Today I was in the mood for a salad and I dug into my neglected bowl of veggies with excitement this afternoon.
Today’s salad included:
- Butter lettuce
- Honey ham
- Grape tomatoes
- Carrots
- Cucumber
- Bell peppers
- Honey mustard dressing
It was a good one!
Things You Could Talk About for Hours
This morning at work I was talking with one of my coworkers about our dogs. We were both filling our water bottles and ended up standing by the water cooler for a while laughing at random stories about the crazy animals in our lives.
When I sat back down at my desk, I began thinking about all of the things in the world that I feel like I could talk with someone about for hours:
- Dogs (vizslas in particular)
- Blogging
- Cooking and baking
- Weddings
- Celebrities (My heart skips a beat when I see a new issue of US Weekly on the magazine rack at my gym)
- Fitness
- Travel
- Old episodes of Friends
- North Carolina and my desire to live there
- Food (specifically dessert)
- Body image and self worth
- The future and personal goals
Then I thought about the topics that bore me to tears within two minutes:
- Finance
- Web coding
- Insurance
Questions of the Day
- What is one thing you could talk about for hours?
- What is one topic that bores you to tears within two minutes?
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Bahahahahah. “Insurance.” You kill me.
ahhhaah YES I love the old episodes of friends one! SO AGREED!!
hmm i could talk about.. fitness, body image, makeup, fashion, reality tv (i do that a lot! )
I agree with every one of the things you said here, Carrie!
Something I could talk about for hours: the Titanic. I am a huge nerd and I embrace it. Also food, health, blogging and high school. Yes, super nerd.
Things I hate to talk about: finance, medicine and sports. Which basically means I can’t talk about the things my boyfriend’s, dad’s and brothers’ lives revolve around.
as a woman who is married to a sports fanatic, i always ask questions about their personal lives or the dynamics of the teams. it makes it SO much more interesting when ryan is watching a game and i’m like, “oh, so that guy cheated on his wife with THAT guy’s girlfriend?” it’s like reality tv!
haha… i did the same thing!! i never asked questions about the game, it was always well why do they do this, this way. or did you see that person in the crowd?? haha… love gossip on the players though!
hehehe I work with a bunch of engineers who talk about webcoding all day…YAWN!
Bore: Golf, soccer, computer coding (or anything related)
Talk forever: my pets, celebrity trash, shoes!, baking, Seinfeld episodes, reality tv
i think we’d get along VERY well in real life. 🙂
Haha! I agree on finance! I could talk about blogging, food, and fitness for hours! In addition to finance, any sort of engineering code that the engineers on the upper floors of my office speak in loses me completely!
I could definitely talk about our pets for hours too, they’re just so cute 🙂 I work in non-profit and I’m very passionate about it so I could talk about things like volunteering and fundraising for hours too!
I want to move to NC too!
Mmm I could talk about anything food related forever. It’s all I think about when people come to visit, “what are we going to eat!?”
Stock market updates are something that would bore me.
I had no idea of your desire to live in NC! As a NC native and current resident, I find that very awesome and fascinating!! Why does NC appeal to you so much? 🙂
I could talk for hours about my dog Olivia!! I get bored less than two minutes into a conversation with my fiance about his work (computer/electrical engineer). BORING!!!!!! YAWN!!!! Usually I have NO idea what he is talking about!
i make ryan tell me work stories to put me to sleep at night. 🙂
i LOVE NC!! every time i’ve visited (my aunt lives in raleigh), i just get a “feeling.” i love the mountains, the hiking opportunities, the cleanliness… EVERYTHING!
Ha, I’ll have to try that with my fiance!
It is nice having the luxury of the mountains and the beach in one state! We’re right between the two living Raleigh. So many great restaurants here too 😉 YUM!!
I am LOVING all of this North Carolina talk… it is *seriously* the best place to live! (I”m in Charlotte, btw…). I’ve lived abroad, up North, and in SC… and I must say, Charlotte is by far my favorite, it has so much to offer!
