and she called it "Mish-Mosh"

THREE YEARS AGO, I...

1. Turned 35.
2. Was dating Nick.
3. Was not terribly happy or secure.

ONE YEAR AGO, I...

1. Turned 37.
2. Was marginally dating Nick.
3. Was significantly more happy and secure.

YESTERDAY, I...

1. Worked.
2. Had my phone fixed. (No text messages for 3 whole days!)
3. Went to the doctor re: the lump. Everything's good.

TODAY, I...

1. Worked, sorta.
2. Had a reasonably long conversation with Ulysses, all things considered.
3. Watched 5 episodes of Nip/Tuck.

THREE ITEMS I HAVE BRAND-LOYALTY TO ARE...

1. Aveeno hand lotion
2. Victoria's Secret underclothes
3. Coke

THREE SONGS I KNOW ALL THE WORDS TO ARE...

1. "Juan Paco Pedro de la Mar"
2. "Devil" (Staind)
3. "Be Like That" (3 Doors Down)

TOP THREE LOCATIONS I'D LIKE TO RUN AWAY TO ARE...

1. Miami
2. [hometown]
   
3. Norman

Your Life:

• they call me: Aim
• sex: ...is a very good - and very silly - thing
• my first breath of air: ...was in the best place in the world for such a thing
• age: ...is coming fast enough.
• status: ...isn't about money or jobs or clothes or cars.
• occupation: ...is not what defines me.
• nationality: United States
• heritage: English/Norwegian

____PLAY____

• feeling: ...groovy
• Music listening to: none, which is rare.
• doing: er, blogging. And half-assedly waiting for an email. And waiting until my toenail polish is dry ("Nice Color, Eh?") before I take a bath.
• craving: affection
• thinking of: How sad is this?: beer &Ulysses
• hating: cold feet

____LOVE?____

• love is: like mercury
• current love: is sort of the second 'spiky-haired god in the nighttime'
• love or lust? both, please
• best love song: "Firefly" (Sister Hazel)
• is it possible to be in love with more than one person at the same time? No.
• true or false - all you need is love: Hardly: false.
• have you ever been in love? Yes.

____SEX____

• turn ons: Humor, strong hands, attentiveness
• turn offs: Pomposity, hair gel, ego
• do your parents' opinion on your bf/gf matter to you? I wouldn't start there, but I do consider their opinions - they are *ancient*, after all, and so are imbued with strange powers of observation.
• the sweetest thing someone can do for you? ...depends on the person.

____PICKY PICKY____

• dog or cat: 2 cats, please.
• short or long hair: On a cat?! Short. On a man? Shorter rather than longer. On a woman? WTFE. On me? LONG.
• innie or outie: Mine's sort of in between. More out than in, I guess?
• sunshine or rain: More sun than rain, but the rain is necessary to appreciate the sun - and to bring the flowers.
• moon or sun: Moon!!!
• hugs or kisses: Both, please. But I'm dyin' for a kiss.
• 1 best friend or 10 acquaintances: I'll keep my plethora of ... whatever.
• summer or winter: Autumn
• written letters or e-mails: Yes! Communication in any form is life-giving.
• car or motorcycle: For me, a car.
• house party or club: House, I guess, though I'm not a big fan.
• sing or dance: I sing badly and I dance frighteningly. I'll watch & listen.

DO YOU THINK YOU ARE:

• pretty? I have my moments.
• funny? I do. The jury is out.
• hot? Yup. Not all the time, but when I want it or need it, I seem capable of summoning it.
• friendly? Not so much.
• ugly? Nah. That's what the ages of 11-14 were for.
• loveable? I guess?
• caring? Yup.
• dorky? Definitely.

FAVORITE:

• least favorite day: Friday. The ultimate anti-climax.
• flower: Tulip. The darker the better.
• jewelry: It depends on the day. I rotate. As far as what's worn the most - my toe-ring.
• season: Autumn.

HAVE YOU EVER:

• said I love you and meant it? Yeah. It's a regular occurrence.
• went out in public in pjs? "Public"? No. "Taking out the garbage at 10:30 PM on a weeknight"? Sure.
• kept a secret from everyone? Duh.
• been to New York? Not yet.
• to California? Nope - I'm not permitted to do so.

