The ABCs of Me

i don't remember where i found this meme, so unfortunately i can't link to the original blog.

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Accent: i've lived in massachusetts for 20 years now but i still don't think i've picked up the accent.  i pronounce my R's with gusto.  i honestly don't know what kind of accent i have.  it's just kind of a generic american accent.  when i speak french i sound like an american with a parisian accent. 

Breakfast or no breakfast: I would not get up if not for the promise of food.  and coffee.

Chore I don’t care for: scrubbing the floors. 

Dog or Cat: cats

Essential Electronics: camera and computer and my new best friend of gadgets, my garmin.

Favorite Cologne: chanel #5.

Gold or Silver: silver or white gold.

Handbag I carry most often: i love bags and change them all of the time.  they must be big enough to hold a little bit of knitting and some reading material.  lately i've been carrying around a green ellington tote that i bought at spa.

Insomnia: i'm a pretty good sleeper.  but sometimes i wake up in the middle of the night and have trouble falling back asleep.  i start thinking about things.  usually going into another, cooler room, with a book does the trick.

Job Title: project manager, data coordinator, kisser of asses, wrangler of egomaniacs.

Kids: none of my own.  a lot of nieces and 2 nephews.  my cats are not my children.

Living Arrangements: 3 bedroom ranch in the suburbs that i share with my husband and my 2 cats.

Most Admirable Trait: my sense of humor? 

Naughtiest Childhood Behavior: i had a mouth on  me that got me into a lot of trouble.  but i was always well behaved in public and a "joy in the classroom."  seriously.

Overnight hospital stays:  a couple.  once when i was a teenager for rheumatic fever.  and 10+ years ago for cellulitis in my left foot.  yes i rarely get sick, but i manage to contract diseases and illnesses that no one else seems to get. 

Phobias: hmmm phobia is a strong word.  the closest i have to a phobia is claustrophobia.  i can get a little anxious in enclosed, dark places.  also i don't like snakes or other creepy crawly reptilian-like creatures.  but i certainly don't freak out about them. 

Quote: "fat, drunk and stupid is no way to go through life, son" -- Dean Wormer, Animal House.  it's pathetic that this is the only quote i can think of right now.

Reason to smile: i have tomorrow off.

Siblings: a younger brother.  i worry about him.

Time I wake up: the alarm goes off at 5:15.  i'm usually up by 5:45.  (although this morning i didn't get up until 6:15).  on the weekends i get up around 7ish.

Unusual Talent or Skill: i'm a little psychic?  i can stand with my heels together and my toes pointing beyond 180 degrees?  i can bend my pinkie finger and touch the palm of my hand without bending my ring finger?  i have a photographic memory?   i'm not sure that these are all that unusual and or skills for that matter.

Vegetable I Refuse to Eat: i don't like cucumbers (which are technically a fruit) but generally vegetables are pretty inoffensive to me and if i were to eat a cucumber by accident it wouldn't be a tragedy. 

Worst Habit: over-eating.  is that a bad habit? 

X-rays: well other than the usual dental x-rays, i've had x-rays of both of my feet, one ankle and of both of my arms.  i was a clumsy kid.

Yummy Stuff: it's easier for me to say what i don't like.  i especially like crispy, salt, and fat and i'd pick dinner over dessert 95% of the time.

Zoo Animal I Like Most: i love the monkeys except when they touch their poo.  (the word poo makes me giggle).  and giraffes.  the last time i went to the zoo was years ago and i got to feed a giraffe.  and it was such a weird and slightly gross feeling since his tongue basically licked my entire arm as he tried to eat from my hand.

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day 42 -- i like a good meme now and again.