In fact, I could use a LOT of cooking advice. Would you indulge me? If you've read my blog very long you know that my kitchen disasters are legendary. I have a few culinary questions for you. Please feel free to share recipes!! (and instructions on how to decode them)

1. What is the best dish you can cook?

2. Do I have to beat eggs or can I whip them gently? Sounds so violent to me.

3. I am reading a recipe right now for Hearty Beef-n-Cheese Pie from a recipe book I dug out of the cabinet. The instructions read..."Preheat oven to 375 degrees. In large frying pan, brown ground beef, onion and green pepper."
I am already lost. Why must I turn on the oven and put the frying pan in it? And how does one turn beef AND peppers brown at the same time?!
What color should the onion be?

4. Did you ever cook something for your family that no one enjoyed and you had to throw out?

5. Why do all recipes say "mix sugar, flour and salt?" Don't they cancel out the other?

6. Why must you add eggs "one at a time" to a mixing bowl? Does anybody really know the answer to this question?

7. Please post the recipe to something you think even I can cook.
I am begging you! It is no fun being a afraid of my own crockpot.

Signed,
Your Hungry Queen

The Queen's Meme #50 ~ The Back To Fools Meme

Welcome to The Queen's Meme #50
The Back To Fools Meme

For those quietly insane adults hanging around after the kids have returned to school.

The house is quiet. No more carpooling twelve kids to the mall. No more fighting over the computer and the TV. I wonder if you learned your lessons this summer. Answer the questions in complete sentences, double-spaced, typed with footnotes, annotations and a bibliography. I'll take that by Tuesday afternoon if not sooner. And please, if you have any questions, raise your hand..
There will be a pop quiz tomorrow.

1. Do you know your primary colors? Describe for me, if you will, the colors red, blue and green to a blind person. (*hat tip special friend for this most excellent question!*)

2. What was your adult summer reading?

3. When you assembled your clothes last night for today's activities - you did do that, didn't you? - what did you choose to wear?

4. What's in your lunchbox?

5. Imagine that your teacher is your fantasy crush. What would you bring her/him on the first day of school? Hmmmmm???

6. No rest for the weary. Your child's teacher just called. A big ole' bully knocked your precious one into a locker for no good reason at all.
What is your response to the principal?

7. You have been given a pair of scissors, a glue stick and copy of Entertainment Weekly. Whose picture do you cut out and who do you glue to your headboard?

8. TEN POINT BONUS QUESTION! Now that you have time to watch all those Gilligan's Island reruns, tell me....What was the Professor really doing with Mary Ann all that time they were lost in the jungle?

And remember this uplifting quote:

"If there were no schools to take the children away from home part of the time, the insane asylums would be filled with mothers."

— Edgar W. Howe

Did someone just throw a spitwad at me?!!!

The Queen's Meme #49 ~ The Watch Me Watch You Meme

Welcome to The Queen's Meme #49

It's called The Watch Me Watch You Meme. So hunker down with your spyglass and bourbon, don dark sunglasses if you choose and tell us your deep dark and guarded secrets. Or not.

1. I have given you a pair of binoculars. If you could watch anyone in the world in the act of being creative or creating something, what would you choose to watch?
2. Turn your head to the left. What do you see? Explain its significance in your life.

3. You are watching a parade. You see a float float by (they float, don't they?) with three of your favorite people on it. Who are they?

4. What do you like to watch on television?

5. Your blog is under surveillance by the Blogwatchers Association.
What are they watching for?

6. Watch out! Your greatest superstition has befallen you. What do you "watch out" for on a daily basis?

7. Have you ever "watched" at a wake in the deceased home or funeral parlor?

8. Name one thing you always want to be awake for.

9. What is the next opportunity you are waiting or watching for?

10. You are standing guard in Central Prison. It is your job to watch the prisoners online activities. What site would you recommend to someone in prison?

The Queen's Meme #48 ~ The First Thought Picture Meme

Welcome To The Queen's Meme #48

The First Thought Meme
(sans the ink blots)

I would like to pick your brain today. Let's see what's lurking under the old cranium pot. And since I have to do TWO memes today due to my recent affliction with all things sea and I haven't finished building my sandcastle yet.... I'll make this one easy.
Here are the guidelines:

I will give you a picture. You will give me the first word that pops into your head upon seeing the image. It doesn't have to be just one word. It can be a sentence, a question, a joke, a caption, an explanation or whatEVER your gray matter conjures.
Scary. No? Don't cheat!

