200 questions

Took this from Becky, my sister-in-law:


200. My Middle Name Is:


199. I was born:
September 16, 1975.

198. I am:
tired and procrastinating. i need to go to sleep.

197. My cell phone is:
charging.

196. My eye color is:
brown.

195. My shoe size is:
can't remember - 7 to 7.5, i think.

194. My ringtone is:
boring cingular tone.

193. My height is:
5'4".

192. I am allergic to
just about anything that moves in south texas - pollen, dust, mold, and mildly to dogs and cats.

190. I live in:
the united states of america. alright, in south texas, which is almost a country of its own.

189. The last book I read:
"a heart like his" and 1kings.

188. My bed is:
quite comfortable and cozy.

187. Are you happy with your life?
define "happy."

186. Last person to send you a text message:
richard, before i got rid of text-messaging.

185. Ever smoked a cigarette:
yes.

184. AIM or MSN or Yahoo:
Yahoo!

183. Do you email:
like crazy.

182. How is the weather today:
extremely hot and humid.

181. Do you have your wisdom teeth:
yes, but not sure how wise i am.

180. Ever been to Disney Land:
just Disney World.

179. My favorite holiday is:
Christmas.

178. The perfect kiss:
kind of nosy, if you ask me. french kissing the man of my dreams. hey, i'm married to him.

177. The last three cds I bought:
i haven't bought any in a long time. probably a yo yo ma c.d.

176. Last song that made you cry:
can't recall.

175. Who is your favorite Cuz?
dunno.

174. Who is your favorite road trip bud?
Troy, because the last time we took a major road trip, I got to sleep most of the way.

173. Who are you IMin right now?
no one.

172. Who's the last myspace page you looked at?
Israel.

171. If you could have a baby at the same time as someone else, who would it be?
my sister - wait that happened! christine or manda.

170. What did you do yesterday?
taught a class, and a couple of guys came over to jam.

DO YOU BELIEVE IN:

142. Love at first sight?
maybe.

141. Luck?
no.

140. Fate?
not really.

139. God?
totally.

138. Aliens?
nope.

137. Heaven?
definitely.

136. Hell?
yup.

135. Ghosts?
probably.

134. Horoscopes?
no, but they're fun to read.

133. Soul mates?
open to the possibility.

WHICH IS BETTER:

129. Hugs or Kisses?
can't pick between the two; they're both great.

127. Phone or Online?
phone.

126. Red Heads or Black Hair?
does anyone, besides elvira, genuinely have black hair?!

125. Blondes or Brunettes?
how does one judge that?

124. Hot or Cold?
cold.

123. Summer or winter?
depends on the location. here is south texas? winter!

122. Sun or Rain?
depends. in general, sun.

121. Chocolate or Vanilla?
chocolate, definitely chocolate.

120. Night or Morning?
night.

119. Oranges or Apples?
depends.

118. Curly or straight hair?
curly.

LAST TIME I:

101. Saw someone I hadn't seen in a while?
can't remember.

100. Cried in front of someone:
a few days ago.

99. Grew:
when I was pregnant with isabella.

90. Who is the ditsiest person you know:
can't think of anyone.

89. Who makes you laugh the most:
isabella.

87. The last movie you saw:
bruce almighty.

82. The thing I don't understand:
too much from which to choose.

80. The most unsatisfactory answer I've ever received:
"just because" or "we'll see"

79. The things I plan on doing this summer is:
finish teaching a class, do some research and writing, spend loads of time with Troy and Isabella.

74. The thing I'm looking forward to most:
getting a tenure track job and settling down.

73. The thing I'm not looking forward to doing:
trying to get published.

72. Today:
not much to write home about.

71. This summer:
fabulous, i guess. i'm losing track of what i'm supposed to be answering.

70. This week:
hungry a lot and feeling stressed.

62. The person who knows the most about me:
christine, karen, manda, abirami.

61. The person who can read me the best is:
not sure.

60. The most difficult thing to do is:
say goodbye.

54. First time you had a crush:
not sure, fourth or fifth grade?

52. Last time someone said what you were thinking:
awhile back.

51. What is your dream job:
actress / singer in a broadway musical.

49. First job:
babysitting.

46. I hope:
i can make a difference in the world and truly bring glory to God.

45. The best smell in the world is:
my baby. roses. amarige de givenchy perfume.

44. The person that makes me cry the most:


35. Florida or Hawaii:
Hawaii. oh, for sure, Hawaii!

33. My favorite piece of clothing:
a polo shirt.

32. My favorite sport is:
to watch or to play? to play - tennis. to watch - gymnastics.

30. My friends are:
in great numbers and everywhere.

29. My computer:
is keeping me from going to bed.

28. The school I go to:
I'm done unless I'm going to do more post-graduate work.

22. The all-time best movie is:


21. The all-time best thing in the world is:
The fact that God loves me, loves all of us, more than I could ever possibly love my own child.

