Meme-ing Along with My Friends
Because I am still too behind in my pay-the-bills work, a bit jetlagged from Hawaii, haven't finished processing my Kauai pictures and still have no new knitting to talk about, I provide you with this meme, inspired by one of my favorite knitting folks, Ms. Bonne Marie if ChicKnits fame.
48 Things You Could Care Less About
1. FIRST NAME? Theresa
2. WERE YOU NAMED AFTER ANYONE? Not that I know of. However, the story that goes along with my name is that my mother was initially going to name me "Katrina" but when they put Katrina with my last name (Walunas -- it's Lithuanian) they felt that it sounded a little too like I was just off the boat from the old country. So they picked Theresa. I'm not completely sure that they actually got past that "old country" feel.
3. WHEN DID YOU LAST CRY? I'm not sure.. probably sometime in June when John and I were dealing with a couple of different personal medical issues.
4. DO YOU LIKE YOUR HANDWRITING? Yes, I do. But I change it up a lot. It has morphed with me as I have gotten older and entered different phases of my life. What you get on any given day is hard to predict.
5. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE LUNCHMEAT? It's a toss up between smoked turkey and good roast beef.
6. IF YOU WERE ANOTHER PERSON WOULD YOU BE FRIENDS WITH YOU? I think so, it probably depends on the day. I periodically go through these quiet introspective times when I am not that outgoing and am quite introverted. So if I were to meet my doppelganger at the wrong time, and the both of us were feeling isolationist, we might pass each other by.
7. DO YOU HAVE A JOURNAL? Yes, many personal things do not reach it to the knitting blog, and there is nothing like actual contact of pen with paper to help me through some of the more challenging things in my life.
8. DO YOU STILL HAVE YOUR TONSILS? Yes. And being an immunologist, I can tell you all about their structure and potential purpose. But I'll spare you that.
9. WOULD YOU BUNGEE JUMP? Probably not. But you never know. Every now and again I have these adventuresome days when I want to ride roller coasters and take doors off helicopter rides.
10. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE CEREAL? I think my mom's homemade granola probably fits that bill. Don't get that too much any more (hint, hint). But when I can't get that, I like Kashi Vive and Kashi Organic Promise Cinnamon Harvest.
11. DO YOU UNTIE YOUR SHOES WHEN YOU TAKE THEM OFF? No... but most of my shoes don't lace up, either.
12. DO YOU THINK YOU ARE STRONG? On some things yes. Certainly I am headstrong and stubborn. I feel I have a certain amount of emotional strength. But from a physical perspective, I suspect I'm on the mild side.
13. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE ICE CREAM FLAVOR? I'm a big fan of ice creams that combine coconut, chocolate flakes and some nutty flavor.
14. SHOE SIZE? A pretty unremarkable 8. Seems to go well with the 66 inches in height.
5. RED OR PINK? Lately, pink. But maroons and burgandies usually.
16. WHAT IS THE LEAST FAVORITE THING ABOUT YOURSELF? I get a little too round a little too easily, and I'm sometimes very unmotivated to exercise.
17. WHO DO YOU MISS THE MOST? My good friends from college and grad school. It generally takes me a long time to make friends. And it always seems that once I've been able to do it, life takes us all in different directions.
18. DO YOU WANT EVERYONE TO SEND THIS BACK TO YOU? Not really, I'm a good bloglines stalker. I'll see them.
19. WHAT COLOR PANTS, SHIRT AND SHOES ARE YOU WEARING? blue, maroon (with a pink cabled sweater hoodie on top), no shoes -- but some lovely blue/black/green handknit socks.
20. LAST THING YOU ATE? A cup of coffee -- Intelligentsia Oromo Blend (Julie is right, this stuff is fantastic).
21. WHAT ARE YOU LISTENING TO RIGHT NOW? The cars passing by on the street outside m y window and my keystrokes.
22. IF YOU WERE A CRAYON, WHAT COLOR WOULD YOU BE? Magenta
23. FAVORITE SMELL? Thanksgiving dinner at my mother's house, must include an apple pie baking. A close second place would be Christmas cookie making in my house or with mom/friends.
24. WHO WAS THE LAST PERSON YOU TALKED TO ON THE PHONE? My husband, John.
25. THE FIRST THING YOU NOTICE ABOUT PEOPLE YOU ARE ATTRACTED TO? Eyes, hands, scent... I guess that's more than one thing, but I don't think I really notice one thing first.