Just relax on Mimi's couch and do what the good Doctor Pencil Skirt says. Ready?

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(They are made of chocolate. You may buy them here.)

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10.Oh. I forgot to tell you. Based on my astute psychological evaluation and pencil chewing abilities, your answers could land you in my graces....or in the dungeon. Padded cell optional.

The Queen's Meme #47 ~ The 'If I Could Say Just One Thing' Meme

Reporting live from the shores of the Atlantic, we have The Queen's Meme #47.
Welcome to my beach castle.

Did you think I'd go away again and forget to post these questions? Not likely. Ahem. Well...I did that once but that's beside the point. Here I am with sand in my flip flops and a new set of questions for you. It's called the "If I Could Say Just One Thing'. If you could say just one thing to the so-and-sos of the world and in your life what would you say?
Don't think about it too much. Just write the first thing that pops in to your head. It doesn't have to be just one word.



If I could say just one thing to.......

1. Mel Gibson

2. Lindsay Lohan

3. Chelsea Clinton

4. The Pope

5. BP Oil Company

6. My ex

7. My IPOD or computer

8. My favorite or least favorite teacher

9. My family

10. My blog (What? You don't talk to your blog?)

Now if you'll excuse me, I have to finish building my sandcastle.

See you soon on Mimi Writes with more pencil skirt beach reporting.
Have fun with the meme.
And pass the sunscreen......

The Queen's Meme #46 ~ The Song Lyrics Meme

Welcome to The Queen's Meme #46.
The subject is music.

*sorry this meme is a tad late. I was quite literally under a tree. Details on my blog later*

I had lunch this week with bloggers Ferd and Gail. He described a game his kids played recently while they were visiting in which a word was given and the players had to come up with a song title using that word and then sing the song. I said, "What a great idea for Monday's Queen's Meme!" sans the singing (unless you want to make a video and that would be extra bonus points with the Queen!!!) ...and possibly no dungeon for the rest of your blog life.
So Song Lyrics it is. Thanks to Ferd and his happy family.

I used a random word generator to find the words.
Your job is to find a song that uses this word either in the title or lyrics. Give us the title or part of the lyric that fits and the artist. Then say a little something about the tune and why you chose it. Posting a YouTube video of the song would be great! (but not required)
Here we go.

A website called "Who Does That Song?" might help.
Just type in the word and your choices are endless.

1. Want

2. hell

3. smack

4. ugly

5. beast

6. Romeo

7. God

Good luck!

The Queen's Meme #45 ~ The What Would You Do Meme

Welcome To The Queen's Meme #45
The What Would You Do? Meme

A mixed bag of miscellaneous scenarios

1. You start out on your road trip. You are 90 miles down the road with not a care in the world until you remember you forgot the most important ingredient needed for your vacation. What was it and would you turn around and go back to get it?

2. You are standing in the checkout line at the grocery store. A homeless man walks by and asks for food from your grocery cart. What would you do?

3. The mailman delivers the wrong mail. It is your neighbor's. You can't stand your neighbor. You realize that inside the small brown package there must be something very secretive, very intriguing and possibly incriminating. What do you do?

4. Photography Class 101. First exam. The slide show you are presenting is the wrong one. You accidentally left last weekend's party pics in the camera instead. The whole class is watching....

5. You find your boss's wife on Facebook. She is obviously carrying on with another man in blatant fashion and behind his back. What is the first thing that pops into your head when you see your boss the next day at work?

6. Your plane lands in the wrong vacation spot but you like this one better.

7. You walk out of the doctor's office. The news after your yearly checkup is very very good but the news for the person you'd been sitting beside and chatting with in the waiting room is very very bad. You see them in the elevator on the way out and they are in tears. You.....

The Queen's Meme ~ The Queen Beach Report

Due to the Queen's sudden addiction to sun, sand and handsome men surf....there will be no Queen's Meme this week. Talk amongst yourselves. And please, oh please, don't do anything dungeon worthy. Homer, my trusty Palace Dog, is in charge. I will be back next week with a full report. At least the reportable parts.
Carry on! Wish you were here!

