about a girl

1) Make a list of 5 things you would like to do today, but can't:

1) Get some reading tests done
2) Feel good
3) Breathe through both nostrils
4) Go work out
5) Get a massage

2) Would you ever get a tattoo?
Have one, waiting for inspiration for #2

3) What was the last injury you had?
I fell down the steps and sprained my foot over winter break. Yeah, I'm a dumbass.

4) What's your occupation?
Teacher - 2nd grade

5) Do you watch TV a lot?
I watch TV a lot, but I don't watch a lot of TV, if that makes sense. The TV is always on in my house, but I'm not always watching it.

6) What was your first celebrity crush?
Christopher Reeve (OMG, Hils, me too! I was totally crushed when he died.)

7) What's your current fandom/obsession/addiction?
I'm always obsessed with LOST, but more recently How I Met Your Mother - totally different shows, I know, but I'm a complicated girl. ;)

8) Whats the strangest thing someone said to you today?
I'm home sick so I haven't had a lot of interaction today. The guy at my door selling magazine subscriptions was probably my strangest thing.

9) What was the last text message you received?
From my BFF trying to figure out a time to get together.

10) What websites do you always visit when you go online that aren't on your flist?
Facebook and icanhascheezburger.com - friends and funny cats, yay!

11) What was the last thing you bought?
Last thing I actually bought - a new scratchy thing for my cat. Last thing I bought for me - Season 3 of HIMYM.

12) Dark, milk, or white chocolate? Choose one.
Dark chocolate - love it!

13) Does the weather affect your clothing mood?
Yes - I'm getting sick of my clothes right now because I'm excited about spring. Where's my sunshine!?!

14) What is your zodiac sign?
Pisces

15) Name a song that makes you think about a ship/character that you like lately.
Anything from Dr. Horrible. I'm kind of obsessed with NPH right now.

16) Weird dream
I've been having dreams with Jason Segel in them recently, but I figure that's because I've been watching so much HIMYM.

17) Do you have any siblings?
1 brother

18) What's something you'd like to say to someone right now?
Happy five years, sweetie!

19) What are your plans for next weekend?
Next weekend I'm on my way to OBX for spring break!

20) Say something to the person who tagged you:
I wasn't so much tagged, as I stole this from Hils - and she knows I love her!!

You Are An INFP

The Idealist

You are a creative person with a great imagination. You enjoy living in your own inner world.
Open minded and accepting, you strive for harmony in your important relationships.
It takes a long time for people to get to know you. You are hesitant to let people get close to you.
But once you care for someone, you do everything you can to help them grow and develop.

In love, you tend to have high (and often unrealistic) standards.
You are very sensitive. You tend to have intense feelings.

At work, you need to do something that expresses your personal values.
You would make an excellent writer, psychologist, or artist.

How you see yourself: Unselfish, empathetic, and spiritual

When other people don't get you, they see you as: Unrealistic, naive, and weak

1. How old will you be in five years?
33, nearly 34

2. Who did you spend at least two hours with today?
Frighteningly enough, the boy's mother - worked in her store today.

3. How tall are you?
5'4"

4. What do you look forward to most in the next six weeks?
Getting my diet back on track - No more holiday food!

5. What's the last movie you saw?
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

6. Who was the last person you called?
The Boy

7. Who was the last person to call you?
Doug

8. What was the last text message you received?
From Christie B. saying Happy New Year!

9. Who was the last person to leave you a voicemail?
My mom

10. Do you prefer to call or text?
Text

11. What were you doing at 12am last night?
sleeping

12. Are your parents married/divorced?
Married

13. When did you last see your mom?
Monday night

14. What color are your eyes?
green/brown depending on what I'm wearing

15. What time did you wake up today?
about 9:15

16. What are you wearing right now?
jeans and a shirt, ready for NYE

17. What is your favorite Christmas song?
Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas

18. Where is your favorite place to be?
At home, on the couch, surrounded by kittens and pillows

19. Where is your least favorite place to be?
in traffic

20. Where would you go if you could go anywhere?
Anywhere else....I'd love to go to Africa

21. Where do you think you'll be in 10 years?
hopefully on my way to being a psychologist

22. Do you tan or burn?
Burn.

23. What did you fear was going to get you at night as a child?
vampires - i read 'Salem's Lot when i was way too young to read it.

