Tensies

I rarely do memes, but I my anthropology term paper is due tomorrow, still 7 pages to write, so it's the perfect time for marathon blogging.  I got this from Lisa and Brie.

1. What is the one thing you want to learn to make before you die?

My mom can tie a knot in a cherry stem with her tongue, and I could do it as a kid but have lost the skill in my old age.  I would be a much more fulfilled person if I could redevelop that talent.

2. What is the one thing you avoid doing to avoid humiliation?

Singing!  I love, love, love to sing, but I could not carry a tune if it physically crawled down my throat and colonized my larynx.  Singing is for showers and cars, but never in front of any other sentient being except G.  As a kid I read that mouthing the words "watermelon cantaloupe, watermelon cantaloupe" will make you look like you're singing along with pretty much any song, so that's what I did every Sunday at Mass the entire time I was growing up.

3. If money weren't an issue, what is the first thing you would buy?

Plane tickets.  I would travel.  Everywhere.  I don't need a big house, or a nice car, I just want to see the world.  The only "stuff" I would buy is books, books, books.  

4.  What is one of your favorite blog posts that you've written?

It's hard to choose between this one and this one . . . can't decide.  This one was not originally written as a blog post, it was an essay I wrote in the 11th grade, but it's also a contender.

5. Would you rather have a personal chef or a personal trainer?

The responsible answer would be the trainer, because compulsive exercise is still a huge struggle for me.  Having someone standing over me telling me exactly what I "should" be doing and when I was going over the line would probably be a big benefit.  I can talk about setting limits with H., my nutritionist, my physician, etc, but it's not quite the same as having someone there keeping an eye on you and catching you when things start to get out of control.

That's what I should have, but I agree with Lisa and Brie, having someone to clean up after me would be the preferred alternative.  G. sheds like a hairy demon, I can never keep up with the hair.  Also, I am terrible about washing dishes and putting away laundry.  Both are futile.  Really, I'm just going to wear the jeans again in a  couple of days, I'm going to use the same coffee cup tomorrow, why go through the cleansing ritual.  I'm just going to boil water in it, that will kill all the germs, right?

6. What's a weird quirk you have?

I could list tons of food quirks, but I'll choose not to.  Hmmm . . . in the winter, I wear a toboggan to bed.  I wear Christmas-themed underwear all year round.  I go through phases where I chose to sleep on the couch rather than my bed.  I always wear two pairs of socks.  I could literally fill a book with all of my quirks, so I'll just cut the list off here . . .

7.  If you could invent any kind of animal, what would it be?

I'm a scientist, so I would love to cook up some awesome badass species with all the coolest features that are ecologically and morphologically feasible . . . but climate change would probably extinct them before long, and most of all I just want to make a G. that lives forever and ever.

8. What would you like now, at this very moment?

To hear back from an important person about important details that are crucial for my grad school admission process.

9.  What was the first movie that ever made you cry?

I have no idea what the very first one was.  I am not a crier, traditionally, and I don't watch many movies.  I thought it was funny that Lisa mentioned "Pocahontas" in her post, because that is the ONLY Disney movie that has ever brought me to tears.  Also, "Beaches" made me cry, because I'm really close to my mom and can't imagine what would be worse than having something bad happen to your mother.  Oh oh oh, "Crash," I love that movie, and the scene where the guy shoots at the little girl brought made me cry.

10. What are a few of your greatest fears?  Have they ever happened to you?

-Losing a family member.

-Losing a family member if our last interaction was negative.  When I was in high school a girl I knew died in a car crash, and I lost so much sleep because I couldn't remember if I'd said hi to her the last time I saw her in the hall at school, or if I hadn't bothered.  I always make sure the LAST thing I say to any family member before I hang up the phone with them is to tell them I love them.

-Getting burned.  When I was about 8 I got a severe burn on my hand, and ever since then I am ultra-paranoid.  Not necessarily about fire itself, just about anything that could potentially burn me.

-Being in water where I can't see the bottom.  

-Disappointing other people.

-Living a life that makes no impact.

Ok, I'm shy about tagging, but feel free to join my Procrastination Party and take the meme to your blog!