Trifecta

Today was the teacher's trifecta: a Friday, payday, and the day before a vacation.

This is how happy I am.

I am going to sleep late tomorrow, too.

And now, a meme. I yanked this from I Agree With Me. I think I've done some of these before, but not all of them; anyway, who can remember?

1. Do you like blue [sic] cheese? My favorite dressing. It's great with fried calamari.

2. Have you ever smoked? For a number of years. A big number, actually. But not anymore.

3. Do you own a gun? Heavens, no. Guns are for shooting people, something I have no intention of ever doing. If you are a hunter, it's a different story. I am not a hunter.

4. What flavor Kool-Aid was your favorite? I remember always begging my mother to buy this crap, but I don't remember getting it often. I do recall grape Fizzies, and something that I think was called Flav-a-Straw. I was also a fan of dissolving Pixie Stix in water and drinking that.

5. Do you get nervous before doctor appointments? No. If I did, I'd be in a constant state of nervous wreck.

6. What do you think of hot dogs? I generally like hot dogs, although they're not always good for me. Even as a kid, I always preferred hot dogs to hamburgers.

7. Favorite Christmas movie? I love It's a Wonderful Life and I love A Christmas Story.

8. What do you prefer to drink in the morning? I only drink coffee in the morning, caffeine when I can, but mostly decaf.

9. Can you do push ups? Nevah!

10. What’s your favorite piece of jewelry? I appreciate jewelry but I am not into it, either owning it or wearing a lot of it. My normal daily jewelry is a plain wedding band, a utilitarian watch, diamond stud earrings (something less than a quarter carat each), and a chain with something on it. Currently, that's the lovely diamond ring pendant the Hubs gave me for our 30th last year. Before that, I wore my father's wedding band -- my half of it -- on a gold chain that was bought with the few hundred dollars my grandmother left me. That's my favorite piece of jewelry.

11. Favorite hobby? Doodling around on the computer, I guess, and TV.

12. Do you have A.D.D.? Probably not, but I think it's coming with the menopause.

13. What’s one trait you dislike about yourself? There's more than one, for sure, but I'm so much better than I used to be. Having said that, my worst trait is the ease with whichy I let myself slide into a state of low self-esteem.

14. Middle name: I didn't get one because my mother thought my first name was a) So beautiful! and b) Like two names in one! It never occurred to her that I would hate it and have no other options.

15. Name 3 thoughts at this exact moment: 1) What a goofy name I have. 2) What freaks both of the families are on the Wife Swap episode that's on now. 3) I wonder when K is getting home from school?

16. Name 3 drinks you regularly drink? I drink coffee in the morning, water with lunch, and only iced tea when I'm home (unless it's the morning.)

17. Current worry? My primary worry has been money pretty much ever since I got my first job.

18. Current hate right now? Not so much hating these days.

19. Favorite place to be? Disney World.

20. How did you bring in the New Year? I was asleep.

21. Where would you like to go? Disney World.

22. Name three people who will complete this? Anybody who wants to.

23. Do you own slippers? I do, in fact, but I have never been a slipper-wearer until recently. If I owned slippers before in my life, I didn't wear them.

24 What shirt are you wearing? I'm wearing a pink Land's End tank under a navy zip cardigan.

25. Do you like sleeping on satin sheets? Eww, ick.

26. Can you whistle? I could whistle when I was a kid because I had a space between my two front teeth. Once that was taken care of, no more whistling.

27. Favorite color? Purple.

28. Would you be a pirate? They didn't have that major at my college, but no.

29. Do you sing in the shower? Not intentionally, but I think I might sometimes.

30. Favorite Girl’s Name? Ahh. Not my own, certainly. The name I always craved for myself was Robin. I am also fond of Amy. But I don't know if I have a favorite.

31. Favorite boy’s name? I had decided at one point that my favorite boy's name was Thomas. About a month later, I started dating the Hubs, whose father's name is Thomas, and I was aware of the Italian custom that first sons are named after their father's father. I took it as a sign, although I never did have the son.

32. What’s in your pocket right now? I emptied my pockets before I sat down at my desk.

33. Last thing that made you laugh? I started reading a blog today called The Blog of Unnecesary Qutotations.

39. Do you have any pets? I still pine for my Boo and Q, the funny little cats that both died in 2007.

40. Does someone have a crush on you? I can't imagine who would.

41. Your favorite book? Not just one.

42. Do you collect anything? Oy. Books. DVDs. Little pocket-size books. Mickey Mice. Vera Bradley bags. Some old toys and other reminders of my childhood.

43. Favorite Sports Team? I was a big Yankees fan at one point, but nothing now.

44. What song do you want played at your funeral? It would be led off by the Mickey Mouse March (the theme song from the Mickey Mouse Club) and finished off with it, too. After that, I have a mix (which I call my Magic Mix) that includes the following:

• Circle, by Harry Chapin


• Morning Has Broken, by Cat Stevens


• I Want to Hold Your Hand, by the Beatles


• She Loves You, by the Beatles


• Here, There, and Everywhere, by the Beatles


• Take Me Home, Country Roads, by John Denver


• Matthew, by John Denver


• Rocky Mountain High, by John Denver


• Sweet Surrender, by John Denver


• Wouldn't It Be Nice? by the Beach Boys


• Chances Are, by Johnny Mathis


• Walking in the Rain, by Jay and the Americans


• Heat Wave, by Martha and the Vandellas


• The City of New Orleans, by Arlo Guthrie

WIFE SWAP :: ENTRY #1986
READING: Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston