1. i love old people, even (especially?) the crotchety old ones. ez thinks that i should work with seniors in some capacity because i am interested in their stories, and if they're safe (if someone looks ill/disoriented i always find a polite way to just check in with them), their health, advocacy and well-being (as individuals as well as a population).

2. i don't think anne rice can write her way out of a paper bag.

3. on our first date, ez and i ate at a little mexican restaurant and he ordered chile rellenos, a favorite of mine, and i asked to taste--he was generous and a good sharer--that's always a good sign.

4. i doodle, a lot. hearts and stars, e's name and *chester*.

5. showgirls is so awful that i've memorized it: She's no butterfly. Tony, she's all pelvic thrust.

1. I never learned how to hold my pencil/pens correctly. I have pretty handwriting, but I still hold all writing implements in a weird way, with my fingers kind of twisted-like around near the point. I've tried to learn the correct way to no avail.

2. It is a rare day that I can eat or drink anything without spilling something on myself at least once. You'd think that the little mouth holes in the Starbucks cup lids would be spill-proof. Nope, not for me.

3. I love to scare people. Toxic and I often entertain ourselves by seeing who can scare the other person on a grander scale.

4. I often have lots to say, but I'm actually super shy, so I'm quiet in public forums. I would have 3 or 4 times as many posts as I have now if I didn't delete everything before I posted.

5. Mary Ingalls from Little House on the Prairie had me obsessed with blindness as a little kid. My favorite thing to play was "Blind School" and my mother hated that I often pretended to be blind in public, like when we were grocery shopping. I've been blind in my left eye since I as 19. Coincidence or jinx?

(and 6. I'm a little on the odd and quirky side.)

5 things about me
 

1. Moving to Texas

2. Getting Married

3. Getting pregnant

4. Having a completed family

5. Living happily ever after!

Love it, Junie!

Some More...
 

5 climbing things
 

1) I love to get high...altitude...:brainsucker:

2) a kick step isnt really a kick step, it's more like a "swing your foot from the knee" step.

3) eating solid food at altitude is more difficult for me than the climb.

4) one can expect to burn 10,000 calories a day. Ugh, that means eating more than I care to think about.

5) someone asked if I'd ever seen any weird animals up there (like a Yeti?) Obviously they havent seen me for my 2 am starts for the summit...BOO !

* I love presents that cost $1 but are really thoughtful.

* I smell my dogs head every day (she smells like leaves).

* My toenails are currently purple. I try the "wild" colors out there first.

* I once had a dream that I was being force-fed stale bean burritos from Taco Bell and I got so sick in my dream that I didn't touch one in real life for almost 5 years after.

* I am so excited about the upcoming Reunion that I might crap my pants.

1. Red pepper relish is my favorite condiment ever. Salsa is a close second.

2. When former Detroit Tiger baseball broadcaster Ernie Harwell died last week, I wept. He is so ingrained in the culture here...and in my childhood memories. Every summer, you listened to Ernie. No matter how much the Tigers sucked that year. He was the voice of summer here.

3. Five generations of my family have lived in Michigan, since my ancestors came here from Poland and Germany after the Civil War and homesteaded in northern Michigan.

4. I'm not a big fan of citrus, though I love anything lemon-flavored.

5. I love to go blueberry picking.

I prefer pie to cake, especially fruit pies. Juicy ones, like peach and cherry.

I know how to fly in dreams, and if I realize I'm dreaming, I do it deliberately. I haven't done it in a while, though.

A lot of the time, I feel like an "imposter" in my work. After 25 years of experience, I still wonder if I really make a difference.

I used to wear skirts all the time. Since starting my new job, I haven't worn a skirt or dress. Maybe I will, tomorrow.

I once drank green citrus iced tea when my mouth was numb from dental work. It was an amazing experience.

Ode to Ms Lily doggala extraordinaire
 

My dog wakes me up every morning by laying on me (she is an American Bulldog Boxer mix and weighs 106 pounds) I like it

When on vacation I call and speak to my dog on the phone, I know she doesn't understand but it makes me feel better to hear her breathe

I am teaching my dog to obey hand signals; she is up to 5 commands in a row all without me uttering a word. This makes me feel like she and I are a secret spy team

I like the way my dog's paws smell

When I am stressed and miserable very few things make me feel better than to be lying on my side and feel my dog curled up against the small of my back