I could talk about a lot of those things for hours too! North Carolina is on my list of places I’d like to live too (Especially Charlotte!!). I do love where I’m living right now (Athens, GA).. It’s a fun town and great music scene 🙂
I can talk about
-Food
-Traveling
-News Events
-Celebrities(I hate myself for this sometimes, but then again not really!)
-Books
-Eyebrows (makeup in general)
And can totally keep up a convo and enjoy myself.
I wanna die of boredom when people bring up
-Money
-Politics
-Business
-Their pets (sorry…)
-Milestones that people’s children just achieved (like potty-training)
haha not every one enjoys pet stories! honestly, i didn’t really like them before we got sadie. now i just relate more and find them really funny and interesting. to quote ron white (the comedian), “i love MY dog. i don’t care about YOUR dog. your dog could be an asshole for all i know!”
I love talking about running (and exercise in general), cooking, travel, Arrested Development, and San Francisco for hours and hours. Even though I don’t know much about or work in the sciences, I love when my fiance tells me about his work (he does science research), and I can’t wait to learn about the human body when he starts med school in the fall! I do not enjoy talking about financial stuff (stocks, bonds, financial mangement, etc.) and technology.
OMG, I lived in San Franciso last year for almost 5 months and I just can’t stop talking about it ALL the time!!
I could talk about vizslas for hours! Or healthy living, food and finances.
Unfortunately I get bored talking about clothes. I missed out on that girl gene!
Most of the stuff on your “talk about for hours” list is on mine, too – celebrities, body image, food.
What bores me to tears? Hmmmm…when the manfriend talks about the same work-related thing over and over again I completely tune out and have no idea what he’s saying anymore 🙂 Also, technical computer talk goes right over my head.
I live in North Carolina! The western part, near Asheville. I do like it here, and once I moved here, my parents did, too!
I could talk about FOOD for hours. Anything that has to do with food.. cooking, baking, nutrition, food industry.. So interesting!
Things I could talk about forever:
My cat (and cats in general),Trader Joe’s, TCBY, funfetti cake, sweatpants, chapstick, Ohio State, best movies, Friends episodes (for suuure!), SATC, fitness, nutrition, breakfast … and basically any type of dessert/junkfood (i.e., candy bars, candy, ice cream, pie, brownies, cookies … it could be endless if u get me started on my sweet tooth!)
Things that I could careLESS about:
Politics, stocks, golf (so boring to me!)
Love today’s post, per usual!
I could talk about Harry Potter for hours, as well as running, lululemon, food but especially baked goods, old school Nikelodeon cartoons and games (Legends of the Hidden Temple and Guts), travel, the Real Housewives of Anywhere, and shoes!
Bores: golf, baseball, and finance fo sho (and I work in finance)!
can you please come to orlando so we can hang out?
I can talk about movies and music all day long. I could also talk about old times forever. I love reminicing.
Politics bore me. And sometimes religion does too.
I could go on-and-on-and-on for hours talking about my future (and what I want in a future–kids, house, dogs, kids names, where I want to live, the white picket fence..yada yada yada).
I glaze over when it comes to stocks and investing! NOT MY THING!
I could talk about tv shows and movies forever. Even if I haven’t seen a movie I love hearing about them.
Boring: insurance, golf, SOCCER (super boring).
I could talk about my upcoming wedding, FOOD, and my Jack Russel for hours! 😉
Boring: politics (I care, and vote, just don’t like to argue), golf, the stock market
I like your list! I could talk on for hours about those same things.
The things that bore me are golf and things related to particular stocks…I don’t mind investing but when people go on and on about one particular stock…it kills me!
Talk about forever: My love of UNC, books, the beach, weddings (and huge parties in general), tv shows, cooking, my family and all their quirks….