24. What was the last thing that really made you laugh?
The boy's Mark Wahlberg impression at JUST the right moment during The Italian Job last night

25. How many TVs do you have in your house?
Three.

26. How big is your bed?
Queen

27. Do you have a laptop or desktop computer?
Laptop

28. Do you sleep with or without clothes on?
T-shirt and a pair of pajama bottoms --> DITTO!

29. What color are your sheets?
Blue. Always blue.

30. How many pillows do you sleep with?
Two

31. What is your favorite season?
Autumn.

33. What do you like about winter?
Christmas, and snow!!

34. What do you like about the summer?
Swimming, going to the beach

35. What do you like about spring?
The smells

36. How many states/provinces have you lived in?
One.

37. What cities/towns have you lived in?
Williamsburg, Manassas, and Fairfax

38. Do you prefer shoes, socks, or bare feet?
Socks, the fuzzier the better

39. Are you a social person?
Sometimes.

40. What was the last thing you ate?
Lean Cuisine Steak, Cheddar and Mushroom Panini....delicious

41. What is your favorite restaurant?
I have many....does Starbucks count?

42. What is your favorite ice cream?
Baskin Robbins' Peanut Butter and Chocolate - accept no substitutes.

43. What is your favorite dessert?
chocolate chip cookies

44. What is your favorite kind of soup?
Broccoli and cheese

45. What kind of jelly do you like on your PB & J sandwich?
Welch's Grape ONLY

46. Do you like Chinese food?
Yes.

47. Do you like coffee?
Too much

48. How many glasses of water, a day, do you drink on average?
I aim for the suggested 6, usually get at least 5, often as many as 8

49. What do you drink in the morning?
Coffee, water, soda, water

51. Do you sleep on a certain side of the bed?
Right side's mine

52. Do you know how to play poker?
Not at all

53. Do you like to cuddle?
Only at certain times. Try to cuddle me when I'm sleeping and lose the arm you're trying it with.

54. Have you ever been to Canada?
Yes.

55. Do you have an addictive personality?
Sometimes, yes.

56. Do you eat out or at home more often?
Home.

58. Do you know anyone with the same birthday as you?
Nope

59. Do you want kids?
Yes

60. Do you speak any other languages?
I can muddle my way through in French and Spanish

61. Have you ever gotten stitches?
Nope

62. Have you ever ridden in an ambulance?
Nope

63. Do you prefer an ocean or a pool?
Ocean

64. Do you prefer a window seat or an aisle seats?
aisle

65. Do you know how to drive stick?
Nope

66. What is your favorite thing to spend money on?
clothes and food

67. Do you wear any jewelry 24/7?
Rings, but they change. One from my uncle, is three rings together, that's a staple, another is a ring I bought in New Orleans the Mardi Gras before Katrina, and the last is a Christmas present from my mom - two friendship knots intertwined.

68. What is your favorite TV show?
Top Chef, Lost

69. Can you roll your tongue?
Yes.

70. Who is the funniest person you know?
prolly my friend josh

71. Do you sleep with stuffed animals?
Maaayyyyyybeeee....

72. What is the main ring tone on your phone?
Ben Folds

73. Do you still have clothes from when you were little?
Blankets, yes, clothes, no

74. What red object is closest to you right now?
The Christmas tree ornaments

75. Do you turn off the water while you brush your teeth?
Yes

76. Do you sleep with your closet doors open or closed?
closed - kittens like to play in there

77. Would you rather be attacked by a big bear or a swarm of bees?
Bear

78. Do you flirt a lot?
Yes - badly

79. What do you dip a chicken nugget in?
BBQ or honey

80. What is your favorite food?
Cheeeeeeeeeeeeeese!!!

81. Can you change the oil on a car?
Nope.

82. Have you ever gotten a speeding ticket?
Yes, but just one

83. Have you ever run out of gas?
Yes - less than a month ago, too! I couldn't believe it.

84. What is your usual bedtime?
Between 10 and 11 unless there's something special going on.

85. What was the last book you read?
Prolly one of the Twilight books - not much reading happens during the school year.

86. Do you read the newspaper?
Sometimes

87. Do you have any magazine subscriptions?
Nope

89. Do you watch soap operas?
Sometimes

90. Do you dance in the car?
Absolutely!

91. What radio station did you last listen to?
DC 101

92. Who is in the picture frame closest to you?
My college roommates

93. What was the last note you scribbled on a piece of paper?
an address

94. What is your favorite candle scent?
Vanilla

95. What is your favorite board game?
Trivial Pursuit ---> DITTO!

97. When was the last time you attended church?
Two years ago this Christmas

98.Who was your favorite teacher in high school?
Mr Hirsch - crazy and great stories

99. What is the longest you have ever camped out in a tent?
Maybe a week?

100. Who was the last person to do something extra special for you?
I guess I'd have to say the boy - he spent a LOT of time with my family this holiday. Thanks, honey!!

