Welcome to My Lair

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My goal today is to do three things:

1. Welcome you to my blog.

2. Show you how irresistible my blog is.

3. Make you come back time and time and time again.

You see, dear reader, today is my SITS day. As part of the SITS community, one blogger is featured almost every day and today is finally my day. That means potentially 10,000 women could be visiting my site today! I have the server administrators at GoDaddy on standby just in case I have traffic overload.

Me trying to pretend to be a SITS girl. If only I could have looked at the right camera…

If you are a regular or returning reader, I just need you to read, be entertained, and leave a comment so all my new visitors will know how fabulous I am (or at least make it sound that way).

If you are a NEW visitor, let’s get started.

WELCOME!

My name is Fadra. It’s pronounced FAY-dra. I get lots of questions about my name so I might as well direct you first to my post on that: A Crazy Name Like Fadra. Be prepared for some really bad music.

If you want to know more about my blog or possibly even about me, you’ll find that pretty easily too.

Here’s a quick tour of my blog. I post usually 4-5 times a week. Sometimes it’s personal stuff. Sometimes it’s ridiculous stuff. And sometimes it’s me giving away fabulous stuff. I also like to do videos from time to time. They’re usually part of a post but just for you guys, I created my very own YouTube gallery. Feel free to check it out if there’s nothing on TV and you want to watch me over and over and over again.

IRRESISTIBLE!

I’ve got a cute kid and a quirky sense of humor. That’s about all I’ve got so maybe you’ll find that irresistible.

This is my best work.

COME BACK!

I think I’ve got the internet pretty well covered. If you want to subscribe to my blog, I’ve got both RSS feeds and email subscriptions available for you at one low price. I also have a Facebook page where I post silly pictures and videos and often ask questions like you’ll read below. And I like Twitter. A lot. If you have to choose, I’d prefer you join me on Twitter (@allthingsfadra). I excel at tweeting and I still get a chance to try and make you come back.

Now for the Q&A…

Since SITS decided to stop doing the interviews, I thought it only fair to interview myself so you can get to know me better. Instead of coming up with my own questions, I asked my biggest fans readers to ask me their most ridiculous questions. So here we go…

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If you were soap on a rope whose bathtub would you be in?

For the sake of my marriage, I will have to say my husband, of course! It definitely would not be Ewan McGregor or Elijah Wood. Nope, definitely not them. Definitely my husband.

If you had to choose between hopping on a pogo stick or doing the moonwalk to get around for the rest of your life, which would you choose?

This is an easy choice for me. I would totally moonwalk. I think I’d get a headache after a while on the pogo stick and I don’t really have great balance anyway. Now I just need someone to teach me how to moonwalk.

How come you’re so fab?

I’d like to say I was born that way but I’m pretty sure it’s from knowing people like Cinthia (because she’s fab too).

Boxers or briefs? 

I don’t think women look good in boxers or briefs. I usually go for bikini (but absolutely never a thong).

If your aura was going to be made into a nail polish, what would the color be called?

Warm October Nights. Coincidentally, if I made a softcore porn movie, it would be called the same thing.

What is the most ridiculous thing you’ve ever worn?

The year was 1987. I was the little sister tagging along on a road trip to see The Grateful Dead and Bob Dylan in concert. I bought a tie-dye hippie dress and wore it with pride. However, once you are away from stoned hippies, the dress just looks ridiculous (although it is still hanging in my closet).

If you had to have one toe removed…which would you chose and why? 

Believe me when I say, every single toe is important. I once broke the toe beside my pinkie toe and was amazed at how difficult it was to walk. That said, I’d nix my baby toe. I could hide the stump easily in summer sandals. I’d have to give up flip-flops though.

If you had a choice to either go back in time to a specific moment or go to the future. Which would you choose? Why?

I carry no regrets so I wouldn’t go back to change anything. However, I would probably go back to tell my boss what I really think of him since he ended up being my ex-boss anyway.

If you were a box of cereal what would it be and why?

When I was growing up, there was a cereal we loved called Freakies. I’m sure you can make the connection.

If you could only eat one pork product for the rest of your life what would it be?

Ham. I think I’m the only person in the world that doesn’t go ga ga for bacon. But I’ll take ham any day of the week.

If you had 80 years to live would you go from 0-80 or if you had the chance would you go 0-40 then the next 40 back to 0?

Since I’ve already reached 40 and I know that pretty much everything on your body starts breaking after that, I’d start going backwards. Who wouldn’t want to be young and wise? I would still like to skip the awkward adolescent years though.

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I’m certain you’re hooked by now but if you’re looking for something to leave in the comments, why not answer one of my ridiculous questions too? Then I won’t feel as awkward.

164 thoughts on “Welcome to My Lair”

  2. Congrats on your SITS day!  Your son is a-dorable.  Looking forward to subscribing to your blog to learn more about social media and to get to know you better! 