Bore me to tears: Politics, baseball, fundraising, “the economy these days”, office drama
Curious: where did you get this love of North Carolina? You’ve mentioned it several times and, as a NC resident, very curious why a Floridian has such a strong fondness for my homestate!
see answer to comment #9! 🙂
yep, my eyes glaze over when insurance or taxes come up….BORING!
I could talk about women’s health, BodyPUMP, zumba, my husband, my family, and weddings for ever too!
OK, this list has pretty much convinced me that we should be best friends. Haha. Mine is pretty much identical! 🙂 I’d also add clothes and shopping to my “talk about” list and politics to the list of topics that bore me to tears.
I could talk about cooking and fitness forever!!!!!! 😀
LOVE: travel (especially Spain!), psychological themes, tv shows, food
BORE: finance, scientific stuff, politics, school obligations, gossip about people I don’t know
Well I’m thinking we could talk for a really long time because I share most of your topics to talk about for hours!! 🙂
I could talk about nutrition for hours. I feel like no matter how much I read, I’m always finding out new facts and tips.
Number 2 is traveling. I want to go everywhere and am always fascinated by other people’s adventures and up to talk about mine.
Julie: if you love celebs and want to hear any stories, let me know. I’ve been an entertainment reporter here in Hollywood for the past three and a half years and have tons of them!
oh wow! what a cool job! do you enjoy it?
I do it’s very fun!
I’m switching over from E! Entertainment to the Entertainment section of SheKnows.com next week and very excited to continue working in the business. It’s always interesting to see what celebs look like in person and whether or not they’re nice.
Your blog is one of my very favorites by the way! If you’re ever out in L.A. let me know 🙂
I think I talk about Zumba and fitness ALL THE TIME. I probably drive everyone nuts around me. heehee.
I also love to talk about pets, Sex and the City (not as much lately), and SHOPPING! Seriously, I could probably talk about shopping non stop for the rest of my life and never get bored. hahaha, I sound so shallow!
i felt like my list was shallow too. i wanted to add something cultured like “museums” and “roman history” just for show. 😉
I love NC too, especially Charlotte. I also love where I’m living now (Athens, GA.. UGA!) though, so no complaints here !! 🙂
Hahaa this list is great, we need to be friends 🙂
I could talk about running, swimming, triathlons, Harry Potter, Lord of the Rings, Eragon, Chronicles of Narnia (alright so I’m a nerd and enjoy fantasy books), video games- specifically- Kingdom Hearts, THE SIMS, Roller Coaster Tycoon, Grand Theft Auto (in my defense I have two older brothers who influenced my love of video games)
Hmm what else, FOOD, baking, healthy recipes, new restaurants, my cat Midnight, my family, the old-school Nick shows such as Guts, Double Dare, Legends of the Hidden Temple, Hey Arnold, Rugrats, Doug…
I would become bored to tears with anything related to politics (sad, but true!), and I definitely agree with financing and insurance too!
So in other words we should have planned for breakfast, lunch, AND dinner for our get together? 😉
I can certainly talk about blogging, fitness, future goals, body image/selfworth/food relationships, favorite food (desserts!), Friends TV episodes, and travel for extended periods of time as well. No wonder we’re friends!
Funny you say finance bores you because I could talk finance and budgeting for hour on end!!!! … that and of course food, food, and of course chocolate!
i could talk about for hours: dogs, kdrama, celebrity gossip, food, travel…
bored to tears: financial stuff, mortgages, politics, sports statistics,
Sometimes I think we’re twins– LOL! Since you only asked about ONE thing for each I’ll say I could talk about weddings for hours. Things that bore me— golf (specifically someone giving me a play by play of their 18 holes–blah)
Have a great afternoon!
