Trivia is just another form of random shit, so you know I love it.  Useless knowledge can help you impress people, or win shots at a bar.  It’s win-win all around.  So try your hand at these questions… NO GOOGLING!!!  I’ll post the answers in the comments section later today…

1) What was Malcolm X’s real last name?

2) What physicist’s last words were not understood because his nurse didn’t speak German?

3) What’s the only U.S. state that serves all of its residents with water systems that have violated the Safe Drinking Water Act?

4) What was the only language Jack Kerouac spoke until the age of 6?

5) What letter begins the moniker of most AFC teams in the NFL?

Things I Live For: Scotch; boots

Quote of the Day: “Standing on the moon with nothing left to do - a lovely view of Heaven but I’d rather be with you.” –Grateful Dead

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Where would the world be without YouTube to catch local news slipups? (Thank you Godsister)

And now, a funny commercial:

Pet Peeve of the Day: People who can’t spell

Quote of the Day: “I have spread my dreams under your feet; tread softly, because you tread on my dreams.” –William Butler Yeats

I loathe white socks.  Why would you choose to wear a boring sock when so many awesome options exist?  I have a beyond extensive collection of fun socks; so much that I never have to wear white socks unless I’m at the gym (which isn’t that often these days anyway WHAT UP!)  My favorite kind of sock is the Halloween sock (obviously since it is my fave holiday) but Santa adorned socks are a very close second.  Cats, BBQ ribs, skull & crossbones, dice, Grateful Dead bears, ghosts, hearts, leprechauns, and various patterns all adorn a pair of my socks. 

The most unfortunate part of this collection is that socks wear out over time; especially the favorite ones I wear every chance I get.  So I am constantly looking to add to my collection, and this time of year is when I’m especially aggressive in my search as Halloween socks are plentiful. 

You may be wondering, does she coordinate her socks according to holidays (i.e. only wear my Christmas socks at Christmas) and the answer is hell no.  Why would I only want to bring out my various smiley Santa socks but once a year??  It would be like only using my Christmas glasses as Christmas– crazy!  I do however retire a few pairs from the rotation every once in awhile just to give every pair a chance at equal foot time.  I’d say I have around 100 or so pairs of socks so that can get pretty difficult.  The other thing is the laundry factor… when I wash all my socks I will be “folding” them for a good 15 minutes.  But when I look down during the day and see a splash of color or a frosty snowman peeking out from my pants, it’s all worth it. 

Pet Peeve of the Day: When people ask me how my blog will help them be awesome.  NOT awesome.

Quote of the Day: “I want to be strong, I want to laugh along, I want to belong to the living – Alive, alive, I wanna get up and jive, wanna wreck my stockings in some jukebox dive.” –Joni Mitchell

Trivia is just another form of random shit, so you know I love it.  Useless knowledge can help you impress people, or win shots at a bar.  It’s win-win all around.  So try your hand at these questions… NO GOOGLING!!!  I’ll post the answers in the comments section later today…

1) What Great Lake state has more shoreline than the entire U.S. Atlantic seaboard?

2) Under which name did American author Samuel Clemens write?

3) What kitchen invention took top prize at the 1893 Chicago World’s Fair?

4) How many fingers does Homer Simpson have?

5) What barnyard animal can get sunburned?

Things I Live For: Mountain Dew in a can; Strong black coffee

Quote of the Day: “Autumn is a second spring when every leaf is a flower.” –Albert Camus

I am currently obsessed with this song and this album (Some Devil).  I found this version from Bonnaroo 2004 from a Dave & Friends show which I think I was at but I was probably counting down the hours until I got to go home.  Trey is being silly (typically) in the background:

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Pet Peeve of the Day: Martyrs

Quote of the Day: “Don’t say I never warned you when your train gets lost.” –Bob Dylan