1. What did you do in 2008 that you'd never done before?
Went to Australia!

2. Did you keep your new years' resolutions, and will you make more for next year?
Not really, but I'm going to try again. One of these days I'll get it right!

3. Did anyone close to you give birth?
My cousin's wife in January and a good friend at work gave birth one week ago.

4. Did anyone close to you die?
Thankfully, no.

5. What countries did you visit?
Australia and New Zealand (though NZ doesn't really count - we just had a layover there)

6. What would you like to have in 2009 that you lacked in 2008?
A house would be nice.

7. What dates from 2008 will remain etched upon your memory, and why?
July 31 - the night we went to the Sydney Opera House for dinner and a show.

8. What was your biggest achievement of the year?
On my list of things to do before I die list, #1 is to visit every continent. This year, I traveled to Australia, which gets me that much closer to the goal.

9. What was your biggest failure?
This one I'd like to keep to myself, thanks.

10. Did you suffer illness or injury?
Just the regular 2nd grade sickness. Lots of little colds and such.

11. What was the best thing you bought?
I love my storm. :) But probably my favorite thing was my painting from - you guessed it - Australia.

12. Whose behavior merited celebration?
The boy - for the most part. ;) It's been a hard year for me financially, and he's been great about picking up the tab. And he rarely makes me feel bad for it.

3. Whose behavior made you appalled and depressed?
George W. Bush? Can I say that? Or is it supposed to be someone you actually know?

14. Where did most of your money go?
Australia

15. What are you really, really, really excited about?
Fondue!

16. What song will always remind you of 2008?
"You Don't Know Me" by Ben Folds, "Ft. Hood" by Mike Doughty, and "Miss Sweeny" by Weezer

17. Compared to this time last year, are you:
a) happier or sadder? Happier.
b) thinner or fatter? Fatter

But not much of either....

18. What do you wish you'd done more of?
Writing - another year I missed out on NaNoWriMo

19. What do you wish you'd done less of?
Eating food that's bad for me - DITTO!

20. How did you spend Christmas?
At my aunt's house, with my family

21. What was your favorite month of 2008?
August - every day was an adventure

22. Did you fall in love in 2008?
All over again...

23. How many one-night stands?
None.

24. What was your favorite TV program?
Top Chef

25. Do you hate anyone now that you didn't hate this time last year?
Nope - actually have better feelings about most people...

26. What was the best book you read?
There were tons - I loved the Jen Lancaster books though - for just a fun read.

27. What was your greatest musical discovery?
Vampire Weekend, Against Me

28. What did you want and get?
A new phone! YAY!

29. What did you want and not get?
Money in my savings account - DITTO!

30. What was your favorite film of this year?
Iron Man or Curious Case of Benjamin Button

31. What did you do on your birthday, and how old were you?
I was 28 this year, and I had dinner with my family

32. What one thing would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying?
If I had been able to actually focus on my weight.

33. How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2008?
More professional at work, more casual the rest of the time.

34. What kept you sane?
My therapist! And, my boy.

35. Which celebrity/public figure did you fancy the most?
Robert Downey Junior - HOTT! To the point where boy actually refers to him as my man.

36. What political issue stirred you the most?
The election!

37. Who did you miss?
My Gram, as always

38. Who was the best new person you met?
Can't think of one specific person, really - met lots of awesome people this year!

39. Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2008.
I learned how to stand up for myself - and started actually doing it. Something I should have done years ago.

40. Quote a song lyric that sums up your year.
"There's always someone cooler than you." - Ben Folds - It kind of makes you look at everyone a little differently. Its all about perspective.

The rules are that for 8 days you have to post something that made you happy that day. Tag 8 people to do the same.

Day One:
Muppets. Love the Muppets, and there is a new Muppets Christmas movie on tonight. It makes me happy!!

I tag whoever wants to join!

You Are A: Pony!

Who doesn't love a pony? You are one of these miniature horses, renown for your beauty and desired by many. Full of grace, you are a beautiful and very special animal, full of strength and majesty.

You were almost a: Lamb or a Kitten
You are least like a: Frog or a Squirrel The Cute Animals Quiz

On the twelfth day of Christmas,

whatiusedtobe sent to me...

Twelve

kelwyns drumming

Eleven foo fighters piping

Ten movies a-leaping

Nine geeks dancing

Eight tigers a-reading

Seven books a-thinking

Six shoulders a-teaching

Five ba-a-a-ack rubs

Four rain scenes

Three ben folds

Two new orleans

...and a sex in a psychology.

