Recovering

Here it is, Saturday night, and instead of donning a mad scientist costume and accompanying my Charlie Brown husband to a friend's Halloween party, I'm in my Peace Frog pajama pants, alternating between the computer and some American Idol rewind segment on Fox, which I'm thinking is from the first season because Ryan looks as skinny as Clay Aiken and former co-host Brian Dunkleman is all up in his celebrity grill. Future plans for the evening include playing old Nintendo games and breaking into my first season of Murder, She Wrote on DVD, which has managed to hold fast to its virgin state since last summer.

My immune system is doing much better than it was a few days ago, but I'm still pretty worn out, so I thought it best for Luke to go to the party alone, allowing me to catch up on some self-prescribed laying around time. And apparently some blog time, too.

Many thanks to those who've participated in the name. my. BLOG! contest thus far. I'm pretty fond of one of the suggestions already, even though it doesn't really fit the "original but not long" criteria. However, after receiving said suggestion, I'm thinking length has less to do with it than a sense of general confusion. For example, http://www.whatreyoulookinat.com/ is much more in line with traditional branding standards, but what if somebody doesn't notice the contractions and types the "a" in "are" or "g" in "looking"? Where would I be then, Internet? WHERE WOULD I BE THEN?

Anyway, just to give everyone a fair chance to get in on the fun, I'm declaring an official deadline of October 31. Remember, there are fun prizes in store for the creator of the winning name, so hop to it, peeps!

Before I submit to the seduction of the boob tube, here's a meme Jenabeeb tagged me for a while back.

Three people who make me laugh
Zach Braff on Scrubs, Steve Carell on The Office, the contestants on Deal or No Deal

Three things I hate
My indecision on religion, lack of self control when it comes to food, the state of city public schools

Three things I don't understand
Smoking, Harry Potter critics, why apartment buildings get so few trick-or-treaters

Three things I am doing right now
Listening to The Insider, contemplating between Ninja Gaiden and The Legend of Zelda, waiting for my Reese's peanut-butter cup to harden in the freezer

Three things I want to do before I die
Visit a foreign country, have children, own a business

Three things I am able to do
Network, parallel park, see the forest for the trees

Three words to describe me
Self-deprecating, skeptical, ambitious

Three things I cannot do
Tolerate an episode of Dancing with the Stars, play an instrument, take apart our blender

Three things I want to learn
Balance a checkbook to the penny, Fertility Awareness Method, html code

Three favorite foods
Spinach dip, cheeseburgers, ice cream

Three beverages I drink regularly
Orange juice, milk, fruit smoothies

Three shows I watched as a kid
The New Mickey Mouse Club, Saved by the Bell, The Wonder Years

Three people I tag
Anyone who's interested

Comments

[daddy d]

I am glad you are feeling better. The process of sickness/health is working out over time.

However, some goals just are not realistic. Balancing the check book to the penny is not possible. The concept of money conservation is the bases of the check book balancing act. It is just like the conservation of mass and energy in regular chemical changes. It does happen in nature, but it is difficult to measure many times.

[mjd]

For some reason, I am fascinated by this blog naming thing. http://www.whatreyoulookinat.com/ may be the right choice as that is the name of your blog. And since we are related, there is no winning for me. In addition to my other suggestions, how about www.fremafremafrema.com said in your best imitation of Cary Grant or www.FREMMMMMMMAAAAAAA.com in a Marlon Brando voice.

No? well can I win a prize for most suggestions?

Speaking of contests, Mrs. S of Essential Outlet is having a contest to guess when her baby, Zoe, will be born.

[Janet]

I am back from LSAT hell (six long months of studying) and, even though my brain is fried, I am on the job of helping choose a name.

Hmmmm.

1. www.primafrema.com
2. www.lookingatme.com
3. www.lookingatfrema.com
4. www.fremadonna.com
5. www.lookylooky.com
6. www.lookingatyou.com
7. www.youlookingatme.com
8. www.heyyou.com
9. www.lookingforward.com
10. www.fremagonewild.com
11. www.fremawashere.com

I'll still be thinking!

[Kelley]

Would you believe that the last time I even had a checkbook was in college? I wouldn't know where to begin when it comes to balancing one. I rely soley on my debit card and my online banking statements.

I cannot parallel park. This from a woman who lives downtown. It's on my list of Things to Learn in Order to Be Considered a Functional Adult.

I'll have to keep thinking about the whole blog name thing...

[CPA Mom]

Balancing your check book is easy if you keep it on QuickBooks. I'm a CPA and that is my offical advice. BWHAHAHAHA

[Britt]

Each month I have to balance a bank statement for my school which includes hundreds of thousands of dollars coming from about 60 different accounts. It has to balance to the penny every time or I'll lose my job at audit time. somehow I pull it off every time with great accuracy... and I still can't balance my own checking account to the penny.

[culotte]

Well, this is my only suggestion as I'm a new reader of Frema and hey, everyone, hi, I'm still catching up on the blog that is Frema's Internet Life.

www.thelegendoffrema.com

Inspired by the fact that you possibly played the Legend of Zelda, which is by far the Best Nintendo Game ever. And that you still play Nintendo, because I do too, and I think that if this wasn't the Internet and I wasn't rambling we would have a lot to talk about.

Which is to say, I like your blog.

[Jenabeeb]

1) I love the www.fremadonna.com suggestion (even though you really aren't one)
2) I too love frozen Reeses peanut butter cups
3) My heart aches that you cannot stand Dancing with the Stars. But I agree with the love of Steve Carell.

Hope LostaSock passed on my "hi" message this weekend!

[gawilli]

Oooh I like the www.fremadonna.com also! Wish I would have thought of that one even if it doesn't win.

I was thinking about your indecision on religion - hope you don't get too bound up about that. I've had twice as many years as you and I'm still trying to figure it all out.

[Emily]

I am proud of you for admitting your penchant for the New Mickey Mouse Club. Because I loved it too. I was obsessive about it, even. I would tell you all about it here, but I don't need all your commenters and comment readers knowing how far my obsession actually reached.

Who was your favorite?

[culotte]

Um, JC and Keri were my favorites.

[Frema]

Tiffany was my favorite girl, and Damon was my favorite boy. I loved the show's mini-series (my favorite was Teen Angel. Remember that one? With Jason Priestley as the angel and Jennie Garth as some bitchy girl?). Plus all the dance numbers!

[takin chances]

Ahhhh...The Wonder Years. I loved Fred Savage more than my first real boyfriend.

Thanks for the happy memories. Glad you are feeling better!

[Lost A Sock]

Reading through your comments, Fremadonna is good, and you could also feature your sister from time to time. Ha. The best I've heard so far? Fremagonewild! Wahoo! Awesome!

I cannot tolerate Dancing with the Stars either. It's almost as bad as when you sit down to watch Ice Skating and it turns out to be damn Ice Dancing.

[Silly Hily]

Well, I don't think you mentioned that there was a prize.
But really, I can't compete with Janet up there.
I do have one though....www.fremayomama.com. See, that's why I normally don't even suggest stuff when people ask b/c that's the sort of cheese you end up getting. Sorry.