Filed under: The Name Game

So I am starting a new series! its called “The Name Game”. It has always been one of my many quarks to write down names that I like. I have no idea what I am going to do with them, but I love to keep track of them!!!
- FiFi
- Pheona
- Lola
- Duren
- Sullivan
- Sunday
- Auggy
- Spencer
- Pearl
- Ester
Filed under: something about ME

35 odd things about me
1. Do you like blue cheese salad dressing? YES!!! it’s one of my favorites
2. Do you own a gun? No, but i shot my first one over the summer. Eric taught me, and i almost cried i was so scared haha!
3. What’s a favorite drink at Starbucks or other specialty coffee house? there are two 1. is shaken iced tea lemonade with green tea sweetened. and 2. a white chocolate mocha decaf/non fat!
4. What do you prefer to drink in the morning? orange juice, i don’t think i could start the day without it!
5. Do you do push-ups? i guess i’d do them if someone asked me to…
6. What’s your favorite piece of jewelry? that is a tie between my fabrizay (i have no idea how to spell that) egg necklace that my grandma brought back from London, and my Tiffany’s bracelet that my sister gave me for graduation.
7. Favorite hobby? anything outdoors or crafty. I love arts, and photography!
8. Do you have A.D.D? only when I’m nervous
9. What’s one trait that you hate about yourself? I have horrible self confidence. i get really scared when i have to speak my feelings.
10. Name 3 thoughts at this exact moment: grow a pair! i want to go shopping, and i need to go run errons!
11. Name 4 drinks you regularly drink. apple juice, water, orange juice.
12. Current worry right now? when will i make my “move”
13. Current hate right now? my lack of a life!
14. Favorite place to be? Either the mountain or the beach!
15. Do you like to travel? YES I LOVE TO TRAVEL.
16. What color shirt are you wearing? white
17. Do you like sleeping on satin sheets? don’t know–never have.
18. Can you whistle? yes, but i can whistle much better by sucking in than blowing out
19. Favorite color? I have a few, I love orange, and green, and random blue colors!
20. If you could would you be a pirate? Ya for sure!!!! ARRRRG
21. What song do you sing in the shower? Taylor Swift, or Notorious B.I.G.
22. Favorite girl’s name? FiFi, or Duren, or Spencer.
23. Favorite boy’s name? Duren, it works for either. I also love the name Sullivan.
24. What’s in your pocket right now? nada
25. Favorite bedsheets as a child? i don’t remember any of my sheets…
26. Worst injury? Well its not much of an injury, but i had kidney surgery when i was four, and i have kidney disease. and two summers ago i broke my collar bone, and dislocated my shoulder!
27. Do you love where you live? I love the town… mostly in the winter, but NO i HATE where i live.
28. How many TVs do you have in your house? three, one in my bedroom, one in Katie’s bedroom, and one in our living room!
30. How many pets do you have? none, sadly
31. Does someone have a crush on you? hopefully
32. What is your Favorite Book? The Twilight Series
33. What’s your favorite candy? sour patch kids
34. Favorite Sports Team? Boston Red Sox, or GA Bulldogs
35. What was the first thing you thought of when you woke up? I LOVE MY NEW PILLOW!!!! “omg i have so much to do today!!!”

Filed under: something about ME
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6mPW-tUPJU8
so this morning i started watching a IAS marathon, i had previously watched this show and really liked it, but today it kind of meant something new to me. for those of you who don’t know i am in a transition phase of my life. i am trying to find myself, and create a “name” for myself. i have a passion to create the artistically “crafty” things in life! i truly have no idea what i want to do with my life yet, but i do feel that if i work hard enough god will open the doors.
anyways IAS meant something new to me today because it is a show about these talented people who come from nothing, or from normalcy and create “flashy”. they believe in who they are, and what they want to become, and they take that dream and make it a reality. they sit up there on a stage and tell their story to other who want the same dream. and although my dream might be different then theirs it is non the less a dream to have faith in.
so at the end of each show James (the host) will ask the same 10 questions to each guest. I think this is my favorite part of the show, i have ALWAYS wanted someone to ask me these questions, so now i will ask myself, and tell you the sometimes “graphic” truth!
