I stole this from a 16 year old’s blog….
LAYER ONE: BASIC
Name: Elaine
Birth date: 3/22/77
Birthplace: Indianapolis, IN. And if you call it “India-no-place” I’ll break your jaw.
Current Location: The Beautiful South
Eye Color: Green (?)
Hair Color:brown at the top, blonder toward the bottom
Height: 5 foot 5
Righty or Lefty: righty
Zodiac Sign: Aries
LAYER TWO: On The Inside
Your heritage: Danish (paternal side) and maybe German (maternal side)
Shoes you wore today:brown Aerosoles
Your weakness: chocolate
Your fears:something happening to either of the dogs. I’m going to be a basketcase when I have a kid.
Your perfect pizza: pepperoni.
LAYER THREE: Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow
Your most overused phrase on: “And there you have it” or “F***”
Your thoughts first waking up: What can I do to get out of going to work?
Your best physical feature:my nice, smooth elbows
Your bedtime: last night I was in bed by 9:30
Your most missed memory: the times when my father’s mother stopped being so….judgemental (hey, I get it honest) and was just cool
LAYER FOUR: Your Pick
Pepsi or Coke: PEPSI. Coke?? Unless it’s a frozen coke, no way.
McDonald’s or Burger King: Blehhh.
Single or group dates: I’m through dating, but a group date probably would have been fun
Adidas or Nike:Nike. I’m such a soccer mom prep — and I can’t find any New Balance that I like.
Lipton Ice Tea or Nestea: BBQ restaurant iced tea. Duh.
Chocolate or vanilla: Chocolate. Was that really a question?
Cappuccino or coffee: Cocoa
LAYER FIVE: Do You?
Smoke: no
Cuss: like a freaking truck driving Irish soccer player.
Sing: in the car, in the house, sometimes with Gene
Take a shower everyday: Oh, suuuure…. if you don’t notice the sheet wrinkles and the sleep in my eyes once in awhile.
Have a crush(es): of course! Don Henley circa ’91, yum.
Think you’ve been in love: Yes
Like(d) high school: Yep, but you couldn’t pay me to go back.
Want to get married: BTDT
Believe in yourself: sometimes
Get motion sickness: not usually.
Think you’re attractive: eeckk, are you kidding? I somehow look worse than I did at 15.
Think you’re a health freak: freak of nature, more like.
Get along with your parents: Yeah most of the time
Like thunderstorms: Only if I don’t have to be outside during them.
Play an instrument: The flutophone in grade school. (Hot cross buns, hot cross buns, one-a-penny, two-a-penny, hot cross buns….and there you have it)
LAYER SIX: In the past month have you…
Drank alcohol: Yes
Smoked: no
Done a drug: no
Made Out: Mom, turn around…. yeah, I think so.
Gone on a date: yes. Gene and I went to dinner and a movie a month or so ago.
Gone to the mall?: yes. Just today, even. Searched for a onesie and stalked strollers and construction on the new Babies R Us.
Eaten an entire box of Oreos: no. An entire bag of Dove hearts (as assisted by D)? Yes. Two of them. More than 2? Maybe.
Eaten sushi: mmm! That reminds me, I think it’s almost time to eat sushi again.
Been on stage: no
Been dumped: no
Gone skating: no
Gone skinny dipping: no
Dyed your hair: no.
Stolen anything: no
LAYER SEVEN: Ever…
Played a game that required removal of clothing: no
Been trashed or extremely intoxicated: yes
Been caught “doing something”: If I have, I clearly have blocked it out.
Been called a tease: yes, by my husband – I think he was joking, though
Gotten beaten up: no
LAYER EIGHT: Getting Older
Age you hope to be married: I was 25
Numbers and Names of Children: Hey hey hey. I talked Gene down from NEVER…one kid, either gender is OK. Boys: Jack, Jake, Graham Girls: Margaret, Miranda, etc
Describe your dream wedding:A wedding with better invitations and much better photos. And not in July in the FREAKING SOUTH. WTF was I thinking?
How do you want to die: asleep
What do you want to be when you grow up: Curator of the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.
What country would you most like to visit: Samantha Brown (on the Travel Network) described England as Europe lite, so that sounds like a good starter.
LAYER NINE: In a boy (or girl)
Best eye color?: blue
Best hair color?: dark. Yummmmmm
Short or long hair: well kept, whatever length.
Height: over 6 foot tall
Best first date location: i dunno doesn’t really matter
LAYER TEN: In The Numbers…
Number of drugs taken illegally: Mom, stay turned around….
Number of people I could trust with my life: at least 3.
Number of CDs that I own: too freaking many
Number of piercings: 2
Number of tattoos: none, never.
Number of times my name has appeared in the Newspaper?: at least once. I wrote a “Young Voices” column for the Indianapolis Star a million and a half years ago. I think Mom still has a copy.
Number of scars on my body: some chicken pox scars, wrist scar from Max the dog…
Number of things in my past that I regret: I regret a surprising amount of things but I think it all turned out OK. I still wish I had ordered non crappy invites to the wedding and I have taken it upon myself to obssess over the pochettes at Paper Direct…I am such a loser!