My Very Own ABCs

Lovingly stolen from Nicole Antoinette, whose blog you should DEFINITELY be reading if you aren't already.

A - Age: 23 (I know that isn't very old, but sometimes it feels like it)
B - Band listening to right now: The Juno soundtrack. It is amazing! And not just because it features Michael Cera's lovely voice and I can imagine that he is singing to me. If you haven't listened to it yet, do it NOW. C - Career future: I would love to write. Or have my own fine paper, stationary, and small-cute-things shop. Would anyone like to invest?
D - Dad’s name: Bill (William). If I had been a boy, I'd be William III. I'm glad I was a girl.
E - Easiest person to talk to: Oooh it totally depends on what we're talking about.
F - Favorite type of shoe: ballet flats. They add no height to my paltry 5'1", but they are so dang comfortable. And cute.

G – Grapes or Grapefruit: Grapes! And white grape juice!! I am OBSESSED.
H – Hometown: Columbus, Ohio. And I went to college 45 minutes away. And now I'm back. Don't feel bad for me--I have traveled a LOT and someday I will move away. Just not quite yet.
I – Instrumental talent: I took piano lessons for many years and was decent, I suppose, but then other things in high school (boys) became much more interesting. Boys trump practicing the piano.

J – Juice of choice: White grape. OBSESSED.
K – Koala Bear or Panda Bear: Oh my. Well if there was a fire and I had to save one from the zoo, a koala bear would be easier to carry. But if I needed a ride through the jungles of Asia, a panda bear would indeed be more useful. A panda would also be a better snuggler at night when it got chilly. And they seem sillier. So panda it is.L - Longest car ride ever: There were two summers in middle school when my parents, the fools that they are, decided to pack up the car and drive from Columbus to Denver. It took two days and there were many fights, tears, and desperate screams of "PULL OVERRRRR!!!!" when I thought I was going to be carsick.
M – Middle name: Anne. So basically, I'm VA twice over. Not only is it the abbreviation for the state of Virginia, but it's my first two initials.
N - Number of jobs you’ve had: It all began when I was a library assistant during my freshman year of high school. I'd have to reshelve all the picture books (it was hell) and ended up sitting between the stacks and reading them all instead. Then I worked in a locally-owned toy store over summer and winter breaks (MORE hell) in high school and college. While in college, I worked in the mailroom at the student union and also rang the bells in the chapel tower. My favorite tune was "Iron Man." And (for now) I am a financial consultant at a non-profit.

O- OCD traits: Oooh where to begin. I love to clean. Like, all the time. Especially the kitchen countertops. I also love to vacuum. Over the holidays when we had a real tree, it took all of my strength and willpower not to vacuum under the tree every single day. There were SO many needles! I may or may not have developed an ulcer from all the stress I kept bottled up inside.
P - Phobia[s]: Clowns. UGH.
Q - Quote: Okay, I have two, and of course they are from historical figures. "Friendship is precious, not only in the shade, but in the sunshine of life; and thanks to a benevolent arrangement of things, the greater part of life is sunshine" (Thomas Jefferson). "Life is either a daring adventure or nothing" (Helen Keller).

R - Reason to smile: I just made some deliciously fantastic hot chocolate.
S - Song you sang last: "Don't Stop Believin'" was playing on the radio on my way to work this morning, so of course I belted it out. You can't say no to Journey.
T - Time you wake up: I set the alarm(s) for 6:50am, but usually don't drag myself out of bed for another half an hour. And on the weekends, look out, because I can sleep in until early afternoon. So don't call me until after that.
U - Unknown fact about me: I once threw up in the Vatican. And not in a toilet. I suppose it could have been a toilet for dogs, because it was a BUSH. I am going to hell, I know. Maybe I'll write more about this later.V - Vegetable you hate: LIMA BEANS. They are gross and there's something about the texture that gives me the willies.
W - Worst habit: Playing with my hair. And pulling out the really crinkly strands. I worry that someday I'll wake up and discover I've gone bald.
X - X-rays you’ve had: My teeth (duh) and the ringfinger on my left hand. Last summer, a football hit it the wrong way and I heard a snap and totally thought it was broken (and that is NOT a finger you want all mangled up). Oh, and also my right knee. I took a nasty spill once when I was skiing, but I got to ride on the back of a snowmobile so it was worth it.Y - Yummiest food my belly likes: Cheese. And desserts of any form. And also the butterflies it gets when it sees pictures of Christian Bale and Daniel Craig.
Z - Zodiac sign: Leo, THE LION! Though that is not why my sister started calling me Mufasa when we were little. That is another story entirely.