Full name: Elaine Maidenname Lastname
Nickname(s): Lainey, E, Hooch, the Princess
Birthday: 3/22/77 – a full ten years older than the person I stole this from. Oh, shoot me now.
Birthplace: Indianapolis, IN
Zodiac sign: Aries
Height: 5 feet 5 inches
Hair color: naturally brown, often with awesome highlights
Eye color: green
Shoe size: 7.5
Ring size: 1 ct. minimum (a joke – but I was serious when I told this to Gene when we were ring shopping! Ugh, if I knew then what I know now about money…oh well)
Tattoos: no
Piercings: typical earrings – one hole in each ear
Hobbies: slacking, reading, writing, geeking
FAVORITE…
Color: black
Food: sushi or cake
Candy: Reeses Peanut Butter Cups
Sandwich: when there is cake to be eaten?
Fruit: pineapple chunks
Berries: cake berries
Cake: chocolate chocolate chocolate
Book: ohcriminey. Atlas Shrugged, Ain’t She Sweet (now, there’s the gamut….or is it?)
Movie: Gone w/ the Wind
Newspaper: news…on paper? (pay no attention to the fancy news writing degree…)
TV show: South Park
Radio station: Errr, radio?
Font: Times New Roman
Cartoon character: Jay Sherman from The Critic
Artist: errr, art?
Actor: Colin Firth, hottie hottie yum yum YUM
Actress: Marg Helgenberger, Emma Thompson
Song: OMG, seriously just one?
Music type: Alternative Rock to Classic Rock
Day of the week: Saturday
Month: March…it’s all about ME (and Julie. And my Aunt. And my Dad. And my BIL).
Season: Spring
Holiday: Christmas
Shampoo: Whatever looks good
Conditioner: Currently Pantene…
Number: 8
Phrase: Oh, Jeebus. Or, alternatively, Oh F*** me
Store: Target. (Oh, geeeeez, TARGET?)
Weather: Clear skies in the mid 70s
Restaurant: any restaurant that I don’t do payroll for. Cheesecake Factory or Melting Pot. Mmm.
Channel: Comedy Central
Weekend activity: Reading on the patio, supposedly while watching the dogs
Hangout: Patio swing
Sport to watch: Sports?
Animal: dog
Flower: Stargazers
Guy’s name: There are too many awesome names
Girl’s name: Still love Dagny
Board game: Uno. I have an 11 year old at home.
Party game: Games at parties? (Parties?)
Story from childhood: ugh, too humiliating.
Body part: smooth elbows
HAVE YOU EVER…Been on a train: yes
Been on a plane: yes
Been in a car accident: yes
Caused a car accident: nope
Run into a wall: of course!
Burned a potato chip: huh?
Broken the law: Never been caught.
Burned a CD: yeah…data CDs!
Kissed someone of the opposite sex: yes
Kissed someone of the same sex: nope
Frenched an animal: nope
Made out: yes
Had cyber sex: well, YEAH…I was an internet party girl, remember? (and I don’t regret any of it, other than letting the Oklahoma Pervert talk me into it…)
Gotten engaged: once, twice if you count high school boyfriend who proposed when we were 18 and 16
Had an online relationship: Yes. Three, by my count
Been rejected by a crush: THAT is why they are called crushes!
Loved: Definitely
Made yourself cry to get out of trouble: I am woman, hear me weep!
Cried in public: probably
Cried over a movie: yes and I won’t tell which one
Fallen asleep in a movie theater: I see a higher # of kids movies than average. Of course I fall asleep.
Given someone a bath: not even the dogs
Been to a boarding school: nope
Been home-schooled: nope
Lost a valuable item: Personally valuable, yes
Bungee jumped: no
Sky dived: no
Met the president: no, but my Dad shook President Clinton’s hand at a book store.
Met a celebrity: nope
Gotten a cavity: yes
Skipped school: I never missed class in high school, but I made up for it at Ball State
Purchased something you know didn’t fit: no
Climbed a tree: no
Said I love you and meant it (not to a relative): yes
PAST or LAST
Memory you miss the most: All the fun I had in college
Something you regretted after it was done: nothing I’m admitting
Song you heard: Lay Lady Lay
Thing you bought: Lunch
Thing you said: don’t remember
Time you cried: remarkably, I haven’t cried since the accident
Movie seen in a theater: Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
Thing you ate: Grilled cheese
Nail polish shade: Waitress on toes, nothing on fingers currently (see Patty Wednesday)
Person who complimented you: husband? D?
AT THIS MOMENT
What you are listening to: nothing. The Hulk Hogan reality show is on, though. WTF is that??
What you are thinking: this thing over yet?
What you are scared of most: rejection
How many people on your buddy list: I don’t have a Buddy List, but my favorites list of blogs has 9 (including my own)
FUTURE
Occupation: Dream job is curator at the rock n roll hall of fame
Kids: Shrug
Car: future car?
What you are doing tomorrow: working, cleaning
DO YOU BELIEVE IN
Heaven: no
Hell: have you seen where I work?
Angels: what a load of bullshit
Devil: have you seen who I work for?
God: No. If it makes you feel any better, I totally believe in evil. I won’t even make a work joke.
Aliens: totally
Ghosts: no
Spirit (soul): no
Soulmates: no
Reincarnation: no
Love at first sight: Dunno, but I saw a boy at BSU before I met Gene and got totally weak in the knees. I didn’t think that was possible!
Karma: yes, oooh do I like karma!
Love in general: yes
Luck: not really
Yourself: waxes n’ wanes
CRUSH
Who and when was your first crush: Eric K in grade school
What is something you don’t understand about the opposite sex: why can’t they find stuff that is UNDER other stuff?
On a scale of 1 to 10, how romantic are you: probably like a 4
First thing noticed about the opposite sex: eyes
What do you look for personality wise: someone who is like me
The most romantic thing that ever happened to you: When Gene proposed at the beach
Is it right to flirt if you’re taken: it’s not something I’m comfortable with, although I’m not above being a little flirty on the phone with restaurant managers (it gets the job done, sho’ nuff). Hey, don’t hate the game, hate the playa.
I can’t believe I just said that. I don’t even know what that means!
ONE OR THE OTHER
Coke/Pepsi: Pepsi
Gold/Silver: Platinum. Duh. (Something else I said to Gene when we were ring shopping…do you see why I’m the princess now?)
Vanilla/Chocolate: Chocolate.
Flowers/Candy: Candy
Book/Magazine: Magazine
TV/Radio: TV
Colored pencils/markers: colored pencils
Coffee/Tea: tea actually
ROFL… how funny is it that I remember the name “Dave Slifka”?
I scare myself sometimes. I can barely remember to get dressed in the morning, but I can remember THAT.