tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-67467371140064560992011-11-27T16:38:44.972-08:00Hopehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09538487290558465546noreply@blogger.comBlogger91100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6746737114006456099.post-49313443665761660912008-11-05T02:14:00.000-08:002008-11-05T02:14:00.757-08:00Wish Megan a happy 35th birthday right here!<br /><br />Stay around to play some games and enter some contests!<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6746737114006456099-4931344366576166091?l=megans-party.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Hopehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09538487290558465546noreply@blogger.com30tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6746737114006456099.post-4462368916462881142008-11-05T01:50:00.000-08:002008-11-05T16:20:37.905-08:00Try your hand at this 10-question quiz. The top scorer wins something from Hope's Etsy store.<br /><br />Regardless of your score, please post your score and "status" back here. You have to correctly name your status to be the winner (so I know you really got it).<br /><br /><a href="http://www.quizilla.com/tests/8196028/how-well-do-you-know-megan">Click Here to take the Quiz</a><br /><br />The answers will be posted tomorrow!<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6746737114006456099-446236891646288114?l=megans-party.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Hopehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09538487290558465546noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6746737114006456099.post-17323148265473435262008-11-05T01:35:00.000-08:002008-11-05T01:35:00.327-08:00(you may have to wait for the ad to finish playing)<br /><br /><div><embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" quality="high" src="http://data.pictogame.com/gc/gc.swf" allowscriptaccess="never" allowfullscreen="true" flashvars="gameId=diPKFZ0YhMmk" name="flashContainer168571219" width="410" height="340"></embed><div style="width: 410px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://www.pictogame.com/create/17_choco-brick"><strong>Make a game</strong></a> | <a href="http://www.pictogame.com/play/game/diPKFZ0YhMmk_choco-brick">Share</a> | <a href="http://www.pictogame.com/play/game/" title="Free games">Free games</a> | <a href="http://technorati.com/tag/Pictogame" rel="tag">Pictogame</a></div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6746737114006456099-1732314826547343526?l=megans-party.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Hopehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09538487290558465546noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6746737114006456099.post-41642834113080677092008-11-05T01:00:00.000-08:002008-11-05T05:50:42.422-08:00I would like for everyone to pick a song to dedicate to Megan. It can be anything you want. Your favorite song, a song you think she would like, a song you think is pertinent, whatever.<br /><br />I will compile the songs into a cd and burn it for her (and you, if you like).<br /><br />If you pick something super-obscure that I can't find at the library or itunes, I'd appreciate it if you could share an mp3 of it with me.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6746737114006456099-4164283411308067709?l=megans-party.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Hopehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09538487290558465546noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6746737114006456099.post-21647192067278429592008-11-05T00:58:00.000-08:002008-11-05T03:51:36.289-08:00Just a few facts for comparison:<br /><br />Average Cost of new house $32,500.00<br />Average Income per year $12,900.00<br />Average Monthly Rent $175.00<br />Cost of a gallon of Gas 40 cents<br />A Dozen Eggs 45 cents<br />A stamp 8 cents, one of these was the first ever LOVE stamp<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm1.static.flickr.com/225/451500959_1d6d904abf_m.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 160px; height: 240px;" src="http://farm1.static.flickr.com/225/451500959_1d6d904abf_m.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><br />How much did a pocket calculator cost in 1973? - Around 200 dollars<br />(although I did find this one from December 1973's Playboy that only cost $69.95<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.commodore.ca/gallery/misc/commodore_calcualtor_playboy_december_1973.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px;" src="http://www.commodore.ca/gallery/misc/commodore_calcualtor_playboy_december_1973.