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  6. Happy SITS Day!  I’m glad you included a pronunciation key, because I will confess I was saying your name wrong in my head.  But, I think you said you were a relocated Yankee and I’m giggling at what they must do to your long a!

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    • I get FAH-dra all the time. I used to be so embarrassed that I would answered to that. Now, I correct people immediately! And yes, most Southerners get it right!

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  7. Yeah, happy SITS day, Fadra.  So glad that we’ve connected, and just so you know, I do get your Social Dialect e-mails, and I may not comment, but I do read EVERY ONE.  I love the photos of you today.   I hope GoDaddy can handle all this traffic. 

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    • Thanks, Leigh! Hope to see you more in the future. And it’s okay about Social Dialect. I’m not keeping tabs. Promise 🙂

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  10. Happy SITS day!!! Im totally going to follow you on twitter and get some pointers…i suck at twitter! like, the worst…lol

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  11. I love the name of the nail polish, and it sounds like something I would wear. I wouldn’t watch the movie, though.  Sorry.  Happy SITS Day!

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  15. HAPPY SITS DAY!!!!!! Love this… and you! Now to go read all of those SOC Sunday posts I’ve missed in the past few weeks since life got crazy again.
    Oh and if you are new to Fadra’s blog – let me tell you she is all kinds of awesome, especially on twitter… like the night that she was being all crazy and decided to find peoples celebrity doppelgangers. Yes, she’s that kind of awesome.<3

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    • I forgot about the celebrity doppelgangers. I should totally do that again! I see people all the time but I’m sure they would think I’m nuts! Oh wait, they probably already do! We’ve missed you at #SOCSunday!

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  17. I really enjoy your blog, and have learned a lot about social media from you.  So glad it’s your SITS day!  Have a great one!

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  20. Happy SITS day.  I loved your self interview, really let me see some of your style and it made me laugh 🙂  Of course, your kid is adorable too!

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  21. Congratulations on your SITS day.  I hope it’s a fun day for you.

    I’m a bacon girl myself.  I don’t like much meat, but I can eat an entire package of bacon by myself.  Don’t tell my doctor.

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  24. Hi, Fadra – happy SITS day!! I just found your blog and started following you on Twitter (yeah, I’m just getting into this whole game…), so it’s very nice to “meet” you! Can’t wait to catch up with your story.

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  26. Happy SITS Day! L-O-V-E your name. I have a hyphenated first name, so I know all about the constant mispronunciations and misspellings one suffers through. It took me a long time to appreciate the uniqueness of my name.

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    • I think I’m still working on the whole appreciation thing. But at my age, I guess I have to have some sort of acceptance. P.S. Is Etta your name? I love it! Makes me think of Etta James!

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  27. Happy SITS Day!!

    If I was going to be a soap on a rope in someone’s tub (other than my husband’s of course) … Hmm. I’d probably have to go with Hugh Jackman or the guy that played Sawyer on Lost (Josh something-or-other).

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  29. Happy SITS Day to you Fadra! I think your name and blog are beautiful! Love the interview. Also, I totally have a crush on Elijah Wood too!!!

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  32. Love the questions your readers submitted.  And oh, but how I oogle Ewan McGregor, too.  Hope it’s a great SITS day and you are revelling in the comment luv!  

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    • Thank you Cynthia! I could have cared less about Ewan until I heard him sing in Moulin Rouge. Now I think he’s dreamy. Thanks for stopping by!

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  36. the Q&A rocks!!! I think I peed a little…twice! then again I am pregnant with baby #3 (3 babies in 3 years) and just about any slight movement could trigger that….but seriously, aside from the dozen interruptions from my 3 year old and 1 year old while reading your post, this has kicked my morning off to a wonderful start. sigh, I love that your able to post that often during the week, perhaps when my stunt double FINALLY shows up I can manage posting 2 or 3 times…can’t wait to read more. Happy SITS day to you sweet bella, have a glorious weekend! p.s. don’t know why this is posting as “jbctrainer” – my “handle” is “mangiabella” (http://mangia-bella.blogspot.com)…sigh….I think it’s the browswer I’m using today….grrrr

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    • Sorry I made you pee but if you’re pregnant, you probably would have wet yourself sometime today. Here’s the trick to posting frequently. Stop with ONE KID!!!

      If you are posting 2-3 times with your hands full, I think you are doing alright!!

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  37. Happy SITS day!! Your blog is awesome 🙂 And the interview questions? Such a great idea! Especially since they’re hands down the greatest questions I’ve ever seen lol I may jump on this stealing them bandwagon some time soon… Can’t wait to snoop around and see more!
    *Krystina
    http://www.cupahotchocolate.blogspot.com

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    • Thanks for stopping by but really it’s my readers that came up with the ridiculously good questions. I would love to read yours if you decide to do the same. Took the pressure off of me to feel all self-promotioney.

