terrible things can happen when you're overtired. I was overtired the night your father proposed

161. What have you stolen?  moments. Happiness. Kisses.

162. What’s the coldest you’ve ever been?  the last month or so—by necessity

163. If you could go back and change just one decision you made, what decision would you change?  law school was not the best decision I could have made, all things considered

164. When was a time you threw caution to the wind and just went for it?  buying this house

165. If your whole life was recorded, but you could only choose an hour of footage to watch, what scenes would you go back and watch?  some moments this summer

166. What’s the most memorable call you’ve taken or made?  the first, brief chat with the CS

167. Where are some places that you’ve been that you’ll never be able to go back to?  heaps of spots around DeK and S-town

168. What movie title best describes your life so far?  "It Happened One Night"

169. What’s something that has changed you for the better and something that has changed you for the worse?  higher education accomplished both of those things

170. Who have you purposely cut out of your life?  if I've done so, they're gone for a reason. No point in bringing them back here and now, for this.

171. What did you do in the past that people keep bringing up over and over and over again?  depends on the person. I've done a lot of story-worthy things.

172. Who is the nicest person you’ve ever met?  Fluffy

174. What were some of your favorite childhood books?  the Dr. Seuss library, Beverly Cleary's oeuvre, and eventually Robert Cormier's

175. What is your most beautiful memory?  it's too personal, and far too private, to share here

176. What did you do when you were younger that makes you still cringe when you think about it?  I long played second fiddle to a friend rather than stepping up to shine

177. How much have you changed in 5 years?  hugely. The last 3 1/2 years have changed me completely.

178. What do you wish you hadn’t said?  "fine"—it was absolutely not fine.

179. What story involving you has probably been told by the most people?  I've been racking my brain on this question for some time. I should think that the answer would be something about school, or about one of my absurd self-inflicted injuries.

[cut from here; the title quotation is by William Goldman, from The Princess Bride]