Who am I?

For lack of a better topic, I decided that if people are reading my blog, they should have some idea of who I am. So, I found this random list of "get to know you" questions and thought "What the hell?" 

Here goes nothing. 

Diane Franklin

Which celebrity do you get mistaken for? Diane Franklin. Not so much now, but this was a biggie in the 80's. A friend saw her in Better off Dead and came running to me in school the next day, saying how I just had to see this movie because of this girl. It escalated from there!  


What do you want to be when you grow up? ...PETER PAN!

Is a picture worth a thousand words? Elaborate. Dude, really? A picture seems to be worth a thousand memes.

 Where’s Waldo?  Under the bed. 

The best part of waking up is? Going back to sleep. 

How now brown cow? When you figure it out, let me know? 

If you were a tree (or animal) what kind of tree (animal) would you be? No tree for me. I don't think I could stand to be rooted to one spot. I'd be a cat. Small enough to get into pretty much anything, spoiled rotten and still independent. I'd be one of those smart, toilet trained cats, though. Screw the whole litter box thing!

If you were a Star Trek® [or Star Wars® ] character, which one would it be? Deanna Troi. It's an empathy thing.

What is your favorite color? I like Earthy colors. Burgundy wine, forest Green and deep blues and browns.

You are invited to a large cocktail party at a country club. When you arrive, the room where the party is being held is already over half full of people. How do they react to you when you enter the room? Usually, not much. I get the "Who the hell is that?" looks. A few "FRESH MEAT" looks (those guys are usually so drunk they'd take Rosanne Barr home.) But it's mostly "Meh".

Why are manhole covers round? Because cutting perfect corners is too much of a pain in the ass?

What is your favorite drink? Tequila Sunrise!

What would I find in your refrigerator right now? Condiments. Seriously.

What is the last book you read? Musings of a Twenty Something Mom and the perils of Being a Mommy Blogger. If you haven't read it, DO IT! Jenn is Hilarious!

If you could trade places with any other person for a week, famous or not famous, living or dead, real or fictional. with whom would it be? I'd change places with Joseph Kony. In that week I'd change all of his tactics, call an end to the kidnappings and attacks, and just before time to switch back, I'd turn myself in!

What was the last movie you went to see? Resident Evil: Retribution. That was my birthday present from the Hub. I have a weakness for the R.E. movies.  

How would you explain a database in three sentences to your eight-year-old nephew? "A database is a place inside your computer that stores a whole bunch of information about one thing." Will one sentence do?

If aliens landed in front of you and, in exchange for anything you desire, offered you any position on their planet, what would you want? Well, duh. I'd be their Human adviser. As in, info on all thing Human.  Might as well stick to what you know, right?

If you could be any character in fiction, whom would you be? Sookie Stackhouse. Don't laugh. She's got it all. Mind reading, hot men chasing her, her own house and money money money.

If Hollywood made a movie about your life, whom would you like to see play the lead role as you?  Winona Ryder. She can pull off morose. Lol.

If you could be a superhero, what would you want your superpowers to be? I wouldn't say super hero, but I know what I'd like my power to be. I'd like to be able to touch any picture and have whatever is in the picture appear in front of me. Shopping would be so much easier!

If someone wrote a biography about you, what do you think the title should be? What NOT to do.

If you were a salad, what kind of dressing would you be? Blue Cheese. I'm an acquired taste!

If you were a car, what kind would you be? I know what I'd like to be, but, in all actuality, I'd probably be a mini van. One with busted shocks and stains all over the interior.

If you were written about in the newspaper, on the front page, what would the headline say? Local woman get's trapped on escalator during power failure.

What kind of people do you dislike? Those with no sense of humor, closed minds, and zealots.

What makes you angry?  PAIN. And affronts to my children.

What part of pop culture do you wish would just go away? Jersey Shore.

What is your favorite salty snack? Wasabi nuts.

What was your most embarrassing hair style? Everything my mother did to my hair in grade school!

What is the furthest west you have traveled? New Mexico.

What is the funniest thing you have heard a child say? In Wal-Mart with a friend, dressed in SCA garb.
Kid "Mommy, why is that man wearing a dress?"

Mom "It's not a dress, honey. It's a kilt."
Kid "(pauses) But, who'd he kilt?"

What exotic pet would you like to have? I want a Fisher Chameleon, a Savannah Monitor and a Capuchin Monkey.

What color underwear are you wearing? Black Hello Kitty.

What single piece of technology makes your life easier? The same one that makes it miserable. My Homicidal Cell Phone.

What do you miss from your childhood? Not having bills!

What is the saddest movie? For me, that's a draw between The Green Mile and What Dreams May Come.

Why were you given your name? Ha! Because EVERYONE in my family had to get their two cents in! But Stacie came from a drummer that my Mother had a crush on.

