vkondrad

@vkondrad (47)

United States • Age 46

Joined myLot 15 years ago

It's never too late to be what you might have been. (George Elliott)

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Where did you get your cat from?

magickat @magickat (381) 20 Aug 09

Did you buy your cat? Or is it from a rescue centre or charity? Most of my cats over the years have just turned up as strays and so adopted me!

cats

pets

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vkondrad When I was a kid we used to just get cats from whereever... My grandma always had strays having kittens there etc. Now that I am grown we have adopted 2 from shelters and one from a home of a friend. We are looking to get another kitty soon and might stop off...

21 Aug 09

When Reading an interesting book, do you find yourself living the Story

suesan35 @suesan35 (478) • Sri Lanka 20 Aug 09

When I'm reading a really intersting book, unknowingly, I find myself inside the story. What I mean is, I can see in my mind's eye the location, the characters, the scenery, if there's a storm, I can almost see the wind lashing...

characters

reading

story

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vkondrad Yes when I am involved with a story I find it hard to put it down because I am living within that story ... it's hard to transition sometimes because while I am doing other things I find myself thinking about the book and what is going to happen next or how...

21 Aug 09

What ring tone do you have on your cell phone right now?change all the time?

icesmile @icesmile (7160) • Romania 17 Aug 09

Do you have different ringtone for different numbers, i mean when somebody call you your phone ring different? What kind of ring tone do you like more?Classic? Modern? Maybe you have your own song? You like change your phone...

cell phone

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vkondrad I have a song that plays for most general calls Walking on Sunshine and then for my husband I have To Be Happy by Sarah Evans playing... then for text messages I have Penny's from Heaven by Billie Holiday. I am able to upload songs to my memory stick (16GB) so...

18 Aug 09

Do you feel like eating in the hot summer days?

mermaidivy @mermaidivy (15395) • United States 16 Aug 09

These days have been really hot finally, I don't feel like eating at all because it is so hot and humid, I just like to have nice cold drinks but somehow I need to eat something because I do feel hungry... and I don't want to go...

eating

humid

too hot

what to eat in the summer

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vkondrad It's been pretty hot here in the Sacramento area too lately. I don't feel like eating if I am at home where the AC doesn't work as well as it does at work. I only eat yogurt with fruit and granola it seemed like over the weekend. I didn't want to make...

17 Aug 09

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Do you leave voicemail when nobody answers the call?

mermaidivy @mermaidivy (15395) • United States 16 Aug 09

People usually set their voicemail box so we can leave message for them vocally when it is transfered to the voicemail box. I personally don't liek to leave voicemail because I always feel my voice sounds stranger in record and I...

leave a message

voicemail

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vkondrad I always leave messages so the person will know what I am calling about. Also ... if I am calling someone at home and they have an answering machine but no caller ID (my grandmother) I always leave a message because then I get points for at least calling her...

17 Aug 09

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Do you read books or magazines before going to bed?

velentina @velentina (891) • Mauritius 14 Aug 09

I usually read books or magazines before going to bed. I started reading before going to bed because one of my friend told me that it was a good means to get sleep easily as i suffered from Insomnia. What about you do you read...

read

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vkondrad Yes I read all the time but especially before going to bed. That's the time that's "my time". I have insomnia too and have for years so I really don't think that the reading helps with that.... especially if the book is good. I read for pleasure and relaxation...

15 Aug 09

Do you need to go to washroom a lot in the middle of the sleep?

mermaidivy @mermaidivy (15395) • United States 13 Aug 09

I have been bad about this... need to go to toilet in the middle of my sleep at midnight and I hate this a lot... I don't like ot have to wake up from my sleep and go to toilet... but it is unbearable to me so I have to do...

go to toilet

pee

washroom

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vkondrad I drink more now than I used to before I had my daughter so I go all night long too. I don't think there are many nights in the past 3 years that I have been able to sleep all the way through. Even if I took a sleeping pill I still wake up to go to the...

14 Aug 09

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When was the last time you went to the movies?You remember?

icesmile @icesmile (7160) • Romania 13 Aug 09

I will be honest and say that is so long time when i went to a movie,i don t have time, and is more comfortable for me to watch to a movie from my own home, stay in bed and maybe sleeping after a half of hour. In those days, i...

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vkondrad It's been more than 2 1/2 years since I went to the movies with my husband. I have gone to the movies to see the Hannah Montana 3D, Jonas Brothers 3D and High School Musical 3 with my 13 year old daughter but besides that .. nothing for fun. I am going to try...

14 Aug 09

Do you go shopping every day or just once a week ?

greenline @greenline (14838) • Canada 11 Aug 09

The full time job I have takes hours and hours of my time each day. I just have no chance to go around doing any shopping on the week days, except just to drop by at convenience store. So, I do shopping just once a week on...

shopping

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vkondrad I have a family of 7 and we go shopping about once every week or two. We make sure we have a list and try to get enough to last a while. I prefer having a week every so often that I don't have to go to the store. It doesn't happen often but sometimes. I have...

