I haven’t done a meme in a very long time, and I normally wouldn’t since they aren’t really relevant to my blog. I mean, you guys just come here to look at crazy mail receptacles amirite?

However, I’m making an exception for Forest Parks since he’s been a long time visitor and participant in this blogging adventure. Plus he just quit his job and is going whole hog with his blog and online marketing, so he needs some link loving (don’t we all).

I have to answer 4 questions on 4 topics, then tag 4 people.

4 Jobs I’ve Had in My Life

1. My first job was with Herman’s Sporting Goods store. I started as a cashier in high school but eventually did pretty much anything; selling shoes, stringing tennis rackets, drilling bowling balls and merchandising. It was a crappy retail job but honestly I learned a lot about customer service, merchandising and teamwork.
2. In college, I worked as an assistant volleyball coach for a community college. Challenging to the point that I had what must have been as close to nervous breakdown as possible.
3. After the coaching debacle, I started my first desk job for an office supply company. I did order entry and took customer service calls (”Where the @#$% is my copy paper!!!) Really exciting stuff there. *rolls eyes*
4. My last job, before this stay at home mom gig began, was with an automotive financial consulting firm. I was in training and consulting and provided software support for our business planning and web tools.

4 Shows I DVR (TIVO)

1. Lost
2. Dexter (omg creepy goodness)
3. House
4. Ace of Cakes

4 Places I’ve Been

I’ve been to a lot more than four places in the US, never out of the country, unless you count the Bahamas. Here’s my top 4 in no particular order.

1. Taos, New Mexico - We went skiing here in … heck I want to say 94? It’s beautiful. Love the art and the landscape. Peaceful and serene. Definitely the kind of place I’d hole up when I finally reached my goal of becoming a hermit.
2. San Francisco, California - Probably the only city I’d want to live in. Although it’s a little chilly.
3. Hawaii - It’s Hawaii. It’s gorgeous. Duh.
4. Keystone, Colorado - Last year’s ski trip. Mountains, snow, trees, fresh air, lotsa sun, altitude sickness…

4 Favorite Foods

1. Spring rolls, not eggrolls, not the fresh ones. Mom’s are the best.
2. Eggplant rollatini.
3. Enchiladas
4. Fried calamari - P.F. Chang’s has the best for a chain. The most recently yummiest fried calamari I had was in Vegas a few months ago at Smith and Wollensky’s. The best ever was in Dana Point, CA that served it as calamari ’steak”, but I can’t remember the name of the place. It was at Dana Point Harbor.

4 People I Tag

1. Chris from Catnip Corner who tagged me with the “Entrecard - Above the Fold” meme. If you love kittons you’ll love this blog.
2. Kathy from the Junk Drawer always on the look out for ugly mailboxes, and she’s a great writer.
3. And speaking of great writing, I’m tagging Poetikat because her poems are lovely and inspiring.
4. Last but certainly not least, Judi at Momma Muse obsessive entrecard dropper that lives in a zoo! She has rats and hedgehogs and dogs, and cats oh my.

Forest, has tagged me with the “What’s on your desktop?” meme.

So here’s mine:

That’s World of Warcraft cover art for a Korean gaming magazine… I think. I’m not sure I downloaded it a long time ago. I keep my icons tidy and limited to programs I use on a daily basis. What an unveiling of my complete geekdom. Ah well.

Is it ok if I don’t tag anyone? Any blogs I frequent I’ve tagged for some sort of meme or carnival a long time ago. I’m just going to keep it real, but here’s links to those that have participated so far, and if you want to jump in on it, you know the drill:

Francine of La Place de Cherie Chez Francine Bloggishi Unchained Melody LadyJava’s Lounge Mariuca Revellian Dot Com|Desktop iRonnie Rebecca Jon Rolando Speedcat Brown Baron Tish Mike Money Online NoDirectOn Max Elena’s Photos Comedy Plus MeAndMyDrum The Random Forest Ugly Mailbox

I’m proud to be hosting this weeks All Women blogging Carnival. Take some time and browse. There’s a wide variety of interesting articles here by and for women.

If you would like to participate in the next carnival, the carnival submission link is at the end.

To my American readers, have a safe and happy holiday weekend.

Eric Michael Johnson presents The Origins of Forbidden Love posted at The Primate Diaries, saying, “It’s true I’m not a woman, but I think this will be of interest to your readers.”

Madeleine Begun Kane presents No Butt Cams For Me ? No Ifs, Ands, Or Buts posted at Mad Kane’s Humor Blog.

paidtwice presents Think Small, Dream Big | I’ve Paid For This Twice Already… posted at I’ve Paid For This Twice Already…, saying, “thanks for hosting!”

edithyeung presents Disempowering Phrases Successful People Never Say posted at Edith Yeung.Com: Dream. Think. Act..

Anja Merret presents Are diamonds really forever posted at anja merret, saying, “When you look at the world of advertising, can you think of a couple of ads that have really changed your buying habits, impacted on the way you think about a product or even just left a jingle bouncing around in your mind.”

Jenny presents Cartoons can drive you crazy! posted at the so called me.

