I’ve been tagged by Meg for a meme on seven random things about me. I actually think I’ve done this one before.
1. Whenever I cook, I find it totally and completely impossible to cook for less than large, hungry crowd. But I absolutely detest eating leftovers and will avoid doing so at all costs.
2. My first life’s ambition was to be a waitress. My second life’s ambition was to be a Solid Gold dancer. I guess one out of two ain’t too bad.
3. I freak out if anyone touches my neck.
4. F claims that I’m the most ticklish person alive, but that’s not related to the neck thing.
5. I’m a control freak.
6. I think my social skills are debilitatingly poor.
7. I can’t for the life of me remember the last name of the last boyfriend I dated before F.
I just sent around a chain letter to pre-schoolers on Otis’s behalf, so I will refrain from doing the same to my adult friends. Does anyone want to add their own 7 random facts? Do it in the comments or link to yourself.
03.27.08 at 12.57 am
1. I cannot imagine life without my daughter, Ashley.
2. When dressing, I button my shirt from bottom to top.
3. I repeat the same stories and jokes again and again…just like my dad.
4. I am addicted to electronic gadgets…someone please send me to rehab.
5. My patience is getting shorter by the day.
6. I am not aging well: both mentally and physically.
7. I can’t for the life of me remember the last 7 girlfriends I dated before my wife, Kate…just kidding :-)
03.27.08 at 9.02 am
1. a not-so-secret-secret, i love to pick… my baby’s nose, her ears. i know, gross.
2. i talk to myself, all the time, in my head.
3. i love the smell of fresh laundry, but detest actually doing laundry and the dreaded putting away.
4. despite my clean appearance, my closet is a total disaster. blame that on number 3.
5. love, love, love the smell of veviter.
6. i love me a man with shining blue eyes and manly hands. mmm…
7. becoming a mother has been the single-most, life-changing and most unbelievable feeling. she has given me hope.
03.27.08 at 9.29 am
oh my god, you were a solid gold dancer?!
03.27.08 at 11.37 am
I too wanted to be a Solid Gold dancer! Told my sister and she laughed hard in my face…got some spit on me. =(
1. when grocery shopping I must get the item BEHIND the first one. Cannot purchase the first one on the shelf.
2. I press my car alarm auto lock at least 3 times as I walk away from the car.
3. I secretly read my sister’s diary when we were young…now I read her blog and post comments.
4. I think my chin resembles Jay Leno’s chin. =(
5. I like to smell my kids…nuzzle in and kiss them and get a good whiff.
6. I love walking down Main St. USA [Disneyland]
7. I still have my childhood stuffed animals. =)
Great collage by the way…love the drop of water.
03.27.08 at 1.18 pm
What a nice plump juicy orange - looks good enough to eat! Hmmm…think I’ll get one from my fridge since I just purchased 2 bags worth today. I really love your collages.
03.27.08 at 1.53 pm
This collage is so beautiful! It is truly amazing the way you convey so much emotion, texture, and even scent in this medium. The little dress a few collages back took my breath away, knowing how much you were hoping for a little girl. It was very sweet.
03.27.08 at 3.26 pm
wow, i have two things in common with you. my first ambition was to be a waitress, too! when i was in the 5th grade, we had to write about what we wanted to do when we grew up and i wrote that i wanted to be a waitress (because my older sister was a waitress at an ice cream parlor while in high school and i thought it was the coolest thing).
and secondly, i am probably the 2nd most ticklish person in the world after you.
03.27.08 at 5.33 pm
OMG! I hate people touching my neck too, even my husband. Thank goodness you said it, now I know I’m not a freak :)
03.29.08 at 7.44 pm
Here goes:
!. My name is an acronym composed of my two grandmothers’ initials: Cala= Carol Ann Lillian Alpha
2. I have to have a real coca-cola daily. It must have a lot of ice, and preferably, it should come in a wax cup and from a fountain at one of two restaurants.
3. Every night, I go to sleep with a blanket affectionately known as the “turtle blankey”. My husband doesn’t seem to mind.
4. I say I’m sorry too much. I even apologize for being bothered by someone else’s screw ups.
5. I also love to pick. My husband does mind that. Sorry.
6. I love sci-fi t.v.
7. I hate, abhor, detest, and thoroughly oppose Cilantro. Wth my whole being… This occasionally complicates an otherwise lovely relationship with my mother-in-law, an Indian cilantrophile who loves to cook and loves to feed us.
03.30.08 at 1.53 pm
sweet orange and nibbled leave!!
Thanks for your well-meaning answer
03.30.08 at 8.44 pm
I too am impressed with your history on Solid Gold.
03.31.08 at 9.33 pm
I wanted to be a solid gold dancer, too, when I was little! I also wanted to be what I called a “veterinary nurse.” I think I assumed women couldn’t be vets. I ended up being someone who is embarrassed to dance in front of other people and isn’t very big on animals either. What was I thinking?
04.5.08 at 12.23 am
1. I read your blog when I have insomnia
2. My family eats way too much pb&j.
3. I too bake the easy bread from the NY times article.
4. There are tiny ants living in our family bathroom rent free almost 5 years now.
5. I am a terrible dancer, could never imagine self in solid gold dancer outfit.
6. I am a dentist… hate to floss.
7. My mother has left all the money that was in her wallet the day of her mothers funeral untouched for 41 years.
04.18.08 at 9.31 am
I love this orange- I live in orange grove country in FL and this is just so evocative of how it looks around here during harvest time.