2 memes in 1

i think i contracted ebola on the bus, because since then i've felt like poop. the muscle soreness went away in a day, but some bug has my throat scratchy, my nose drippy with snot, and i'm draggin' ass i'm so tired. so...with no new workouts to log, here are my answers to 2 memes that have been floating around:

Jobs I've Held:
courtesy clerk at safeway
hostess/waitress/bartender
resident assistant
desk receptionist in my dorm
graphic designer

Movies I can watch over and over:
about a boy
bring it on
princess diaries
home alone
shawshank redemption

My guilty pleasures:
how can you have pleasure with guilt?!

Places I have lived:
northern california
washington, d.c.
bethesda, md

Shows I enjoy:
project runway
american idol
so you think you can dance
house
good eats on food network
almost everything on tlc
workout on bravo

Places I've been on vacation:
nearly everywhere in california
lake tahoe
las vegas
houston, tx
new orleans, la for mardi gras
nyc
upstate new york
boston, ma for st.patty's day
miami, fl
myrtle beach
the caribbean
hawaii

Favorite Foods:
homemade filipino food, especially luscious pork fat
any homemade authentic cuisine
greek food
steak
barbecue
ahi tuna steaks
dungeness crab
watermelon, white peaches, cold, cold grapes, lychees, mangoes
kettle cooked potato chips
beer

Websites I visit daily:
go fug yourself
dooce
gmail
your blog

Body parts I've injured:
my newly bruised toe
i broke my left arm falling off the monkey bars in second grade right before our trip to hawaii.
i had many mishaps with the exacto knife in design classes in college and took big chunks of flesh out of my fingers. no blood, just chunks of flesh.

Awards I've won:
i graduated second in my high school class, graduated summa cum laude from college, and won a second place tae kwon do trophy in college. i guess i'm only good enough for second place!

i think i won "best hair" in junior high. does that count for anything?

Nicknames I've been called:
i used to get called by my last name a lot. but other than that, i don't like nicknames. but i like giving them to OTHER people. HA!

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How many teeth do you have?
i don't know, how can you count them? all but my wisdom teeth.

Have you ever had braces?
ugh yes. my brothers on the other hand had perfect straight teeth without any help!

Name and tell us a bit about a pet you had as a child.
we had two little birds when i was really young, pixie and dixie. so when you use one of their names and the street i lived on as a kid to get my porn name you get pixie rose.

Where were you born?
redwood city, ca

How many siblings do you have?
2 younger brothers, one a year younger, the other 5 years younger than me

What was your high school's mascot?
an indian. i know, so wrong.

What was your favorite Halloween costume (either childhood or adulthood)?
one year in college my bff and i went to the thrift store and bought white lacy dresses, handcuffed ourselves to each other and went as lesbian brides. that went over very well at parties.

What's your favorite smell?
babies, post-it notes, scotch tape, new computer smell, new car smell

What accomplishment are you most proud of?
i'm proud that i've stopped trying to live up to other people's expectations. i am so much more comfortable being me nowadays.

Do you put the TP on the roll so that it feeds from the bottom or the top?
however it goes on, but usually i just plunk it on the tank.

Have you ever broken anything?
my car has been dented several times in the 4 years i've owned it. i have issues parking.

If you could travel anywhere, and the budget was not a factor, where would you go?
everywhere: greece, costa rica, all of europe, australia, the Philippines. you said budget wasn't a factor.

What is your dream job?
to be a perpetual student. or to get paid to travel and eat food.

What is your most embarrassing moment?
i tend not to get embarrassed easily. i have no shame. or i shun such moments from my memory so i don't have to think about them ever again.

What is your worst fear?
being alone.

i'm afraid of what life will be like without my parents or my aunts and uncles.

i used to be afraid of ghosts until 5 years ago when the ghost of my grandpa visited me the morning he died. now i feel like he's protecting me.

What year did you graduate high school?
1996

What was one of your new year's resolutions for 2007?
to run a marathon

There you go. You guys know the drill: You are ALL tagged! Copy the text, paste it into your post, and answer the questions with your own, original tidbits of interesting info, and pass it on if you so desire. Happy meme-ing!