Alphabet Soup
I got this from my new blog-interest over at Superfluous Juxtaposition. And I have never tagged anyone before, but I'll try it, starting with friends such as Jassy, who normally writes about her fascinating work, but who I hope will make an exception in this case, and Melinda, my brilliant friend who I will visit in Illinois in approximately 1 week. You can find her awesomeness at anythingsaid.
Accent: None. Although I’m told that it’s snobby to say that a New England accent is no accent. More interestingly, even though I’m fluent in Spanish and have studied the language since I was in 3rd grade, I have an atrocious accent and can’t roll my rrrs.
Booze: Not a big fan. Don’t really like the taste, and given all my neurological issues, it’s not worth working on that.
Chore I Hate: Vacuuming. I hate the sound. Harkens back to my childhood, I think; my mom vacuumed as an act of martyrdom.
Dogs/Cats: Not a pet fan. I don’t like all the shedding. But if I ever had a dog, it would be of the beagle ilk.
Essential Electronics: I’m such a luddite. I rarely use a cell phone, don’t have TiVo or an iPod, and I lug around a well-loved but slow and heavy Compaq laptop.
Favorite Perfume/Cologne: Pleasures from Estee Lauder. I also love the cotton blossom line from Bath & Bodyworks.
Gold/Silver: Gold.
Hometown: Crunchy town in Western MA.
Insomnia: No. I tend to lean the other way and sleep too much, if anything. But I usually wake up early, as a result of my rather intense circadian rhythms.
Job Title: Director.
Kids: Someday (God willing).
Living Arrangements: 1-BR apartment outside of Boston, featuring annoying landlords and annoying kitchen.
Most Admired Trait: I’ve been referred to as “Resource Woman” because I often know of a website/store/person who has the information you might want.
Number of Sexual Partners: Depends how you define “sex”. Just kidding.
Overnight Hospital Stays: When I lived in Spain in college, I had emergency surgery for a ruptured ovarian cyst, and spent almost a week in the hospital. The whole thing—surgery, hospital stay, ultrasounds— cost under $2,000. My insurance was probably delighted that I had the surgery abroad. My aforementioned neurological issues have also landed me in the hospital. But those days are over (God willing).
Phobia: Mice. And changing lanes. And driving in cities.
Quote: “The smallest good deed is better than the grandest good intention.” (anonymous). I included the quote in my high school senior yearbook blurb, but the editors botched it so it read, humiliatingly, “the smallest GOD deed is better …”
Religion: Jewish.
Siblings: A younger brother.
Time I usually wake up: 7:45 a.m. Even on weekends. I have one hell of circadian system.
Unusual Talent: Extreme flexibility. I broke the “sit and reach” flexibility record in both middle school and high school.
Vegetable I refuse to eat: I like most vegetables, although I don’t like the mushy texture of eggplant.
Worst Habit: It’s hard to pick just one, but probably the most dangerous is my obsessive car-radio-station-switching.
X-Rays: MRIs, ultrasounds, CT-scans, you name it.
Yummy Foods I Make: I like to cook a lot.
Zodiac Sign: Aries.
Posted by Dori at 12:48 PM
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Dori: Sorry, but I have to do this as a "comment" as it's a little too personal for my blog. But I do LOVE to be tagged!
Accent: Oh god. Hmm. This depends on whether you’re British or American. When I visit my homeland (the UK) they think I’m a “yank” who has lived in the UK for a long time. In the USA, people can tell that I’m “foreign” and sometimes guess at Australian (due to the combination of British plum-in-mouth and American drawwwwwwlllll.
Booze: Rarely. But happen to really enjoy Australian Black Opal Shiraz if I’m going to imbibe.
Chore I Hate: Cleaning the oven. I never do it. My theory is that anything that’s in there will be killed off by the high heat so why bother?
Dogs/Cats: I don’t much like either, but have to admit that I have a puppy (Ziggy Stardust) that I’m so in love with it hurts.
Essential Electronics: Laptop at work, computer at home, hairdrier (does that count?) and Razr cell phone.
Favorite Perfume/Cologne: Yucky. Don’t like perfume.
Gold/Silver: Silver until 8 years ago, then gold, and now back to silver again.
Hometown: Swansea, South Wales, United Kingdom. (Yes, Wales is a different country than England!)
Insomnia: Here’s my nightly mantra. “It can’t be only 1:00pm..omigod, it can’t be only 2:00pm…omigod..(etc.)”
Job Title: Sex Therapist and Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist in private clinical practice.
Kids: 1 daughter who just turned 29 and a granddaughter, who just turned 7.
Living Arrangements: Live with spouse in an apartment near Watertown Square.
Most Admired Trait: Kinda wacky, and have lived very varied and interesting life.
Number of Sexual Partners: I never kiss and tell (well not on a blog - way too unprofessional!)
Overnight Hospital Stays: Cyst in Bartholin gland, followed by 7 day hospital stay following difficult childbirth, 3 knee surgeries.
Phobia: SPIDERS!!!
Quote: The more you do what you’ve always done, the more you’ll get what you’ve always gotten.
Religion: No thanks.
Siblings: 1 older (gay) brother, two younger (not gay) sisters.
Time I usually wake up: On a chiropractor day I get up at 5:30 am. On a “normal” day, usually around 8:00am. At the weekend, spouse and I take it in turns to wake up for the dog’s morning walk.
Unusual Talent: I can type faster than anybody I know. 30 years ago, I could type 100 wpm on a manual Olivetti typewriter. Then they invented computers. So, I can type nearly as fast as I can talk ( as long as nobody’s watching over my shoulder and then I get performance anxiety.)
Vegetable I refuse to eat: Overcooked Okra.
Worst Habit: I can get a little carried away snipping off my split ends in between hair cuts!
X-Rays: MRI’s, CT scans, regular X-rays..what a strange question?
Yummy Foods I Make: I make the best fat-free, unsweetened muffins you’ll ever taste! (I was a Gourmet vegetarian chef in another life, and have an endless repertoire of vegetarian dishes I can make at the flick of a wooden spoon!)
Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius
7:45 on weekdays? So jealous!
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