1. What is your favorite word?
Love
2. What is your least favorite word?
Niger
3. What turns you on?
Laughter, Imagination, Competition, Drive, Hot boys
4. What turns you off?
Arragence, Anger, Laziness, Fear
5. What is your favorite curse word?
FUCK (sorry mom and sister)
There is another one too, it starts with C, but I won’t say the rest of it cause it is just TOO dirty
6. What sound or noise do you love?
The sound of snow crunching underneath my feet, the sound of a powerful skier hitting a slalom gate, and the words “racer ready”.
Artistically i love the sound my camera makes when i take a picture.
7. What sound or noise do you hate?
when someone “hawks a loogie”
8. What profession other than your own would you like to attempt?
One day i would like to be a mom
I would like to be a stand up comedian
I would love to be a writer (haha i know i have horrible grammer)
9. What profession would you not like to attempt?
Porn, or accounting
10. If Heaven exists, what would you like to hear God say when you arrive at the Pearly Gates?
“you have not failed”
oh yeah, and “Jenna is waiting on you”
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I AM…excited for this weekend, and my kids first race.
I WANT…to make a decision about my school, my life, my summer, or at least my job.
I WISH I COULD…have a dog.
I HATE…being confussed about my life.
I FEAR…my parents pending divorce.
I HEAR…studio 60 (i love that show, and am so sad that there is only one season of it).
I REGRET…every opening a credit card (o how i wish i was debt free)
I LOVE…the color of my room.
I AM NOT…happy about the fact that i have to see pam this weekend.
I DANCE…naked in the bathroom after i get out of the shower.
I SING…to myself ALL DAY LONG.
I NEVER…thought i would be taking a yr off from school.
I RARELY…miss summer.
I CRY WHEN I WATCH…Bear, he’s getting old and i don’t want him to “leave” us.
I AM NOT ALWAYS…happy.
I HATE THAT…the ski season will eventually end.
I’M CONFUSED ABOUT…my life.
I NEED…to figure out my life!!!! GRRRRR
I SHOULD…find another job!
Filed under: something about ME
1. What time did you get up this morning?
6:40, crazy i know… i didn’t even have an alarm to wake up to!
2. Diamonds or pearls?
diamonds
3. What was the last film you saw at the cinema?
Katie and i went to go see Marley and Me on Friday!! it was amazing, and horribly sad all at the same time.
4. What is your favorite TV show?
Its a tie between The Office, Weeds, and Grey’s Anatomy
5. What do you usually have for breakfast?
Cereal, or a bagel with cream cheese, and i always have orange juice.
6. What is your middle name?
Brooke, although i have always wanted my sisters middle name, Spencer
7. What food do you dislike?
Octupus
8. What is your favorite CD at the moment?
A mix that i made it has Kings of Leon, and Spoon
9. What car do you drive?
I drive a black Toyota Tundra
10. What characteristic(s) do you despise?
Cadiness, or people who are fake.
11. Favorite item of clothing?
O man there is alot to choose from!!! i really love this old Led Zeppelin t shirt, and this black blazer, my bonfire ski pants, my black p coat, my red and blue flannel button up shirt, and these awesome brown boots i got earlier this year!
12. If you could go anywhere in the world on vacation, where would you go?
Umm, there is a few places i would love to go to… Italy, Greece, Africa, Brazil
13. Your favorite brand of clothing?
anything Urban Outfitters, Gap, Volcom, and i love Target
14. Where would you retire to?
Montana
15. What was your most recent memorable birthday?
Every birthday is memorable. i make each one last like a week.