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  38. Hey happy Sits Day! You are HILARIOUS! I am going to follow you on twitter! (Warning: I just for an account and still don’t know how to use it)

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  39. Hey happy Sits Day! You are HILARIOUS! I am going to follow you on twitter! (Warning: I just for an account and still don’t know how to use it)

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  40. Happy SITS day!! OMG your Q&A is simply hilarious…..hippie tie dye dress? Ham? Where did you come up with those questions. Love it! And your son is simply adorable. Enjoy your day.

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    • Thanks, Nini! Let’s just say I was trying to find myself and turns out it wasn’t in a hippie dress. Makes for a great Halloween costume though!

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  41. Happy SITS day!! OMG your Q&A is simply hilarious…..hippie tie dye dress? Ham? Where did you come up with those questions. Love it! And your son is simply adorable. Enjoy your day.

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    • This is my 3rd iteration of a design. I keep thinking I should change it to keep it “fresh” but I just like it too darn much. Find something you like and then emulate it!

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  47. Happy SITS Day! You son is too cute! Loved your interview, I feel like I know you already! =)

    BTW, I’ve heard about you thru other mommy bloggers I know and always wanted to check you out haha. AND I kept calling you FADra, but I got it right now! FAY-dra ^_^

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    • Okay. So it was good that I put the pronunciation out there right away. Glad my reputation precedes me 🙂

      BTW, I actually have no clue how to pronounce Vi3tl3abe!

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      • Yes!

        haha, no one but the ppl I know actually does! It stands for viet babe but spelled in the old school chatroom style where 3=E and I just added the I in there so it spells my name Vi, it’s complicated, I know, but I’ve had it for like 10yrs now ^_^

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  53. Happy SITS day!!!  funny  – I just started following you on twitter and then it’s SITS day.  The internet is alot smaller than we think!

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    • Isn’t it though? I love how small it makes the world. Some of my favorite bloggers are far away overseas but I feel like I know them so well!

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  54. You had me at quirky. I mean, you had me before that. You started having me a long time ago. But in this post, you had me at quirky.

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  55. Oh, happy day, darlin’! You totally deserve a day in the SITS sun. Even if you do secretly pine after tiny Elijah Wood.

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    • For shame. I would think a tiny little thing like you would totally love a tiny little thing like him. Let me guess… you are more into guys like “The Rock”?

      Miss you, doll.

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  58. Happy happy SITS day! I’m very happy to have made my way over here as this is a fabulous little blog.  Your kiddo is a-freaking-dorable 🙂  Looking forward to coming back for more.  Happy Friday, Fadra! ♥

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  60. Hi. I like you, and I’m pretty sure we are using the same font for our post titles, so that means I’ll be coming back to visit. Also? Your kid is very adorable. Gotta poke around your site now. Happy SITS!

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    • Close on the fonts but yours is more vintagey. I like yours better. In fact, your whole blog is beautiful. Must visit again.

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  61. Wow, Fadra!!! By the looks of all the comments you did good today, girl! Congrats on your SITS day. You deserve it! You know I will be back day in and day out! 🙂

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  63. I just stopped by from SITS. I’m laughing at your aura’s nail polish name. Mine would probably be “Creme Center”. Uh…that doesn’t go so well with the soft porn joke…

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  70. Happy SITS Day!  Love the Q&A.  (btw, what is the appeal of bacon?  Sure it’s salty and fatty, but I just don’t get it!)

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  72. Happy SITS Day Fadra! Love your responses from the submitted questions and had so much fun going through your videos in your YouTube Gallery. You, Mama Kat and I need to find a way to do a vlog together. : ) Hope you had an awesome day full of love and stuff.

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    • I’m totally comfortable making a fool of myself in front of a camera. You say the word and I’ll put my vlogging skills at your disposal!

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    • I don’t think I could ever be funny on command. I’m really best late at night after a glass of wine. I don’t think that could sustain a career for me.

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  74. Happy SITS day!!! What a fun name! 🙂
    Loved the interview and the picture with your son labeled “my best work” so sweet!

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  75. Happy day-after-your-SITS-Day day! (What? That’s a holiday.  I saw a card for it at Hallmark, and they don’t make stuff up.)

    It’s been unseasonably warm in Michigan, and one of my friends just mentioned loving warm October nights.  I had no idea she was talking about your movie 😉

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  77. I think I did this all ass backwards, pardon me. I commented on all of the other posts I saw first, and then it occurred to me that you might have an introductory post. Duh, me. 

    So! I’m excited for this Stream of Consciousness thing on Sunday. We did that exercise in English in high school and it was my *favorite* day of the week. I’ve done it on my blog once and it ended up a little disturbing. Not sure if I ever posted it or not. Anyway, excited for Sunday! 

    Happy SITS Day! Consider yourself subscribed to! 

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  81. Happy SITS Day !!! I’ll follow you all over Twitter and get some pointers … I’m sucking on Twitter! Worst …

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