Molly's meme

[lalicopa]

1. What has kept you out of prison?

Claustrophobia. And hating to be told what to do.

2. Have you ever googled an ex?

Frequently. This is something I do when I'm up late and bored out of my mind. I also look up high school and childhood friends.

3. When is the last time you ate peanut butter and jelly sandwich that was not leftover from a child's meal?

Last night for dinner! No joke.

4. Is there a desk in your life anymore? Filing cabinet?

There are many desks...there's 2 in the office, 1 in the hallway upstairs that I refinished and can't part with...an antique white desk in our entrance way.

5. Where were you when you last woke up naked? Who was with you?

In bed...with Robert...YEARS ago. I hate sleeping naked.

6. Have you ever been a victim of a hit-and-run traffic accident?

No, thank goodness. Unless you consider having my side view mirror ripped off by a school bus while I was working in said school.

7. Why do people name their children after parents or grandparents?

To pay a tribute to them. Laszlo and Lily are named for my father who was Leonard. In the Jewish faith, you name after the dead to honor them. My nieces are Layne and Leah. And Layne and Lily have the middle name Parker for my uncle Peter who died soon before they were born. I think it's a little egocentric to name a kid after yourself.

8. Do you ever dream of your first true love?

Not anymore. But I have googled him.

9. How badly has the man co-opted hip hop? Is it necessarily a bad thing?

I'm so out of that scene...I used to be so cool, honest.

10. Have you ever thought you broke a rib and found out later you're just a serious pain wimp?

Nope!

11. Would you rather be fabulous or credible?

I'm both, of course. I guess I'd rather be credible. But fabulous is fun too.

12. Who spoils you?

I spoil myself. Someone's gotta do it and I finally realized I'm the only one who really cares enough about my sanity to do it.

13. How would you spend a million bucks if you couldn't spend a single cent on yourself?

I'd probably donate it all to St. Jude's.

14. What is the most irreverant place you've had sex?

In bed! Oh, I thought you said irrelevant...in that case, that'd be the butt, Bob.

15. What kept you out of the Marines?

Everything...what would make me want to BE a Marine.

16. Do you enjoy awards shows?

I love them.

17. Do you trust your government?

I suppose so...I'm the most un-political person on LJ I think.

18. Pick one word that describes your current relationship.

Maternal

19. Rate the level of annoyance you feel when someone mixes up the words then and than. (1 = don't notice and 10 = red pencil your computer monitor.)

10 plus a big red pencil

20. Can you admit that you are beautiful just the way you are?

Most days, yeah.

21. Does your significant other have a porn collection? Do you care? Do you know for sure?

He doesn't, I do. I suppose it's ours, but I'm the one who collected it all.

22. How drunk did you get at your senior prom?

Not drunk at all. It was a miserable, sober experience.

23. What is your earliest memory of racism?

My mother talking to the TV news in the kitchen. She's still a bigot, but a bit better than she was. Yeah, because calling me a "niggerfucker" after having my heart broken by my black boyfriend was just a tad harsh.

24. Happy birthday!

Tax day, 1971

25. Is your pet old enough to vote?

In dog years? Yeah. Alabama is 11 and Kibbles is 9...our bird Schmecky is 6...fish and frogs, under a year old. It's a freakin' menagerie around here.

26. Do you think the Taliban bombers were trying to kill Cheney?

I only heard about it in passing on the news...didn't pay much attention.

27. What kinds of meat do you refuse to eat?

Rabbit, venison, duck...probably a few others that just skeeve me.

28. Do you think "global warming!" every time the weather is unseasonable?

I do, but not in a worried way...more of like, "Oh, guess it's global warming again! Woo hoo, let's hit the park!"

29. Do you like polar bears? (Sorry, this one is causing me to go completely blank trying to stream consciousness into it...)

Sure...did you know that their fur isn't really white, but transparent?

30. How edgy are you?

I guess some people would think I'm a bit edgy...but to myself I'm just a regular Mom.

31. List and rank birth control methods you've used.

(ranking these on effectiveness...)

Being infertile - up until I got pregnant with Lily...pretty good stretch.
BCP
VCF (vaginal contraceptive film)
Nuva Ring

32. Got any dope?

Nah. I haven't smoked pot since I was 19 and have no desire to ever again.

33. In what ways are you superstitious?

In too many ways. I won't ever wish anyone dead, no matter how mad I am at them. If someone say something bad (health wise usually) about a friend or family member hypothetically, I always have to knock on wood. There are a lot more, but basically I now just try to abide by the golden rule and feel that karma gets me out of most situations.

34. Is it written in the Geneva Convention of Memes that you're supposed to omit a #34 just to see who notices?

You know, I never realized it was widespread until you wrote this. I've noticed it on several occasions, but never really registered it in my brain.

35. Do you still remember some of your childhood dreams?

You mean like real dreams? Or aspirations? I remember both, so I guess the clarification isn't even necessary. But I have a few dreams/nightmares from childhood that I remember vividly.

36. How many different sizes of clothes for yourself do you have in your closet?

I'd say 3, without checking.

37. Would you go panning for gold in California for a family vacation?

Nope.

38. Can you walk to the store to buy groceries?

Some...there's an expensive produce/seafood place around the corner...Starbuck's too, so not real groceries, but I can certainly get stuff to make for dinner...IF I made dinner. There's also a bagel store and a drug store that carries some stuff...and a Dairy Barn, but I can't imagine WALKING through a Dairy Barn.

39. Have you ever driven a car into the ground?

I've driven a car ON the ground. Heh, hard for me to be witty while being so severely sleep deprived. I shared my mom's car in high school and it was rotted on the bottom, so if we went through a puddle, our feet would get soaked.

40. Do you floss your kid's teeth?

Nope, am I supposed to? The dentist just said to brush twice a day, which is hard enough.