Reader: Fill in the blanks

Wednesday, February 27, 2008

Fill in the blanks

Because I am overwhelmed by your beauty, here is another perfectly context-free picture for you:

Because I am once again too covered in work to write anything today, please help me out by filling in the blanks:

*I would rather be ___________ than ____________.

* Yes, N-A, I know where I saw it first.

18 comments:

Julie said...: I would rather be drinking coffee than drinking water.

Have to cut down on the caffeine though, as I drink about 2 cups/5 cans of it a day.; February 27, 2008 at 9:36 AM
Forrest said...: I would rather have nothing left to lose than having everything I could ever dream.

I've had some scary dreams.; February 27, 2008 at 9:39 AM
EmmaL said...: I would rather be over there than over here. The story of my life.; February 27, 2008 at 10:12 AM
storyteller said...: I'd rather be enjoying my "Happily Retired life" (like I am currently) than spending my weekends and evenings grading papers and writing lesson plans (like I did for 34 years to get to this place in life).
Hugs and blessings,; February 27, 2008 at 11:40 AM
Anonymous said...: I would rather be me than anyone else :-).; February 27, 2008 at 12:24 PM
Megan said...: I'd rather be walking along that path than sitting under these damn soul-killing lights.; February 27, 2008 at 12:27 PM
LizLSB said...: I've been at home with my son today, who sprained his ankle. I asked him to fill in the blanks. He said, "I'd rather be injured than dead." Wow. I guess I'd say that I'd rather in any other field of work than teaching public school, at times anyway.; February 27, 2008 at 1:02 PM
Avitable said...: You need to come over and visit me today. Trust me.; February 27, 2008 at 1:02 PM
Em said...: Yes, trust him, you do.; February 27, 2008 at 1:51 PM
Dagny said...: I would rather be ugly than stupid. :); February 27, 2008 at 4:02 PM
utenzi said...: ...kayaking...working.; February 27, 2008 at 4:12 PM
Effortlessly Average said...: I would rather be having sex than writing about it on this blog entry.; February 27, 2008 at 5:39 PM
Unknown said...: i would rather be all alone, in a comfy bed, watching billy madison and sipping hot tea, than taking care of 3 other humans while i am sick with strep throat and my husband works.

there. that's the last of my whining for today.

maybe. ;); February 27, 2008 at 8:09 PM
Anonymous said...: I would rather be taking a vacation over Spring Break than writing annual teacher evaluations.

I just hope I won't be wearing any Kevlar.; February 27, 2008 at 8:12 PM
Anonymous said...: I would rather be living in Ireland than here.; February 27, 2008 at 9:40 PM
nicole antoinette said...: This is fun right?! Thanks for the link :)

And because I never answer my own: I would rather be watching The West Wing than doing almost anything else. Ever.; February 28, 2008 at 1:59 AM
Snow Queen said...: I would rather be a lottery millionaire than a poor working sucker (which I obviously am). Really.; February 28, 2008 at 2:23 AM
Anonymous said...: I would rather be an otter than a monkey.; February 28, 2008 at 4:49 PM

Who are these people?

Bibi - God bless the guy who gets Bee. I can't even think of anything obnoxious to say about her. She can eat pasta without gaining weight, she can run the ridges at Gertrude's Nose with no fear, and she is by miles the best climber of all of us. She's going to Kili with us. Hell, she'll be leading.
Buzz Elder Brother. Cross me at your peril.
Jib computer wizard, entrepreneur, stand-up comedian, stand-up guy I can count on to catch a movie and hold hands in the dark without it having any meaning whatosever. Every woman needs a man like Jib.
Joe - locquacious, flirtatious, 40-something hiking buddy - also, ex-manfriend of Pax.
Larry, WPITW - climber, hiker, badass (not in the good way, either). At a given moment, at least half of us are not speaking to him.
Liam - My nephew, whose favorite words are "noing," "Bobby," "dumptruck," "job-site" and "Daddy." He also says "obstreperous" "pulchritudinous" and "Nina" upon request.
Merry - Australian BFF spends the summers on a yacht, nannying for a celebrity couple with two children. She lives in a brownstone and she has a chauffeur. And we have no idea who she works for.
Newsy has been my friend for about 22,000 hours. Or more. I don't have a calculator. She has about 3423% more professional and personal commitments than I do, and yet she still finds time to think about me. I find this astonishing. If you knew her, you'd be astonished, too.
Pax - climber, hiker, corporate warrior, used to date Joe. Sticks by Larry in spite of his horribleness. None of us understands this.
Skatey- he rides a skateboard. He can dance. He can throw a frisbee and he's not bad at karaoke, either.
Sri - Bengali princess who, aside from kicking my ass at climbing, and aside from being a smokin' hiker, brought down the evil empire of Larry and also once told me that "even girls' are turned on my breasts." Also never turns down "one more round."
Supajewie - Long distance drinking buddy, just about the only person I know who "gets it". And no, she's not Jewish. It's a long story.
Tex - is what happens when you take a normal man, add alcohol, subtract common sense and tact, and then buy him another drink.

English Teacher Disclaimer

I teach English, and I sometimes get a emotional about grammar, punctuation, and usage. I sometimes write posts about other people's grammar - or mine. This does not mean, however, that my blog is without errors. I constantly go back and edit for typos and sometimes even... misspelled words *clutching skull and gagging*. If you find a mistake feel free to call me out on it. I will persist in making mistakes whether I attempt to catch them or not, and I will continue to be my bitchy English teacher self despite my capacity to screw up just as often as the next person... and maybe more.