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><br />See the whole ad here: http://www.commodore.ca/gallery/misc/commodore_calcualtor_playboy_december_1973.jpg<br /><br />1973 Events:<br /><br />Roe v. Wade makes abortion a US constitutional right<br /><br />US Troops withdrawn from Vietnam and U.S. involvement in Vietnam War ends with the signing of peace<br /><br />Armed members of the American Indian Movement and their supporters seize the old town of Wounded Knee in South Dakota<br /><br />In a Tennis Match billed as the battle of the sexes Mrs Billy Jean King defeats Bobby Riggs<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://assets.espn.go.com/media/classic/2001/0820/photo/king2_i.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 275px; height: 200px;" src="http://assets.espn.go.com/media/classic/2001/0820/photo/king2_i.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><br />The wide ranging Endangered Species Act of 1973 is signed into law to "protect species and the ecosystems upon which they depend."<br /><br /><br />Popular Films<br /><br />* The Exorcist<br />* Deliverance<br />* American Graffiti<br />* The Sting<br /><br />Popular Musicians<br /><br />* Stevie Wonder<br />* ABBA<br />* The Eagles<br />* John Lennon<br />* Paul Simon<br />* David Bowie<br />* Led Zeppelin<br />* Diana Ross - (Years later, Megan's elementary school performed "We are the World" and Megan played the part of Diana Ross)<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i.rollingstone.com/assets/rs/8/2362/images/22582_lg.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 250px;" src="http://i.rollingstone.com/assets/rs/8/2362/images/22582_lg.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>(Feb 1973)<br /><br />Popular TV Programs<br /><br />* The Odd Couple<br />* The Partridge Family<br />* M*A*S*H<br />* Sanford and Son<br />* The Bob Newhart Show - (Years later, another Newhart show would inspire Megan and two friends to go Trick or Treating as Larry, Darryl and Darryl)<br />* The Price Is Right<br />* The Waltons<br /><br /><br />Sources: http://www.thepeoplehistory.com, wiki.answers.com<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6746737114006456099-2164719206727842959?l=megans-party.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Hopehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09538487290558465546noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6746737114006456099.post-53066913117742882302008-11-04T08:15:00.000-08:002008-11-05T15:38:18.540-08:00Here is a flickr group to add your virtual presents to! <br /><br />Here is the flickr group to add it to. http://flickr.com/groups/935733@N23/pool/add/<br /><br />If you don't flickr, email me and I'll get you hooked up.<br /><br />Gifts don't show up in the group if the are marked private.<br />Gifts don't show up HERE if they are marked friends/family only.<br />Public is the way to go.<br /><br /><!-- Start of Flickr Badge --><br /><style type="text/css"><br />#flickr_badge_source_txt {padding:0; font: 11px Arial, Helvetica, Sans serif; color:#666666;}<br />#flickr_badge_icon {display:block !important; margin:0 !important; border: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0) !important;}<br />#flickr_icon_td {padding:0 5px 0 0 !important;}<br />.flickr_badge_image {text-align:center !important;}<br />.flickr_badge_image img {border: 1px solid black !important;}<br />#flickr_badge_uber_wrapper {width:150px;}<br />#flickr_www {display:block; text-align:center; padding:0 10px 0 10px !important; font: 11px Arial, Helvetica, Sans serif !important; color:#3993ff !important;}<br />#flickr_badge_uber_wrapper a:hover,<br />#flickr_badge_uber_wrapper a:link,<br />#flickr_badge_uber_wrapper a:active,<br />#flickr_badge_uber_wrapper a:visited {text-decoration:none !important; background:inherit !important;color:#3993ff;}<br />#flickr_badge_wrapper {background-color:#FF0000;border: solid 1px #000000}<br />#flickr_badge_source {padding:0 !important; font: 11px Arial, Helvetica, Sans serif !important; color:#666666 !important;}<br /></style><br /><table id="flickr_badge_uber_wrapper" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="10" border="0"><tr><td><a href="http://www.flickr.com" id="flickr_www">www.<strong style="color:#3993ff">flick<span style="color:#ff1c92">r</span></strong>.com</a><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="10" border="0" id="flickr_badge_wrapper"><br /><script type="text/javascript" src="http://www.flickr.com/badge_code_v2.gne?show_name=1&count=10&display=random&size=m&layout=v&context=in%2Fpool-935733%40N23%2F&source=group&group=935733%40N23"></script><br /><tr><br /><td id="flickr_badge_source" valign="center" align="center"><br /><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0"><tr><br /><td width="10" id="flickr_icon_td"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/groups/935733@N23/pool/"><img id="flickr_badge_icon" alt="items in Megan's Gifts" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3294/buddyicons/935733@N23.jpg?1225886643" align="left" width="48" height="48"></a></td><br /><td id="flickr_badge_source_txt">More <a href="http://www.flickr.com/groups/935733@N23/pool/">in Megan's Gifts pool</a></td><br /></tr></table><br /></td><br /></tr><br /></table><br /></td></tr></table><br /><!