16. Favorite sport to watch?
World Cup ski races
19. When is your birthday?
7/11
20. Are you a morning person or a night person?
It really depends on the day, when we have early morning I love 6a.m., but when i have a free day i love to stay up as late as i can!
21. What is your shoe size?
my feet are really wide, so sometimes its an 8… but it can be as small as a 6.5
22. Pets?
Not right now, but soon
23. Any new and exciting news you’d like to share with us?
I have no idea what to do with my life
24. What did you want to be when you were little?
a ski racer
25. How are you today?
kinda bored, and excited for the weekend
26. What is your favorite candy?
sour patch kids, blue laughy taffy, and chocolate
27. What is your favorite flower?
sunflowers!!!!! i LOVE them
28. What is a day on the calendar you are looking forward to?
July 11, i will be 21! also this weekend, it is my kids (i mean my team’s) first race, and it is in Red Lodge, so i get to go home!
29. What’s your full name?
Courtney Brooke Duren
30. What are you listening to right now?
The Real Housewives of Orange County, and lots of dumb commercials
31. What was the last thing you ate?
Ham and Bean soup that my awesome roomy made
32. Do you wish on stars?
all the time
33. If you were a crayon, what color would you be?
majenta (read my John Mayer quote on Facebook)
34. How is the weather right now?
cloudy, it needs to either snow, or be sunny!
35. The first person you spoke to on the phone today?
my dad
36. Favorite soft drink?
its not a soft drink, but i love arnold palmers
37. Favorite restaurant?
the Naked Noodle, or Montana Ale Works
38. Real hair color?
Brown
39. What was your favorite toy as a child?
my skis, or my bike, or my strawberry shortcake town!!! also i had this doll house that my mom painted, and it had all this amazing furniture in it ( i used to let my beanie babies live in it ha)!!!!
40. Summer or winter?
Winter
41. Hugs or kisses?
big huge cuddly hugs
42. Chocolate or Vanilla?
Both
43. Coffee or tea?
shaken green tea with lemonade, and white chocolate mochas
45. When was the last time you cried?
Friday night, Marley and Me, i sobbed like you can not believe
46. What is under your bed?
NOTHING, yay i cleaned
47. What did you do last night?
started knitting a new scarf
48. Of what are you afraid?
failing
49. Salty or sweet?
salty and sweet, like popcorn with sour patch kids yum!
50. How many “keys” on your key ring?
i think like 6
51. How many years at your current job?
two
52. Favorite day of the week?
any day that i get to go ski!
53. How many towns have you lived in?
4
54. Do you make friends easily?
NO, i have had the same friends my whole life, and i have been told that people think i am rude when they first meet me (i’m not i swear i am just really shy). but then once i get to know someone i totally become fr
57. What would you like to be in your next life?
I’d like to be in Heaven!
58. Favorite hobby or things to do?
Skiing, knitting, photography, the ocean, anything crafty, or outdoors!
Filed under: Year Long Book-A-Thon
So a few months ago i posted a blog about how i was trying to read more books this year. well i have decided to make it kind of a competition… from July of 2008 to July 2009 i will see how many books i can read.
so here is my list so far… i have been in kind of a slump the past two months i have been on the same book, which i hope to finish by then end of the week. it is a great book, but i just simply haven’t had time to read it.
- Sisterhood of the traveling pants (summer 2)
- Sisterhood of the traveling pants (summer 3)
- Sisterhood of the traveling pants (summer 4)
- Chasing Harry Winston
- Love is a Mixed Tape
- Twilight
- New Moon
- Eclipse
- Secret Life of a Call Girl
- Dear Diary
- The Year of Living Biblically
- I Was Told There Would be Cake
- The Know It All
- We Thought You Would Be Prettier (just started)
- sTori Telling
- Eat, Pray, Love
Books i still want to read
- Marley and Me
- all of Laurie Notaro’s books
- The Great Gaspie
- Catcher in the Rye