[HAVE YOU ... IN THE LAST WEEK]

• cried: Yes.
• worn jeans: Almost daily.
• met someone new online: Yup.
• done laundry: Yes.
• drove a car: Almost daily.
• talked on the phone: Once or twice - and I had one very significant miscommunication.
• thought about having sex: Hee! Hee hee hee hee hee hee.
• actually had sex: It depends on your definition of "actually."

[FRIENDS & LIFE]

• do you ever wish you had another name? Sort of, vaguely, but I haven't a better alternative in mind.
• do you have a girlfriend/boyfriend? It depends on your definition of "have".
• do you like anyone? Hell, yeah.
• which one of your friends acts the most like you? Thank God: none of them.
• which friend have you known the longest? Jennifer (nearly 33 years).
• are you close to any family members? By physical proximity, I think one of my dipshit cousins still lives in this state. By emotion - sure. Most of them.
• who do you go to for stuff? Depends on the stuff I need.
• who do you hang around the most? Matt, Fluffy, G. Ulysses.
• what's the best feeling in the world? Massage. Or communion. (I'm not talking about religion.)
• worst feeling? Anesthesia for ingrown toenail surgery. Or abandonment.
• What upsets you? Too much ice cream. Or bad drivers.

THREE NAMES YOU GO BY:

1. the standard issue
2. Aim
3. "crocodile"

THREE THINGS YOU LIKE ABOUT YOURSELF:

1. My shoulders
2. My intellect
3. My eyes, in low light

THREE THINGS YOU HATE ABOUT YOURSELF:

1. Mathematical aptitude
2. Triceps
3. Flippancy

THREE THINGS YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND:

1. How to grow African violets
2. One of the major political parties in this country
   
3. The appeal of Jimmy Fucking Buffett

THREE THINGS THAT ANNOY YOU:

1. Too much light when I'm trying to sleep
2. Idiots at 4-way stops
3. Nick's current habit of visiting my place of work roughly 3x/wk at times when I'm likely to be coming or going. He was not so present in my life for the last three goddamned years, but he can do it now?!

THREE THINGS THAT SCARE YOU:

1. Figuring my taxes this year
2. Driving in the coastal city in the next state over
   
3. Big dogs

THREE OF YOUR EVERYDAY ESSENTIALS:

1. Contact lenses
2. Toothpaste
3. Caffeine

THREE OF YOUR FAVORITE BRANDS:

1. Republic of Tea
2. Milky Way
3. philosophy

THREE OF YOUR FAVORITE SONGS AT THE MOMENT:

1. "F*cking Boyfriend" (the bird and the bee)
2. "Miami" (Counting Crows)
3. "Feelin' Way Too Damn Good" (Nickelback)

THREE PEOPLE YOU SPEND THE MOST TIME WITH:

1. Fluffy
   
2. coworker T (sigh - not by choice)
   
3. Matt

THREE THINGS YOU CAN'T DO:

1. Walk on my hands
2. Turn without signaling
3. Eat chocolate with fruit

THREE OF YOUR FAVORITE HOBBIES:

1. Writing
2. Reading
3. Thinking

THREE THINGS YOU CAN'T WAIT TO HAVE:

1. Breakfast
2. Vacation
3. Kisses

THREE CAREERS YOU'RE CONSIDERING:

1. Writing
2. Lawyering
3. The same old shit I do every damned day already

THREE COLORS YOU LIKE:

1. Blue
2. Black
3. White

THREE THINGS YOU ARE WEARING RIGHT NOW:

1. Black camisole
2. White lawn PJ pants
3. That infamous toe-ring

THREE OF YOUR FAVORITE BANDS OR MUSICAL ARTISTS (at the moment):

1. Nickelback
2. Sister Hazel
3. Counting Crows

THREE NEW THINGS YOU WANT TO TRY IN THE NEXT 12 MONTHS:

1. Weirder, spicier Chinese food
2. Leg waxing
3. Making more money than I spend

THREE THINGS YOU WANT IN A RELATIONSHIP:

1. Presence
2. Attention
3. Open eyes

THREE THINGS YOU WANT TO DO REALLY BADLY RIGHT NOW:

1. For a weird guy from FB to leave me the bloody fuck alone
2. To take that shower
3. A little peace

THREE THINGS YOU WANT TO DO BEFORE YOU DIE:

1. Laugh
2. Love
3. Write

[from The Cat]