-- End of Flickr Badge --><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6746737114006456099-5306691311774288230?l=megans-party.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Hopehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09538487290558465546noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6746737114006456099.post-79640271755083757922008-11-03T08:01:00.000-08:002008-11-01T15:13:04.244-07:00You know her, you love her. She is a quiet observer in the blogosphere, but when she does say something, you know that she has been listening and cares for you. But perhaps I am a little biased since she's my wife! Anyway, most of our closest friends and almost all of our friends who know how much our lives suck right now are dispersed around the country (and world).<br /><br />Since we can't all get together, I'd like to host a virtual birthday party for Megan's 35th birthday on Wednesday, November 5th. I hope you can come!<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6746737114006456099-7964027175508375792?l=megans-party.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Hopehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09538487290558465546noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6746737114006456099.post-19795711304323001262008-11-01T14:57:00.000-07:002008-11-01T16:59:11.498-07:00I found this Billy Bragg video on You-Tube. It is the video of the song that Megan named her blog after - Waiting for the Great Leap Forwards by Billy Bragg. I don't know if she's ever seen this video, or if she has, I bet it's been years. I love how Billy intermingles silliness with socialism. Don't let the foolishness get in the way of the words.<br /><br /><object height="349" width="425"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/lBX1Bw-9rbU&amp;hl=en&amp;fs=1&amp;rel=0&amp;color1=0x234900&amp;color2=0x4e9e00&amp;border=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/lBX1Bw-9rbU&hl=en&fs=1&rel=0&color1=0x234900&color2=0x4e9e00&border=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="349"></embed></object><br /><br />There are actually a ton of live recordings of this song out there, too. Most of the time he modifies the lyrics to what is going on the in world. Check it out sometime.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6746737114006456099-1979571130432300126?l=megans-party.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Hopehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09538487290558465546noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6746737114006456099.post-89114313425434784702008-11-01T01:48:00.000-07:002008-11-05T04:11:37.866-08:00not necessarily hers...<br /><br />Which do you think she would like the best??<br /><br />Apparently if your name is Megan, pink is your signature color...unless it is halloween nightmare colors.<br /><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_18Lyx9xfcpI/SQzWkN-PLtI/AAAAAAAAAFA/sv3_nxLolJU/s1600-h/megan-cake1.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5263817982203604690" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 285px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_18Lyx9xfcpI/SQzWkN-PLtI/AAAAAAAAAFA/sv3_nxLolJU/s320/megan-cake1.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_18Lyx9xfcpI/SQzMlyq54jI/AAAAAAAAAE4/j_4kgWDzcOg/s1600-h/_wsb_508x507_Megan%2Bbirthday.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5263807014118220338" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 319px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_18Lyx9xfcpI/SQzMlyq54jI/AAAAAAAAAE4/j_4kgWDzcOg/s320/_wsb_508x507_Megan%2Bbirthday.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_18Lyx9xfcpI/SQzMlq2RnHI/AAAAAAAAAEw/wwNQfR14OjY/s1600-h/2450684-Happy-Birthday-Megan-0.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5263807012018429042" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_18Lyx9xfcpI/SQzMlq2RnHI/AAAAAAAAAEw/wwNQfR14OjY/s320/2450684-Happy-Birthday-Megan-0.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_18Lyx9xfcpI/SQzMlTsKihI/AAAAAAAAAEo/Z7T0gn92T5M/s1600-h/Megan%27s_19th_Birthday_Cake.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5263807005802007058" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_18Lyx9xfcpI/SQzMlTsKihI/AAAAAAAAAEo/Z7T0gn92T5M/s320/Megan%27s_19th_Birthday_Cake.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_18Lyx9xfcpI/SQzMlEzi_CI/AAAAAAAAAEg/md1IApyNP3E/s1600-h/Heather_N_butterfly.jpg"></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6746737114006456099-8911431342543478470?l=megans-party.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Hopehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09538487290558465546noreply@blogger.com1