What is the longest you have been without sleeping? Eight very long days.

What company do you think has a bad name? UTI. Seriously? Why the hell would they name a school after a bladder infection??

What is the prettiest city you have ever been to? Memphis at five in the morning!

What makes you lose hope for humanity?  Stupidity. Can you believe some of the idiots that have survived? It's sad.

When was the last time you did volunteer work? Last weekend for Colton Palmer, the baby in need of a liver transplant. I donated and showed a rabbit kit to his live auction.

How do you prefer to get bad news? Just spill it.

How many email addresses do you use on a regular basis? Two. One for regular use and one for spam.

What restaurant do you love even though you know you shouldn't? Taco Bell!!!!!

What bill do you most dislike paying? The light bill. Those greedy bastards have found new and amazing ways to screw us over. Like charging us for accounts that aren't ours. I've never been to New York you dick faces! Stop charging me for it!

What is the best adaptation of a book to a movie? I'd have to say The Dark Half. They didn't cut too much at all. IT was really close.

What food makes you think of Christmas? Divinity. Don't ask why, it just does.

What food reminds you of your birthday? Lobster Ravioli! That was the best birthday dinner EVER!

What movie can you watch over and over again? Serenity. I'm a major Joss Whedon fan. I love that man!

What was the address of the house you grew up in? We moved around a lot. The only one I can remember is the one we lived in when I was about seven. 612 E Plum St, Angleton, TX I had a lot of good (and bad) memories in that house.

How old where you when you got your first computer? Twenty five. I built it.

What technology scares you?  AI. I can see the matrix happening for real. Or I Robot.

What poem do you have committed to memory?  Stopping by the Woods on a snowy Evening by Robert Frost and The Walrus and the Carpenter by Louis Carol.

What was your first car?  An AMC Spirit. I loved that car!

What is your favorite song from a Disney Movie?  You Can't Keep a Good Dog Down. All Dogs Go to Heaven.

When have you felt bad about losing your temper?  At an SCA event, after my daughter threw hot chocolate on me and I slapped her. :(

What do you think is beyond the stars? More stars.

Who is the meanest person you know?  My ex bossman, and...well. If you know me, you know the next answer.

Do you think "honesty is the best policy"? Why or why not? I do. If you lie to protect someone they'll be even more hurt when they find out the truth.

What would you do if you were invisible for a day? Commit several felonies. Seriously, let's be honest here. Not to mention the massive fun I'd have messing with people on the street.




When was the last time somebody hit you?  If you don't count last night's accidental smack to the head by the sleeping Hub, it would be 2005. Ex asshat, I mean, husband.

Who do you think you are most like in your family? My Dad. No doubt about it.

If you needed someone to act as a character reference for you who would you chose?  My best friends and my daughter, EriKa.

The BESTIES <3

What friend could you turn to in a time of need?  Incoming sap. My best friends, Spiv and Elizabeth. They've done so much for me that I don't like asking them for anything anymore. But there are no better people on this planet. They are the BEST!

In what way are you irrational? I let anxiety get the best of me. No matter what, I'm always expecting the absolute worst of any situation.

How important is it to you that you are on time?  Oh my God, this is a major OCD for me! I have to be on time or early. The Hub is usually late. This drives me out of my friggin mind!

How important is it to you that others are on time?  VERY. I hate to wait. If you say you're going to be somewhere at a certain time, you damn well better be there or have the best excuse for tardiness ever invented!

Who is a woman from history that you respect?  Joan of Arc. I may not share her views, but she went against the grain to follow and fight for what she believed in. Also Maya Angelou. She's a survivor.

What movie scares you? The Exorcist. That movie scares the pure piss out of me!

Here's something to keep you awake at night

What makes you feel old? Um...my age? Hearing my favorite songs as a kid being played on the classic rock station doesn't help!

Who taught you to swim?  Me. I was one of those natural swimmers. They tossed me in as a baby and I swam away.

What holiday has lost its true meaning? ALL OF THEM. They've all been changed over the centuries to suit the current popular religions.

What is something you have always wanted to try? Mountain climbing. The real deal, not just hiking in the mountains. But first and foremost, hiking the west coast trail! 

If you could hire out one household chore what would it be?  Cleaning out that nasty ass litter box.

What was your favorite bed time story as a child?  The Velveteen Rabbit. Which is why the Hub got me a real life velveteen for Valentines day! <3

What was your first pet? A cat. I was itty bitty and my mean ass neighbors drowned him in their well. Mean asses.

What is your favorite quote?  It's in a song Called Just Wait by The Blues Travelers. "There's no such thing as a failure who keeps trying. Coasting to the bottom is the only disgrace." 

If you were to write a novel what would it be about?  Been there, done that, and it's totally SciFi. So, I'm a nerd. Deal with it!