Helga Sombrofsky presents Headlines Everywhere: Girls Love Pink posted at Questions and Chaos.

Micellaneous Mum presents A not-so-hypothetical question posted at Miscellanous Adventures of an Aussie Mum, saying, “Mother or not, women would appreciate the dilema, I think, posed here!!”

Carole Fogarty presents Are energy vampires leaving you tired and exhausted? posted at THE HEALTHY LIVING LOUNGE, saying, “Trust I’ve done this correctly this is the first time I have participated in a carnival”

Corinne Edwards presents WRITING YOUR BOOK - How to begin posted at Personal Growth with Corinne Edwards, saying, “How many people have you heard say, “I am going to write a book - as soon as I retire - or when I have time.” This is an article to jumpstart them - because I feel that they would like to do it but just don’t know how to start! Hope it helps!”

Megan Bayliss presents Children Learn the Cycle of Violence from our Parenting posted at Imaginif…, saying, “I do not want my daughter to enter into a domestic violent relationship. Really? Then, please, break the cycle now.”

Julie Bonner presents 300 Things You Can Do to Improve Your Home & Dining Experience posted at Declutter It!, saying, “Come take a look at the Home and Dining Channel’s 300 tips to improve your home and dining experience. We have a little bit of everything there.”

Jodie presents Am I a Fireman Yet ? posted at Avinak, saying, “Thanks for Hosting !”

bluskygirl presents R.E.S.P.E.C.T. What Does it Mean to You? posted at Goddess, saying, “What’s happened to respect? Have we forgotten how to use it? How to give it?”

Pat B. Doyle presents 23 Great Ideas For Blog Posts posted at Pat B. Doyle.

Karen (aka Karooch) presents Scrapbooking as an Educational Tool posted at Scraps of Mind, saying, “An article about using scrapbooking as a communication and educational tool.”

Karen (aka Karooch) presents Let your Blog Stumble…it won’t hurt posted at Scraps of Mind, saying, “Expand your social network with StumbleUpon”

Julie Bonner presents My Unbalanced Life - Top 7 Things I Do To Stay Sane and Productive posted at Julie Anne Bonner, saying, “Here are 7 tips I follow every week to make sure my business stays on track. Working from home can be tough, but if we go about it in the right way, it can lead to a remarkable life.”

Alex Blackwell presents The seven secrets of a happy marriage posted at The Next 45 Years.

Leigh Shevchik presents Inspirational Ivy posted at The Fitness Fixer.

Leigh Shevchik presents A Few Less Bites posted at The Diet Dish.

Leigh Shevchik presents Girls and Body Image posted at Teen Health 411.

Barbra Sundquist presents How to Make Fruit and Vegetable Edible Creations posted at Edible Creations.

Lynn Aleshire presents Experts Say There’s a Relationship Between Studying and Academic Success posted at Homeschool2.0 Blog.

Dianne M. Buxton presents Work From Home Shopping posted at manifestingsuccess, saying, “Do you like to shop? Duh! How about getting a rebate from your purchases? Like, all of them! This is for men too, but I believe women will make it successful - and it was started by a woman!”

Marilyn Terrell presents Entranced by Ensenada posted at Intelligent Travel, saying, “a perfect long weekend in Mexico”

Marilyn Terrell presents IT’s Fishy posted at Intelligent Travel, saying, “travel story: fish feast in Mississippi”

Marilyn Terrell presents Alpaca Possiblities posted at Lolly Knitting Around, saying, “travel story: knitter goes nuts in yarn shop in Lima, Peru”

Marilyn Terrell presents Fish Wednesday: Cod Master Edition posted at Nerd’s Eye View, saying, “Seattle blogger details her Fish Wednesday tradition with photo and yummy recipe”

Marilyn Terrell presents Into the Wild in Alexandria posted at Intelligent Travel, saying, “urban kayaking around Washington, DC”

Millionaire Mommy Next Door presents How to Treat Affluenza: Spend Less and Live a Happier Life posted at Millionaire Mommy Next Door, saying, “The number of “very happy” people peaked in 1957, and has remained fairly stable or declined ever since. Even though we consume twice as much as we did in the 1950s, people were just as happy when they had less. 86% of Americans who voluntarily cut back their consumption feel happier as a result.”

JHSEsq presents I get that sinking feeling . . . posted at Colloquium, saying, “JHSEsq describes the summer day when two kids went outside to play . . . and only one came back into the house. It was a frantic search for her five-year-old about which she says, “I get that sinking feeling all over again when I think about it.”"

Wenchypoo presents The Speed of Life posted at Wisdom From Wenchypoo’s Mental Wastebasket.

Tracy Coenen presents One hour and eleven minutes of my life with Bank of America posted at FRAUDfiles.

jeni presents Botox Tips | Savvy Skin: Anti-aging Skincare secrets to fabulous, smooth, glowing skin! Skin care, Botox, acne and wrinkle prevention tips posted at Savvy Skin: Anti-aging Skincare secrets to fabulous, smooth, glowing skin! Skin care, Botox, acne and wrinkle prevention tips.