26. DO YOU LIKE THE PERSON you stole THIS from? Most definitely! There's no better neighborhood knit bud.
27. FAVORITE DRINK? Frontera Grill's Blue Agave Margarita. Without a doubt. It's the martini of margaritas.
28. FAVORITE SPORT? American Football -- but only if I get to watch with my Dad.
29. EYE COLOR? Emphatically blue.
30. HAT SIZE? No idea. Probably a medium. I'm almost always a medium.
31. DO YOU WEAR CONTACTS? Yup. But not too long ago I bought a killer pair of frames, and now I find myself wearing glasses more and more. What other item of apparel can change your image so drastically and quickly?
32. FAVORITE FOOD? A cheesy omelet with good hashbrowns. Almost anything that involves pasta and pesto.
33. SCARY MOVIES OR HAPPY ENDINGS? I'd probably have had to go to a movie theatre in the last couple of years to answer this question...
35. SUMMER OR WINTER? Spring. or Autumn. I don't really love either extreme.
36. HUGS OR KISSES? That all depends on who's providing them.
37. FAVORITE DESSERT? No idea. But I like most things that involve chocolate, caramel or sour cherries.
38 & 39 Eliminated Due to Blog Context
40. WHAT BOOKS ARE YOU READING? The Eighth Day of Creation by Horace Freeland Judson (it's about the history of molecular biology), Quicksilver by Niel Stephenson (I've been reading this one for a couple of years now), The Historian by Elizabeth Kostova (got stalled over the summer, should probably go bakc and pick it up).
41. WHAT'S ON YOUR MOUSE PAD? Logitech MX 1000 Laser Mouse, baby. I don't need no stinkin' mouse pad. I love new mouse technology. I go through mice like some people go through the newest first person shooter.
42. WHAT DID YOU WATCH LAST NIGHT ON TV? The Project Runway finale; a CSI Las Vegas from 2 weeks ago, a couple of episodes of Close to Home that were on the DVR. Guess you can tell what kind of TV I tend towards...
43. FAVORITE SOUNDS? Wind in the trees on a summer day; waves crashing on the shore of a Hawaiian island.
44. ROLLING STONE OR BEATLES? Not fair. If I have to pick, the Beatles.
45. THE FURTHEST YOU'VE BEEN FROM HOME? Australia.
46. WHAT'S YOUR SPECIAL TALENT? I've been told that I can be very motivational. And that my writing is not too bad.
47. WHERE WERE YOU BORN? Upstate New York
48. WHO SENT THIS TO YOU? Picked up from the divine Ms. Bonne Marie, but also seen roaming on many other blogs I enjoy... Cara, Julie, Carolyn...
Welcome home from Kauai. I read your meme and realized we have something in common -- I worked in a clinical immunology lab for about 8 years. Definitely a fascinating field. Sometimes I miss it.
Welcome back, Theresa! Your responses seem to reflect you well: quiet, honest and thoughful.
HAHA! I've been "reading" The Eighth Day of Creation for about, well, eight years now! Seriously, I have it on my bedstand, and every time I pick it up, the teenytiny print makes my eyes tired. You'd think I'd have gotten through it faster, being a molecular biologist and all . . .
I've been reading your blog for a little while now, and I thought I'd de-lurk to say thank you for the Hawaii photos and the inspiration to buy the Kushu Kushu scarf kit. I haven't started mine yet (other projects in the queue!) but I'm hoping to see your progress on it soon (no pressure!).
Also, thank you for watching Close to Home. I worked on that show last year. We were always so afraid that we weren't going to get the pick up order. I've moved on to another show, but I still have a lot of friends there and I know that they thank you for watching as well!
Glad you enjoyed Hawaii! Been lurking for a while, and since you're an immunologist, can you please tell me why the doctors won't take my tonsils out, even though they are a constant bother to me? I have sore throats out the time and have horrible allergies. Does that have something to do with it?
Heh, seems we both got stalled on the same book. I've been reading The Historian for a while now too. I decided to get it on audio CD for my drive up to NJ and Rheinbeck. It really jump started my reading of the book. Quite an intriguing story.
So you'd be magenta. Now I have to wonder whether my color in the crayon box....
i didn't realise you'd been to australia! you should have dropped in for that great australian/british cure all 'a cuppa'. although the margarita sounds so much nicer.