Fun with Flickr

This idea is from Brownie - please leave a comment for me if you decide to do this too, so I can see!
1. TDD - Stephanie, 2. Chicken Enchiladas, 3. Dolphlungren, 4. i can taste summer! a.k.a. childhood summer! a.k.a. childhood reminiscence! a.k.a. those were the good times!, 5. Colin Firth revisited, 6. Lemon Dive, 7. Anything In There For Me?, 8. tiramisu, 9. Each war is different, each war is the same, 10. Joy of life, 11. Cute cat alert!, 12. Beauty & the Beasts

The concept:
1. Type your answer to each of the questions below into Flickr Search.
2. Using only the first page of results, pick one image.
3. Copy and paste each of the URLs for the images into Big Huge Lab’s Mosaic Maker to create a mosaic of the picture answers.

The questions:
1. What is your first name? Stephanie
2. What is your favorite food right now? Chicken Enchiladas
3. What high school did you go to? Pine View High School
4. What is your favorite color? Purple
5. Who is your celebrity crush? Colin Firth of the Pride & Prejudice/Bridget Jones Diary variety. Who could NOT have a crush on him when he walks out of the trees from a swim in the pond with his white shirt unbuttoned and clinging to his skin...
6. What is your favorite drink right now? Anything I can add a slice of lime to
7. What is your dream vacation? Churchill, Canada
8. What is your favorite dessert? Tiramisu
9. What do you want to be when you grow up? Dead
10. What do you love most in life? My family
11. What is one word that describes you? Curious
12. What is your flickr name? msljgdm, but it didn't come up with my search, and suggested Muslim instead. I took it and ran with it.

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Stephanie Answers Your Questions

Why does your blog seem so superficial?

Ouch! You mean eyebrows and Paris Hilton are superficial?

Are you this shallow in person?

Wow - you guys aim below the belt here, don't you? I really don't think I am any more or less shallow than the next person. I enjoy entertainment, fun, and good humor - if that is what you mean by shallow-ness. In spite of that, I do have firm convictions in the areas of faith, family, and politics. I just think there are better (and more entertaining) ways to express myself without being preachy. I am always happy to discuss deeper topics through private email or conversations.

Do you mean to say that life isn't all fun and games? And if so, why doesn't your blog reflect that?

No, you misunderstand me. What I mean to say is that life IS fun and games, and yes, my blog does reflect that. Seriously, though, I think life has its trials and challenges, certainly. But I choose to reflect on or make fun of lighter things as a personal escape from my own trials and challenges, which occur daily, if not hourly. I am not speaking of obvious trials like death or sickness, but the things every parent struggles with - Am I spending enough time reading/playing with the kids? Am I teaching them all they need to know? Are they getting enough lessons/activities? Why are they fighting/making poor choices? What can I make for dinner? Why do I have to drive 30 minutes into town, AGAIN? Why is adoption/home schooling/finding my wallet so hard? etc. By reflecting on lighter aspects of life, I am entertaining myself and hopefully my readers.