Mad goat lady presents Funny Australian sayings. posted at Mad Goat Lady.

Leigh presents Council worker of the month posted at absoluteLeigh.

That concludes this edition. Submit your blog article to the next edition of All Women blogging carnival using our carnival submission form.

And there you have it, the antithesis of the “I love your Blog”. I will display it as proudly as the “I Love Your Blog.” Sad Old Goth has not let me down.

All publicity is good publicity. Any emotion is better than no emotion. (Wow. That’s emo)

At the moment I can’t think of anyone other than than the Crazy Aussie Bastard (who hates everyone) that is more deserving of the reward. However, I’ll keep it in mind for the future!

The totally pissed off Twisted Sisters have given me their badge o’ luv.

I shall wear it proudly and share a couple of blogs that I luv too. Some I’ve known for a while and some were luv at first sight!

DiSjoiNteD INtelLigenCe : the insightful Wonder Woman, her posts always are always thought provoking.

BlueJar.com : good tips here for bloggers, information written with personality so you can avoid the Zzzzz’s

Sad Old Goth : what’s left of my once ultra-feminist liberal self screams “nooooo” sometimes, but I can’t deny that I dig the cynicism, anger and emo of SOD (that would be your band name!). I want to see if I can get the goth to put a heart and “luv”on his sidebar. Or better yet, drive him to make a I Hate Your Blog! badge.

People You’ll See in Hell : when you think your kids are bad, or you’re a bad parent, or that you’re too paranoid, go here, get your dose of reality.

Lis tagged me for this, probably as revenge for me tagging her in the past I know meme’s aren’t a lot of fun to read, but this one is ok because it’s a “get to know me” type.

Face Behind the Blog: Sorry, no new pictures of me, but here’s my new kitton! He’s 2 months old, my son picked him out at the Humane Society and he named him Cutie Pie.

Blog Title : Ugly Mailbox
Description : A blog with pictures of crazy mailboxes. Some are unusual but fun (cool). A lot are just awfully ugly.
Why “Ugly Mailbox”: Well, that’s what it is!
Name : Linda
Country : USA
Occupation : Aspiring problogger? Aren’t we all?
Email : lindaf[at]uglymailbox(dot)com
Birthday : July 25th
Fav Color : Black (I’m so emo)
Fav Drink : Beer
Fav Fruit : Mango (margaritas)
Fav Dessert : Key Lime pie (martinis)
Hobbies : gaming, scrapbooking, painting, baking.
Some of the blogs that I know which put up picture(s) of me are : I hope none! Eeep.

Come on, show yerself! (if you’d like, no pressure)
1.  Liz at Seriously Baltimore
2.  Jason at Elephant Uprising
3.  Confessions of a Housewife

Rules:
Post a short article and include your photograph (or more if you want to). If you already have a pix online somewhere, the get creative with a new one

Next include the link to the others who have displayed their pix, or even include their pix in your post, adding a reference to it.

The ones who’ve “shown their faces”:
Gayla at Mom GadgetChar at Essential KeystrokesPaul at Reflections Rob at 2DolphinsZep at The In-Sect Ingo at StixsterStevie at Lost In Cyberspace The Paper Bull at (oddly enough) The Paper BullLisa Sabin-Wilson at Just A Girl In The WorldDawud Miracle at dmiracle.com Wendy Piersall at eMoms at Home The Beta News Randa Clay at Randa Clay DesignDrew McLellan at The Marketing MinuteBecky McCray at Small Biz Survival Phil Gerbyshak at Make it Great!Steve Woodruff at StickyFigure Dave Olson at Live the GREAT life that you desireGreg at Become a Remote Control SEOAriane Benefit at Neat Living Blog Genesis at the At Home Mom BlogArmen at iFFECT.NET Mihaela Lica at Online Public RelationsTara at Graphic Design BlogDoris Chua at Home Office Women Edward Mills at Evolving TimesTony D. Clark at Success from the Nest Jonathan-C Phillips at SmartWealthyRichKaren at A Deaf Mom Shares Her WorldLisa Gates at intrinsic life design Rammel Firdaus at rammelfirdaus.comCarol at Pentimento Adam Kayce at Monk at WorkThomas at Technical BloggerTammy Lenski at I Can?t Say That! Chris Brown at Branding & Marketing Rory Sullivan at HamelifeDerek Wong at Going The Wong WayEmbuck at embuck.comMs. Q at QMusings Shelly Tucker at This Eclectic Life Steve at Ramblings from the MarginalizedTroy Worman at on!blogLilith at Lilith’s Owl NestRevov at REVO-OVER Karin at Stop/Start Jamy at Seay’s Kopitam this is a miracle Anything Goes! About Every Little ThingLinda of Ugly MailboxBaxter of The Far CornerTrik of Trik’s Gulch

A very nice individual nominated me for a Blogger’s Choice Award in the Hobby category.

I suppose photographing ugly mailboxes is a hobby. A very strange hobby, but a hobby none the less.

If you feel so inclined, vote for me.

I was checking out some of the categories that are available from blogger’s choice. I wonder what I have to do to get “the most obnoxious blogger award”? (besides just being myself. )