The Queen's Meme #44 ~ The Firsts Meme

Welcome to The Queens's Meme #44 ~
The Firsts Meme
(a totally random and useless meme about firsts)

1. When you looked at yourself in the mirror today, what was the first thing you thought?


2. Where did you go on the very first vacation of your life?

3. Open the door of your refrigerator. What is the first thing you see?

4. Tell us about your first kiss OR your last first date.

5. If you had wings to fly about the universe, where is the first place you'd land?

6. What is the first thing you do when you get in your car?

7. What is the first thing you ever said to your firstborn?

8. What is the last thing you heard about your first love?

9. If you had created the world in seven days yourself, what would you have created on the First Day?

10. What is the first song in your IPOD or song list?

11. What is the first tangible thing you lost that you could never find again?

12. Who is your favorite First Lady of all time?

13. Post a link to your first blog post.

14. When was the last time you needed FirstAid?

15. Can you explain what a first down is in football?

The Queen's Meme #43 ~ The Freedom Meme

Welcome to The Queen's Meme #43 ~
Let's do a little freedom dance.

French philosopher, Voltaire (1694 - 1778) wrote….
“Man is free at the moment he wishes to be.”
This is your moment. What sayeth you on the subject of freedom?
Fill in the blanks. Make your own Declaration of Independence.
Freely choose your destiny. Embrace your inner freedom.
Some questions are serious. Some are silly. All are revealing. Have fun!

I hold these truths to be self-blevident! (That’s blog + evident for all you non-blog speakers)

I declare myself to be free from ____________.

I wish I could free myself of _____________.

I am thankful that _________ freed me from _________.

I don't mind paying for __________but __________should be free.

I am free to make (this mistake) over and over again. In fact, I look forward to it!

If I could choose one freedom I don’t have today it would be ____________

In a free and perfect world there would be no __________________.

I am going to write my Declaration of Independence on a piece of ____________.

I wouldn’t mind being taxed on __________but I highly resent being taxed on ______________.

When I was younger I was free to _____________but now that I’m older I prefer to ____________.

I declare myself free from the destructive habit of ________________

I declare myself joyfully addicted to _______________!!!

I don’t think the world will ever be totally free of ______________.

With complete abandon, I free fall into _____________________.

In a hypothetical Superman existence, I would use my power to do good doing ____________.

I wickedly use my my power to do evil doing _______________________.

If I weren’t so dependent on ____________I could be truly independent about _____
_________.

When I need to free my thoughts from stress and worry, I ________________.

I would like to freely kick ________ in the seat of his/her hypothetical pants.

I want to do this (one illegal activity) every single day and pay no consequences.

I want the freedom to let my silliness run amok also and enjoy __________this every single day.

If I could re-write the Freedom of Information Act I would remove __________ from the public record.

I daily need the freedom to create _______________and I don't give a bamn what anybody else thinks about it.

If I had the power to throw one person in jail it would be _______________

If I had the power to free one person from bondage of any kind it would be ________________.

If I could “speak truth to power“, I would say to the world ____________________

The 3 most important freedoms I have in my life are:

My favorite freedom song is _____________________.

Now, present your work to the Blogosphere and sign it.
I choose bloggers __________and ____________and _____________ to sign my Bloggers Declaration of Independence as witnesses. They will hold me accountable and share in my debauchery lofty ideals.

Now go forth and be free, my children.

The Queen's Meme #42 ~ The Beach Meme

Welcome to The Queen's Meme #42 ~ We're going to the beach!

Sometimes silly.
Sometimes serious.
Always fun!
Step out of the box.
Be creative.
Use your imagination.
No one's answers are quite like yours

I apologize for the lateness of this meme posting. I was shopping for a bathing suit. I kid you not. More on that later. Right now....let's hit the beach.
#42 The Beach Meme

1. When is the last time you saw the ocean?

2. Where is your favorite stretch of beach shoreline?

3. Are you planning a beach vacation this year?

4. Bikinis or one-piece?

5. Do you sunbathe or sit under an umbrella?

6. Have you ever been to a nude beach?

7. Favorite activity at the beach while on vacation?

8. Condo, hotel or cottage rental?

9. What beach in the whole wide world would you like to visit for the first time?

10. Did you ever have a special romantic time at the beach?

11. Tell us about a favorite beach memory.