20. Last thing you ate:
Chicken and vegetables (zucchini, potatoes, carrots, corn, tomatoes, etc.) soup with elbow macaroni.

19. The most annoying thing ever is:
people being pretentious.

18. The most annoying person you know is:
jeesh.

17. I lose all respect for people who:
lie, cheat, treat their family poorly; i totally agree.

16. The movies I have cried at are:
too many to list this late at night.

15. Last phone call:
abirami (abby).

14. TV shows you watch:
Smallville, Lost, Heroes, Ugly Betty, The Apprentice.

13. Last friend you hung out with:
Junko.

12. I want to be:
happy and successful - sounds good at the moment.

11. The worst pain I ever felt:
which sort of pain are we talking about? finding out i had to get an emergency c-section. the gas pain after surgery; that was almost just as bad as the intense contractions that made me cry over and over again.

9. My room is:
my place of rest and sleep.

8. My favorite celebrity is:
not sure at the moment.

7. My top person on MySpace:
i don't rank on myspace.

6. My favorite color is:
purple.

5. My weakness is:
just one?

3. Who broke your heart:
geez.

2. Things that make you feel great are:
my daughter, my family, my friends, singing, shopping, many more things.

1. Met anyone you love this week:
met for the first time? don't understand the question.

I'm an emotional wreck, and I'm not sure what excuse I can use for the hormonal roller coaster ride

I'm not pregnant, and I'm not PMSing, yet I'm an emotional wreck. Ready to cry at the drop of hat. Saturday, Troy, Isabella, and I went to a little friend's 1 year old birthday party. Don't even remember what happened, but some little thing nearly moved me to tears. Perhaps two of the babies had a bonding moment. But, I'm ready to cry in a not-so-good way. I get frustrated easily. My husband doesn't do things a certain way, and I think he's trying to purposefully offend me. He's not, though. I'm the one that's messed up.

Stole this off of Manda, yup, I did

You Are 68% Real

You know who you are, and you're pretty darn comfortable with yourself. Like everyone, you struggle with the parts of yourself that aren't so great... But you're good at accepting who you are and not dwelling on your faults. As a result, you're confident, optimistic, and very real.

How Real Are You?

Why is it that I have to keep learning the same lessons over and over again?

The lesson I most recently relearned was, DON'T DRINK COFFEE AFTER 3 or 4 PM or I will toss and turn all night long! We had to be at church at 7:30 AM to see if we could get the sound system to behave. It's still not, by the way. Most of the time, people in the congregation can't hear the vocalists.

I was so tired after church yesterday, from getting up so early. And Isabella didn't let me take a nap. I tried so hard to get her to sleep. The milk coma thing didn't work. I nursed her on both sides multiple times. Yup, I was THAT desperate. She was high energy.

We had to go back to church at 5 pm for music worship team practice. So, I got a Starbucks Frappucino. I showed some restraint. I got the smallest size. Didn't finish the drink until about 7 pm. All night long, I was wired! Wasn't able to fall asleep until sometime between 2:30 and 3 AM. Troy said I tossed and turned all night.

Now, I'm completely out of sorts, from not having had enough sleep, and I'm depressed. I WANT A DECENT JOB, where we're treated well. But, getting tenure-track positions means getting publications. My husband is brilliant. I'm not-so-brilliant. How do I do this?

Not really

Stole this from Manda, ofcourse.

You Are 16% Texas

Damn Yankee! You think the sun comes up just to hear you crow.

How Texas Are You?

This is just plain unacceptable

I checked our bank account online this morning, to see what sort of funds the university has deposited into our account. To say the least, I am very, VERY disappointed. Only one direct deposit was made. That means, I haven't been paid yet again. In fact, I haven't been paid since March. Do you know how many months that is? Four months, folks; count them. FOUR MONTHS!