Well, check out my comments! Bet threatened me to blog! If I could write as beautifully as she writes the Podview, I'd blog every hour on the hour!

I have been utterly sapped of any desire and ability to communicate. I'm not trying to be anti-social or anything, and nothing is wrong. I am just going through a little phase. I have no ideas, no thoughts, no creativity and no real yen to convey anything. It feels much better to keep my mouth closed and pay attention.

Having said that and wanting to make Bet and Heidi happy, here is the Monday Mission


1. I just got back from a family reunion. It was ok, but I find those gatherings a little boring. Does your family ever have any reunions or annual get-togethers? Do you enjoy them? Bits and pieces of relatives get together for a few select weddings and funerals, or at least they used to. Some relatives I enjoy seeing, some I haven't met yet, and some I could really do without.

2. Are you a picture person? Do you like taking photos, and having yours taken? I like taking pictures. I hate having them taken of me. I am not at all photogenic.

3. Time for show and tell: post a recent photo of yourself! There are some in the photo section of my site.

4. I have a cousin I always knew as Jay. As he got into college, he began to go by Greg. Turns out is name was Greg, Junior. Jay was short for Junior! Can't blame him for changing it. Did you ever have a nick-name growing up? How did it come about? Did you ever give anyone a nickname that stuck? I know I've blogged about this recently. I have many, many nicknames, and as a result, will answer to almost anything. Lots of people call me Jackie (from my last name) and my family calls me "Mitch", which is short for "Mitch the Bitch". I earned that name at the tender age of three days, because I apparantly never stopped crying.

5. If you could design the bathroom of your dreams, what would it be like? Spare no expense! A bathroom? Hmmm.. I suppose I'd put a hot tub in and have one of those showers with the jets coming out of the walls. I would paint the room lavender and keep my royal blue towels. That's about it.

6. What shows (if any) do you own in a video collection? What TV shows would you like to see collected on DVD or video? I have one or two Rocky and Bullwinkle and I'd like the whole set. I have the first box set of Monty Python's Flying Circus, and I'd like the whole set. I can't think of anything else I'd like to see right now, but I'm sure there's lots on my list.

7. Do you have any favorite movies from your childhood? Do you think you would still enjoy them if you watched them today? Lady and the Tramp, The Sound of Music, Mary Poppins. I see them all about once a year and I still love them.

BONUS: Don't you know you're sleeping in a spotlight I hear the secrets that you keep, when you're talking in your sleep!