4 posts tagged “qotd”
How have people mispronounced your name? How is it supposed to sound?
Submitted by Lorie.
This has nothing to do with food, but it addresses a little peeve of mine so I'm answering. No one really mispronounces my name. It is pretty common. Occasionally people would mispronounce my maiden name, adding an extra vowel or turning the two Ls into a Y sound or something. My maiden name is pronounced phonetically but it unusual and has a lot of letters, so I can understand how it would cause someone to fumble. I don't understand why people get so huffy when people mispronounce their name, especially if it is long, unusual, or has a combination of vowels that could be pronounced in a variety of ways. It strikes me as really egotistical for someone to expect everyone to be able to pronounce an unusual name right off the bat and to treat people like they are stupid if they can't. If you have an uncommon name, I think mispronunciation is just sort of your lot in life. If someone you deal with on a regular basis doesn't bother to learn it, well, that is inconsiderate. But don't be all bitchy to the 16-year-old cashier at the drugstore because she can't say Xzoifdaghy correctly.
What was the one toy you wanted as a kid that your parents never bought you?
Submitted by Princess of Darkness.
Even though this doesn't have anything to do with food, I had to answer anyway because my husband and I were just talking about this on the train this morning. I always wanted a Lite Brite. I don't know why my parents never got me one, but I have a feeling I might be getting one for my birthday!
Are you throwing or attending a holiday party this year? Any ideas/tips to share?
I recently volunteered to host the New Year's post party. Normally I'd like a bit more lead time to plan, but I'll make do, especially since it won't be a full blown-out party. I think I'll have a make-your-own-dessert-drink table, with coffee and hot chocolate and appropriate booze to mix in, with a menu of suggested combinations. I'll probably include things like peppermint-stick swizzles and decorating sugar for the mug rims. I like to do stuff like that.
My biggest tip is to do as much ahead of time as you can so you aren't freaking out the day of (if only I could take my own advice!)
Where do you do your online shopping?
Amazon.com for just about anything and anthropologie.com for clothes (too lazy to go to the store). Every once and awhile I hit bananarepublic.com or gap.com because I'm very short and they have better petite selections online.