Intrapersonal

"This area has to do with introspective and self-reflective capacities. Those who are strongest in this intelligence are typically introverts and prefer to work alone. They are usually highly self-aware and capable of understanding their own emotions, goals and motivations. They often have an affinity for thought-based pursuits such as philosophy. They learn best when allowed to concentrate on the subject by themselves. There is often a high level of perfectionism associated with this intelligence.

Careers which suit those with this intelligence include philosophers, psychologists, theologians, writers and scientists." (Wikipedia)

A is for age: 28
B is for beer of choice: Killians
C is for career right now: Elementary School Teacher
D is for your dog's name: No dogs - 2 cats. Doyle and Amy.
E is for essential item you use everyday: glasses
F is for favorite TV show: I have to choose? Lost or Project Runway, maybe.
G is for favorite game to watch: Football
H is for Home town: Manassas
I is for instruments you play: Viola and cello - both badly.
J is for favorite juice: Apple
K is for whose butt you'd like to be kicking: no one right now, thankfully.
L is for last place you ate at: My aunt's house.
M is for marriage: Hopefully. Probably not for awhile, though.
N is for your name: Kristin
O is for overnight hospital stay: Spent some time in an oxygen tent when I was a baby, but all my surgeries have been outpatient.
P is for people you were with today: basically my whole family.
Q is for your best quality: I'm very patient with people.
R is for what are you currently reading: Between books
S is for relationship status: 4 and a half years together. Very happy.
T is for time you woke up today: about 9:30.
U is for the type of underwear you have on: black cotton undies, flesh colored bra. Nothing too fabulous.
V is for vegetable you love: asparagus
W is for worst habits: I can be pretty lazy on occasion.
X is for something extra about you: Novelist
Y is for your fave candy: Reese's cups.
Z is for zodiac sign: Pisces

Your Theme Song is Back in Black by AC/DC

"Back in black, I hit the sack,

I've been too long, I'm glad to be back"

Things tend to get really crazy for you, and sometimes you have to get away from all the chaos.

But each time you stage your comeback, it's even better than the last!

Your challenge is to write crossover fanfiction combining Cosby Show and Fight Club.
The story should use an overdose as a plot device!

Generated by the Terrible Crossover Fanfiction Idea Generator

Anyone want to go see Mike Doughty at the Birchmere with me on Tuesday night? Let me know!!

How sad is it that this is the last day of school (with kids) and I'm so preoccupied with the fact that my favorite student was mad at me when he left, that I can't even enjoy that its summer?

Its just hard, because I love these kids (most of them) so much, and I know I won't see most of them again, except in hallways, etc. I put so much of my life into the classroom, that when a year ends, its emotional, its exhausting, but I'm usually alright to enjoy it and celebrate. When my most emotional student, who I'd had huge breakthroughs with this year leaves on that angry note, it feels almost like it erases all the good Id done. Will this be how he remembers me?

I know. I'm kinda pathetic.

Alright, something happened to me the other night. Somewhere between declaring that Radiohead was worth standing in the pouring rain at about 8pm, and falling into my dry, warm bead at about 2am, I officially got old.

That's right. You read it correctly. I'm old.

It makes me really sad, but I've come to the point in my life where I can no longer bear the brunt of Mother Nature's wrath for music. Especially on a Sunday night. By the time we nearly missed hitting an R.O.U.S. on 234, I was so wet and tired and bitter that I wanted nothing more than to murder everyone that stood in the way of me being asleep and dry.

So yeah. Old. Definitely too old for this shit.

Boy and I are planning to go see Ben Folds at Wolf Trap. We want to get seats, so anyone that is interested, email boy or I in the next few days to arrange ticket purchases. :)

One word answers...

1.Where is your mobile phone? purse
2.Your significant other? table
3.Your hair? Up
4.Your father? Dorky
5.Your mother? Overbearing
6.Your favorite thing? Music
7.Your dream last night? Hallucinatory
8.Your favorite drink? diet
9.Your dream/goal? traveling
10.The room you're in? Family
11.Your ex? Jerk
12.Your fear? death
13.Where do you want to be in 6 years? sane
14.Where were you last night? sick
15.What you're not? well
16.Muffins? blueberry
17.One of your wish list items? Asia
18.Where you grew up? Manassas
19.The last thing you did? ate
20.What are you wearing? comfy
21.Your TV? On
22.Your pets? Kittehs!
23.Your computer? MacBook
24.Your life? Balanced
25.Your mood? exhausted
26.Missing someone? Always
27.Your car? cluttered
28.Something you're not wearing? rings
29.Favorite Store? Loft
30.Your summer? AUSTRALIA
31.Like someone? lots
32.Your favorite colour? Purple
33.When is the last time you laughed? recently
34.Last time you cried? Saturday

Intrapersonal

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