My Interview

What is your current obsession? Vacuuming up Box Elder Bugs before they totally gross me out. I've never vacuumed so much in my life. The are EVERYWHERE and they just die wherever they want to. I don't like bugs, but what I dislike more than bugs are DEAD bugs.

What do you hate the most that everybody else seems to love? Facebook quizzes. They make me grumpy and I hide them from view, even if I really like the person who took it. I think they are just there to gather your information and I hate that idea.

What are you wearing today? Currently: New shorts from Target (pale green) with a yellow t-shirt that was given to me by Lucy (Michelle's daughter). It says "Little Miss Naughty".

What I wore to work: Black slacks, tealish blue top. TOTALLY boring. I'm so depressed about my lack of style. That might have been a suitable answer to what I obsess about. I long for great clothes that actually represent who I see myself to be. Sure, I'm practical, but I want to look good being so practical. You know what I mean?

What's for dinner? Frozen margarita pizza from the Smith's organic brand. It was ok. I didn't feel like cooking.

What would you eat for your last meal? Drunken stir fry/noodles (heavy on the Thai basil) and Thai fried rice from Thai Lotus. Gratino from Tuccis. I hate Tucci's but they have THE best creme brulee.

What's the last thing you bought? A soap dispenser from Target, which I hoped would please my roommate only to find out that once again.. he is too stubborn to buy into anything that I like. I also bought new shorts and two new, VERY boring shirts. Are you following the theme of this questionnaire?

What are you listening to right now? Jeremy playing Rock Band and banging the drums in his forever quest to find rhythm. He says he's given up hope, but that boy NEVER quits.

What do you think of the person that tagged you? I'm very envious of her. She's beautiful and witty and has a very grounded, very real sense of the world and herself, enough to be totally aware of her neurosis to make special fun of it. I find her quite refreshing and easy to relate to. Thanks for tagging me Kirsten. I was totally excited!

If you could have a house, fully paid for, and totally furnished anywhere in the world, where would it be? I have a fascination with Seattle, but I think I would hate it a month in. I like dryish climates with lovely skies, so .... how about Tahiti? Kidding. That is a truly difficult question. I pick ..... Jackson, Wyoming, but I'd have to own a private jet and have a private bear body guard.

What is one of your hobbies? This is sad. I was going to say... laundry. I don't know if dancing like a nut at weddings counts, but I like it and I do it, a lot!

What are 3 things that annoy you most?

Watching people being lazy. Like when someone is perfectly capable of picking something up (especially when it is convenient for them), but instead they find a really lame excuse to avoid doing it.

Dog poop. It's truly one of my least favorite things in life. It really stinks and it is never ending. I despise it on the lawn and so I confront it every single day.

Being woken up before I'm ready. I hate it when I have 30 more minutes to sleep and someone or something robs me of that.

What is your favorite color? I find myself really drawn to black lately. I need to figure out if that means something dark. I love color variety. It's easier to say what I don't like... hot pink and peach. Not good colors.

What is your favorite piece of clothing in your wardrobe? We are back on theme ... I think my favorite piece of clothing has to be the most comfortable, so I'll say my new tie dyed skirt that I bought at the farmers market. It wraps around and is pretty cute as well as super cozy.

What is your dream job? Writing pieces on any subject that actually means something. I'd love to write about really great things. I'd obviously be really good at it considering how well I just described that.

Describe your personal style. Again? Seriously... is someone just trying to rub it in? I'm like the girl in "My Big Fat Greek Wedding", before she looked mostly normal.

What are you going to do after this? Fold towels and clothes laying on the bed and then coerce myself into it.

What is your favorite "happy hour" at Sonic? I think I've only made it to happy hour once, but I do like their iced teas. They are low in sugar and refreshing.

What inspires you? Talking with people who care and who are educated through life experience. Watching courage and kindness in people who have lives far more challenging than I do.

Who was the last person you kissed? Jeremy, for buying me some new shoes in hopes that they might make me feel better about my lack of style.

What are you currently reading? Stumbling on Happiness. It's quite interesting. It is actually an illustration about tenses and how they play into our choices and inevitably our own ability to determine what will make us happy.

What delighted you most today? To be totally honest.. I was most delighted by knowing I had something fun to write about tonight. Pathetic, hu?

By what criteria do you judge a person? I used (by the way, is it USED or USE?) to judge people heavily by how kind they were to bugs. Not many people lived up to my rigid standards of catch and release, so I've had to let that go. I still judge people by their sensitivity to living creatures and by their awareness of their actions, especially the ones that most of us don't think about. I like people who spend a bit of extra cash to avoid sending crappy chemicals into the water system where it will eventually poison a whale or add to the toxic burden of a sick kid. I like people who care. One thing I admire very much in people is being straight. Not the heterosexual kind... just the ones who you don't have to question. Who they say they are is who they REALLY are. I also appreciate people who are not offended by my blunt, in your face reactions. "Blessed are the unfazed, for they shall be called the children of God." OR... people who can stand to be my friends. :)



Ok.. that was lots of fun! Thanks so much for tagging me. It is my turn now.

I tag ... Teresa, Michelle, Tammy, Stanford and Allison.

The rules: 1. Respond and rework; answer the questions on your blog, replace one question you dislike with a question of your invention, add one more question of your own.