12 Aug 09

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Newbies what do you think of the senior members here?

zandi458 @zandi458 (28102) • Malaysia 11 Aug 09

I am a bit disturbed when I read a response from a newbie you should just leave those oldies alone and let them disappear and die. that's how it is. This surprises me, a matured and learned person can blurt out such an...

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vkondrad I think that is just plain dumb. Who cares how long anyone has been on here or not?! I don't care if you have been on mylot for years or a day. I am interested in meeting new people and discussing interesting topics and even a small (very small) amount of...

12 Aug 09

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Are you concerned about your weight?

daliaj @daliaj (5674) • India 11 Aug 09

My latest worry is regarding my weight. Yesterday, I got the sad news that my weight is increased by 2.5 Kg. I am worried and planned for one month action plan to reduce my weight. As the first step, I walked twenty...

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vkondrad Before I had my daughter I never had to worry about weighing too much... in fact I always was too thin! Now it's been 2 years since I had my daughter and I weigh more than I ever have and am not comfortable with it anymore. So I have started eating...

12 Aug 09

Are you scared of 13 ????

K.Rajib G. @krajibg (11922) • Guwahati, India 11 Aug 09

13.13.13 Do you think this number has anything to do with your poor performance in any field or in any arena? The fact is that many a people is preoccupied with the 13 as an unlucky number. To my consternation I have found...

miscvonception

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vkondrad I would have to say the only 13 I am scared of is when my kids turn 13 as that usually means that they officially start thinking that you don't know anything about what they might be going through. They grow up (not a problem) but keep you out of their life...

12 Aug 09

How often you listen and follow your parents advice?

careguarden @careguarden (5670) • Philippines 9 Aug 09

During my teenage years, I often ignore my parents advice and do it on my own way. But when I look back I regret why didn't I listen to them and somehow take consideration of their views and thoughts. I was so proud and so hasty....

experience

opinion

relationship

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vkondrad I would say that as a teen ... I didn't follow it as much as I should have but as an adult ... I do follow it more than I used to... then again as a parent.... not as much as my mother would like me to! LOL. I feel that my mom has good advise but sometimes...

10 Aug 09

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If you will be given a chance to change something in your life, what will it be?

beaushell @beaushell (339) • Philippines 10 Aug 09

Ever since I encounter this question, I always think I wanted to be a man. I want to do so many things in my life and sometimes being a woman limits me to do it. I think I will enjoy to experiment and try outrageous things but...

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vkondrad I would go back and enjoy life more and stop dwelling on the negative all the time when I was younger. I feel that I missed out on so much in life because I was negative instead of positive.

10 Aug 09

What breed of cat do you have.

hunnie1979 @hunnie1979 (270) • United States 10 Aug 09

Well I do not have a cat right now. I used to but she got very sick and i had to put her down.My mother is waiting for her kittens, she has about 2 weeks left. She will be getting to Mancoon kittens. And she is buying them for...

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vkondrad We have two cats currently who are black cats. However, we have had calico cats too and they are great cats to have.. I would have to say my favorite cats have always been the manx cats... we have had several manx mix breeds that turned out to have a wonderful...

10 Aug 09

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What's your favorite fruit?

bluehibiscus @bluehibiscus (702) • United States 10 Aug 09

What kind of fruit do you guys like? I love peaches and plums.

fruit

preference

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vkondrad Fresh Fruit... peaches, bananas, black grapes, strawberries, apricots are my favorites... but I will eat some others as long as they aren't melon.

10 Aug 09

Raising Teens

princess07031980 @princess07031980 (5412) • United States 10 Aug 09

I am a mother of three, and although my children won't be teenagers for a years to come, I have watched my other parent friends deal with hardhips with their teens, and have even been warned, "You just wait...." I love my...

teens

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vkondrad Being a parent isn't easy but being a parent of teenagers is even harder than younger kids. I have four step children and love them with all my heart... I also have a 2 year old daughter of my own. My step children are 13, 15, 18 and 20. Now.. the 20 year old...

10 Aug 09

Stuff from hotels

Pleiades @Pleiades (846) • United States 2 May 09

Do you take the shampoos and conditioner bottles from hotel? *Pleiades

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vkondrad No I usually bring my own stuff from home so I don't bring that stuff home... however my husband does and we have a ton of shampoos/etc at home somewhere... I am wondering if he is collecting them as momemntos of where he goes?

6 Aug 09

Today is 30 July, 2009...what's the last movie you watched in the theaters?

Pleiades @Pleiades (846) • United States 30 Jul 09

As of this date, the last movie I saw in the theaters was "Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince". My son took me to see it and I loved it! What's the date you are responding to this and what was the movie? Did you like it and...

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vkondrad Today is Thursday, August 6, 2009 and I haven't been to too many movies since my daughter was born. I think the last thing I saw in the theaters was the newest Witch Mountain movie that I went and saw with a friend. Before that it was Jonas Brothers 3-D, High...

6 Aug 09