What was the last peaceful day you had?  What's that? I know not of this "peacefull day"  of which you speak. No, actually it was a camping trip to Brazos Bend with the Hub and the Besties.

If you could see any deceased musician perform who would you chose?  Again, this is a tie. Janis Joplin and/or John Lennon. The top of that list? My Dad.

What dish do you cook well?  Any and all homemade soups and enchiladas.

What junk food is your weakness?  Bucee's Beaver Nuggets!

What is your favorite shirt?  My Firefly shirt! Second favorite is my vintage unicorn tee.

What makes you feel safe?  The Hub.

When did you come close to death? Several times! I was over dosed on morphine in the e.r. in OKC. They had to revive me from that one. That was probably the scariest and most recent.

Who is your favorite Super Hero?  Tank Girl!

What do you have that is of great value to you but of no value to anyone else?  Sap warning. Anything and everything my kids ever made for me, and everything I inherited from my Dad.

If you could ask God a question what would it be?  "Who's right?"

What is your favorite way to get exercise? Bellydance, yoga and hiking.

What is your favorite song from a Broadway musical?  I'll Cover You-Reprise from Rent. Collins sings it at Angels funeral.

What time do you wake up in the morning?  Five. I tossed and turned for nearly two hours trying to get my back to let me go back to sleep.

What goals do you have for your children? To be HAPPY, above all other things. 

Tell me, again, they don't exist! 

What is your dream car? a 62.5 Mustang Prototype. It's ugly as sin, but I want one. I also want a 63.

What band would you camp out all night to get tickets to see?  Matchbox Twenty! DUH!

There's another scar on the other side.

What is the story behind one of your scars? OK, this is the best one. My right knee has two scars on it. When I was about five years old, my Daddy sent me across the yard to borrow sugar. It was already dark out, and I went barreling down the steps from our porch, without a care in the world. It was too dark for me to notice the chair at the bottom of the steps. It was one of those seventies, hard, curved back things. My knee connected with the top edge of the back of the chair. I was moving so fast that I sort of flipped over the chair. The problem was that the edge of the chair was sharp, had cut into my knee and flipped with me. A piece of the plastic broke off and wedged itself under my kneecap. My mother was in the hospital at the time, and Daddy didn't think we could afford another e.r. trip. So, he drags me into the bathroom, cleaned the wound and sewed it shut with a regular sewing needle and fishing line. This is what I get for having a Marine for a Daddy! What he didn't do was get the plastic out. It's still there, thirty five years later. He had to teach me to walk all over again. I can't remember if we ever got that sugar.

What do you dislike most about modern life? I hate how lazy it makes us. 

Would you be willing to live "off the grid"? Hell yes! That's a dream!

What summer camps did you go to as a child?  I don't remember going to any other summer camps beside Girl Scouts. I loved it!

In what ways are you a nerd? This is a laughable question. First, I believe in facts before guess work, or just believing because you want to, despite what the evidence says. I love Manga, Role Playing video games and LARP. Joss Whedon is my hero. I'm a comic book nut. I read. No, I don't read books, I devour them. I love science. This list could go on and on and on....

How do you think the world will end?  Let's be honest. I think man will kill the planet. That's what we do. We kill things.

Would you use pirated software?  BAHHHAAAHHAAAHHAAAAAA!

Would you download pirated music? See previous answer ^

What do you think makes a person good-looking? Their personality and sense of humor. I think a major hottie can get ugly once you get to know them, if they're cold blooded dickheads.

What does your signature say about you?  It says that my handwriting sucks.

What TV re-run do you sit down to watch whenever it is on? Criminal Minds.

Did you ever think you were adopted? YES! And, it turned out I was right!

Where is the scarcest place you have ever traveled to? There's a little cemetery outside of Nacagdoches. I can't remember the name of it. It's buried deep in the woods. That place is terrifying!

Serenity

What TV Show fires your imagination? FIREFLY

What food is too much work for you to eat?  Turkey legs. Too damn stringy.

What was the most rewarding travel experience that have you had?  The trip to Cozumel in 2005. That's where I met my Dad and brother for the first time.

When you have a sweet tooth what food do you crave? Cheesecake! Damn you, Brandy.

Do you believe in life on other planets? Of course I do. I think we're too presumptuous and vain to believe we're the only ones, and worse, the smartest ones.

What celebrity crush have you had? Rob Thomas, Viggo Mortenson, Paul Bettany, Alan Tudyk, Nathan Fillion and Seth Green. There are more ;)

Does your best friend call you their best friend?  yupyup!

What makes a good kisser? Someone who is considerate and feels the kiss.

What high brow cultural activity do you like to participate in?  I like going to museums. All of them.

What "red-neck" activity do you like to do?  Mud Races!

What technology do you wish you understood better?  HTML code

Okay, that's enough of that. For now. What were your answers?