Jill from Xanga tagged me on this one! Thought it was about right for a lazy Saturday evening
Five names you go by:
1. Kate
2. Katie
3. Duck (by my parents)
4. Love (by Jeff)
5. That Weird Redhead (by everybody on the train, inside their heads. And only because “That Redhead Who Knits And Rides A Bike And Is Always Carrying A Cake Keeper” is too long)
Two of your favorite smells:
1. Baking bread
2. Macbeth’s tummy
Three things you are wearing right now:
1. Headscarf
2. Black jersey skirt
3. New earrings
Two things you want very badly at the moment:
1. Chocolate (good answer, Jill!)
2. This. Or these. Or another kitten. Whichever’s easiest.
Three people you hope will fill this out:
1. Karen (babywhumpus)
2. Cheryl (redknits)
3. Tama (motherofchaos)
Two things you did last night:
1. Watched Freaks and Geeks with my love
2. Ate Taco Bell and didn’t feel a shred of guilt
Two last things you cried over:
1. Work stress
2. Cat-induced injuries
Two things you ate today:
1. Homemade pizza (sun-dried tomatoes, yellow bell pepper, mushrooms, turkey pepperoni and TJ’s reduced-fat cheddar. YUM!)
2. Breadsticks made from scraps of aforementioned pizza
Two people you last talked to on the phone:
1. Jeff
2. my mom
Five favorite bands/songs:
1. The Jayhawks
2. Amanda Palmer (esp. in Dresden Dolls)
3. Josh Ritter
4. The Beatles
5. The Doors / Barenaked Ladies / Pink Floyd / Guster / Postal Service / (some) Coldplay / Carly Simon / Regina Spektor / The Shins / Muse / The Who / Fleetwood Mac / The Killers / Arlo Guthrie / The Decemberists / Ben Folds / (I’ll stop now)
Two things that you are proud of:
1. Critical thinking skills / skepticism
2.Improbably consistent tenacity
Two things that you are not proud of:
1. My temper
2. How long it’s taking me to finish this mother-effin’ quilt
Two things you are going to do tomorrow:
1. Make bread
2. Do laundry
Two longest car rides:
1. Kansas City to northern Ontario
2. Kansas City to Orlando
Two favorite beverages:
1. Diet Coke
2. Hot tea (almost any type/flavor)
Two of your favorite memories
1. Most of the ones that Jeff and I make
2. Childhood vacations (when we weren’t starving, freezing, or sleeping in a station wagon, I (think I) actually had a pretty good time)
Three favorite vehicles you have owned:
1. 1995 Mazda Protege
2. 1995 Mazda Protege
3. 1995 Mazda Protege (Only car I’ve ever owned
)
Three favorite concerts you have been to:
1. Journey, summer 2005, with Jeff ![]()
2. Ben Folds, summer 200….4?, with Jess + sisters
3. STAR WARS!!!
We never spent the night in the station wagon. You and Ryan fell asleep every time the wheels moved, but the four of us did not bunk in it for a night, so scratch that.
I have a horrible vision of you riding a bike, carrying a cake keeper and knitting all AT THE SAME TIME. STOP THAT. I don’t care if your hair is red.
Yay! Thanks for doing this. So fun!