I’m So Vain… I Probably Think This Post Is About Me

One of my best friends, Kathleen, got married this past weekend, and I was allowed to look hot, hot, hot for a night and forget about my woes.  So, in her honor (and in honor of the power of positive thinking…), I have completed her request to do this “A to Z of Me” thing she wanted me to do.  Um… enjoy?

A:  Attached or single? Married.  (Two years, one month, eighteen days… my math fizzles out after this).

B:  Best Friend? Jesus.  Nah, I wish.  But Rachel Hebert is about as close as you can get.

C:  Cake or pie? Yes.

D:  Day of Choice? Um, Day of Atonement?  Day of the Dead?  What kinda question is this?  Any day has the potential to be good.  Or terrible, no good, very bad.

E:  Essential Item? Clean underwear.  Or lip gloss.  These days I’m enjoying C.O. Bigelow’s Metha Lip Shine.  But I also like Smith’s Rosebud Salve.  I panic without handy lip gloss– I blame my sister.  She’s a fellow addict.

F:  Favorite color? I like sparkly silver.  But not to wear.  I like to wear red.

G: Gummy bears or worms? I’m not a fan of gummy-ness.  Peter really likes Sour Patch Kids.

H:  Hometown? Heaven?  I never know how to answer this.  I was born in Salt Lake City, Utah.  My parents now live in Arlington, Texas.  I graduated from high school in Irving, Texas and from college in Houston, Texas.  I consider Texas home.  But, I also lived in south Florida.  And Alabama.  And now, I live in Princeton, New Jersey.  Home is where the heart is your junk is.

I:  Favorite Indulgence? Laying on the couch, eating a pint of Ben&Jerry’s Half Baked Ice Cream, watching an entire season of Gilmore Girls.

J:  January or July? In Texas, January.  Here, July.  I don’t do too well with temperature extremes.

K:  Kids? I don’t know what this question is asking.  Do I like kids?  Do I know kids?  Do I want kids?  Do I have kids?  A few of my friends seem to be popping them out and living to tell about it, so I guess it might be worth a shot.  If it doesn’t work out, I’ll just ship ‘em off to Brangelina.

L: Life isn’t complete without? Death.  (I mean, think about it).

M:  Marriage date? Well, call me old fashioned, but my marriage date was the guy I was marrying.  I didn’t think it was appropriate to ask somebody else.

N:  Number of brothers and sisters? I have one older sister who taught me how to climb up stairs and how to shave my legs.  I now have, eh hem, an older sister-in-law and a new brother-in-law, a younger-than-me-but-older-than-Peter brother-in-law and another sister-in-law, a younger-brother-in-law, and a younger-sister-in-law.  What fun!

Here’s some of us: P&M, Matthew, Rebecca, David, and Hannah (Not pictured: Nicole, Elizabeth, and Ryan)

O: Oranges or apples? I’ve really started to like Granny Smith Apples.  Reds are still too mushy for me.  And oranges are too much work.

P:  Phobias? Aw, geez.  This could take a while.  I have some clinical anxiety problems– the list is extensive.  But, in the interest of keeping this light-hearted, I will confide that I used to be terrified of E.T. (the friendly alien) and totem poles as a little girl.  Also, tornadoes frightened me.  And those flying monkeys from The Wizard of Oz.  I also have a slight-or-not-so-slight fear of flying.  And I pass out around needles.  Do I need to go on?

Q:  Quotes? I’m a fan of “”.  Oh, do you mean quotations?  Well, in that case… My favorite pages of words can be found in Anne Lamott’s Traveling Mercies, pages 48-50.  Go read it yourself–I’m not going to infringe on Annie’s copyright.

R:  Reasons to smile? Right now?  My dog is rolling around on the rug in our living room in front of me, watching me anxiously for any sudden indication that a walk is imminent.  Which it is, but I can’t let him know.  Shhhhh….

S:  Season of choice? Up here, I really do love them all for different reasons.  Currently, I am looking forward to the leaves changing.  Each season has its own specialness.

T:  Tag five people? No.

U:  Unknown fact? About me?  Or about anything?  Because, if it’s the latter, then, um, I don’t know one.  HAHAHAHAHAHA.  About me?  Well, here’s one:  I try to write a song a week.  Keeps the creative juice a-flowin’.  Consequently, I have a host of really bad songs.  But, occasionally, I stumble upon a winner.

V:  Vegetable? I love vegetables, all kinds.  I really do.  These days, I’m really digging arugula.  But, nothing beats an avocado.

W:  Worst habit? I probably drink too much coffee.  And I don’t exercise like I should.  I need to get on that.

X:  Xray or Ultra-sound? What the hell?!  Um, Xylophone.

Y:  Your favorite food? I love that “Y” is Your favorite food, even though it has two words that begin in “F” that are really the point of the question.  To answer, I like so many foods.  Dark chocolate, guacamole, all kinds of cheeses, steak, French fries, raspberries…

Z:  Zodiac sign? Scorpio.  Be afraid.