31 days: SEVENTEEN + MEME

[dugindeep]

I can't really call out one that feels really, really excellent ... but a few that come to mind:

> Getting a journalism scholarship junior year of college
> Bowling my first official 300 in a men's tournament in 2001
> Leading my college bowling team to Nationals through the emotions of a family death (well, I mean, the first part is fabulous but the second part made it even more meaningful, to push through it)
> Graduating with my second degree and having my parents, brother, and niece there to see it (my brother and his fam failed to show up to my first graduation), as well as knowing I was donedonedone with college
> Winning a few very important project at work two years ago, after spending like 80 hours in a week to pull the proposal together.

It feels kind of pathetic that I can't think of much in the last decade LOL.

And here is a

1. How old will you be in 10 months?
33, still

2. Do you think you'll be married by then?
HAHAHAHA what?

3. What do you look forward to most in the next 3 months?
The torrential heat dying down in the next few weeks, seeing The Script this weekend, staring bowling again (I miss my boys) ...

4. Who was the last person you called?
My mom about 30 mins ago.

5. Who was the last person to call you?
My dad yesterday.

6. Do you prefer to call or text?
I love texting for the quickness and ease of saying something quick then moving on to whatever I was already doing. But I'm also up for calling when it's needed - I tend to hate people who refuse to just have a quick conversation.

7. Do you have any pets?
Do I ever!

8. What were you doing at 12am last night?
Leaving Miller Park after the Paul McCartney concert.

9. Are your parents married/divorced/separated?
Married, 41 years this November. Holy shit.

10. When is the last time you saw your sister?
Don't have one. I last saw my brother last Wednesday.

11. What happened at 10:00am?
The world went on and I kept sleeping through my alarm.

12. How many states have you lived in?
Just Illinois.

13. How many cities/towns have you lived in?
A handful: Grew up in Berwyn, went to school in DeKalb, moved to Lisle, lived in East Moline for a job, went back to Lisle, moved to Lombard for a year, went back to Berwyn, back to Lisle, and now Clarendon Hills. My adulthood has been busy!

14. Do you prefer shoes, socks, or bare feet?
Bare feet at home. I appreciate flip flops for efficiency and comfort, but feel more comfy in gym shoes.

15. Are you a social person?
At times, surely, but only with people I'm comfortable with.

16. What was the last thing you ate?
Toast with peanut butter.

17. What is your favorite ice-cream?
Baskin Robbins' Cherries Jubilee! Which is basically black cherry.

18. What is your favorite dessert?
Yellow cake with chocolate frosting, a throwback to my childhood!

20. What kind of jelly do you like on your PB & J sandwich?
Grape mmm!

21. Do you like coffee?
A bit - it's more of a necessity than a pleasure.

22. How many glasses of water a day do you drink on average?
A handful, maybe more.

23. What do you drink in the morning?
Water and coffee. Juice if I have it.

24. Would you rather sleep with someone else or alone?
I've never slept comfortably with someone else in bed - friend or guy.

25. What side of the bed do you sleep on?
If I'm looking at it, it's the left, and I always sleep on my right side to face the wall.

26. Do you know how to play poker?
Mostly - we play cards at bowling (you play for a $1 each game and get a card for each strike or spare then whoever has the best hand at the end of the game gets the money). But I'm constantly asking if a Full House beats a straight and such.

27. Do you like to cuddle?
I love cleflink's answer: Yes. Why do you think I have a cat? :P

28. Have you ever been to Canada?
I have! I visited neros_violin in Vancouver a few years ago.

29. Do you eat out or at home more often?
At home a lot lately; trying to save money and eat healthier.

30. Do you know anyone with the same birthday as you?
Michael J. Fox? Natalie Portman? Johnny Depp?

31. Do you speak any other language?
Negatory

32. Have you ever been in an ambulance?
Sadly yes, when I passed out at the gym after working out :-\

33. Do you prefer an ocean or a pool?
I love the landscape of the ocean, though I haven't been in yeeeeeears. Pools do have the advantage of lacking sand.

34. Do you prefer a window seat or an aisle seat?
Window for sure, so I can lean against it.

35. Do you know how to drive a stick shift?
Negatory.

36. What is your favorite thing to spend money on?
Movies, drinking and eating out, concerts.

37. Do you wear any jewellery 24/7?
Nope. I take everything off to sleep.

38. What is your favorite TV show?
Currently, it's probably Scandal. Long-term: The West Wing.

39. Do you miss any of your exes?
Not exactly ... I mean, I'm hurt enough by the guy to not want to really be in touch anymore, but I also just miss being in touch with him. He was a funny, sweet guy.

40. Who is the funniest person you know?
My best friend's husband, probably. His sense of humor is totally absurd one second then really smart and quick the next.

41. Do you sleep with stuffed animals?
Hah, no.

42. What is the main ring tone on your phone?
It's a default thing. For a while it was the chorus of Fitz & the Tantrums' Moneygrabber because I was sure the first line Don't come back was actually don't call back, and it made me laugh.

43. Do you still have clothes from when you were little?
... is this a thing people do?

44. What is the color of your bedroom walls?
Very bland cream that the entire apartment was painted.

45. Do you shut off the water while you brush your teeth?
Sometimes.

46. Do you sleep with your closet doors opened or closed?
Open, only because I'm a mess with clothes and there are baskets in and around it that prohibit the doors from closing lol.

47. Would you rather be attacked by a big bear or a swarm of killing bees?
Um, whut?

48. Do you flirt a lot?
At times - like at bowling I do with the guys because they all do a ton. I sometimes feel like I'm professionally flirting at work with client managers (it's a thing, trust me), but overall, I don't flirt much anymore.

49. Is there someone you're thinking about right now?
Bowling dudes because of the last question.

50. Are you a relationship type of person?
I'd say yes, though I've never had a real one.