I could talk about for hours: all the foods and sweets I love, my fitness and workout routines, nutrition, the future but mainly a lot of unrealistic stuff mixed in with the real possibilties, fashion and all of the expensive things i want to buy but can’t afford.
things that bore me: Politics, finance, sports (even though I enjoy watching some, i’d rather not talk about it afterwards)
Totally do that at the water-cooler w/ co-workers all the time… lol
I find finances interesting hahaha 🙂 but talking about it sometimes makes my head feel like it’s going to blow #toomuchinformationtohandle
Things I could talk about forevah: Oprah, Royal wedding, cats (& pets in general), being a homeowner, LOVE, travel, dreams/hopes for the future
Totally off topic, but Julie…I am obsessed with cinnamon raisin bagelwiches with cheese, some kind of sweet fruit spread and apple/pear. I am currently eating one at my desk and just had to send a thank you!
On today’s bagelwich: Swiss, seedless blackberry, and sonya apple. YUM!
aren’t they amazing!? so glad you’re a fan!
Body image and self worth? What do you mean by that?
Interesting question, I think I could talk about cooking, friends, holidays, sport, shooping well everything that deals with freetime actually!
how you see yourself… how you feel about your body… what affects your feelings, etc.
Haha! I get suppppper bored easily but I could probably talk about food/running forever. I also find it easy to gossip for hours but I try to keep it to a minimum. 😉
I hate talking about anything medical- I get shaky and dizzy!
Talk about for hours: body image and self worth, religion, politics, the royal family, celebrity gossip, sports gossip, food, blogging, Dexter, literary theory and works, margaritas, lolcatz and vacation destinations.
Bored to tears: taxes, golf, astrophysics (no, really, my cousin tried to discuss this with me) and math.
if someone tried to discuss astrophysics with me, i think i’d pass out.
Heh…I caught the word “wormhole” and said I thought I saw one of those at the bottom of a shot of tequila one time in college. He stopped talking.
sorry to jump into your comment train here but it caught my eye and i laughed like crazy about your wormhole story!! that is completely something i would say! 🙂 that and the fact that you have the best name ever….lol. that said, i wouldn’t even try to hang in a conversation about astrophysics…probably just awkwardly shuffle to the bathroom.
I could talk about food for hours on end. 🙂 I love it all! (except honey, grossssss).
I get bored talking to someone who does nothing but gossip about other people. I lose interest very quickly.
Can talk way too long about:
-fashion
-movie quotes
-food
-my speeding ticket streak
May pee myself in order to escape conversation about:
-pesticides
-finance
-automobile parts
-sports team records
…I’m quite the prize.
What a fun question Julie!
There’s so many things I could talk about forever; cats (mine, my fosters and yours too) and animal rescue, food, in general and veganism in particular, politics, psychology (its my major and I love discussing how it applies to everyday life), TR (my other major), home decorating, travelling (planning my next trip), the future (specifically post-grad plans), my godkids and on and on. Unfortunately it’s kind of difficult to find convo partners for some of those topics.
I have had an overwhelming urge to move to NC too… idk what it is but I feel like its just the best of both worlds. Don’t get me wrong, I love Philly and I couldn’t really leave my family like that but if when I graduate next year I’m offered an opportunity to work in NC for like a 2year period of time, it’d be pretty hard to decline… My boyfriend disagrees. He refuses to consider moving outside of this area and freaks out (read: gets really sad) at me when I mention that getting a job after school may require at least a temporary move…
I could talk forver about running, healthy eating, cooking/baking, my cat… and I know there is more 😉
I could care less about politics, technology – those are my top two!
Hi Julie,
I LOVE your blog!
Hour-long topics: Celebs, the Real Housewives or Extreme Couponing, baking, restaurants, Target, travel, arts & crafts and cereal (weird I know)
Two-Minute Topics: Politics, skiing, sports, technology, finance.
Thanks for posting!
I didn’t know you liked Friends! That is my all time favorite show! We would definitely get along:)
P.S. I check your blog like 3 times a day – you’re amazing!
I could probably talk about traveling forever. Places to go, places I’ve been, people I’ve met along the way… So much fun.
HATE talking about finances. I don’t mean “What’s your income” or anything like that… We’re talking retirement funds, stocks, 401K… all the things that I have NO CLUE what they mean.