A to Zed. (I told you I was an Anglophile.) April 25, 2007

Just when you think you have ABSOLUTELY nothing to write about, other than decidedly not-interesting-to-anyone-but-you things like your online shopping addiction and the fact that Asia (ASIA! BLECH!) is now the Next Doll, along comes lovely Molly who tags you and thus saves your blog readers from tedious fodder. (All together now: THANK YOU MOLLY!)
 
A - Available or Single?  I am available–for drinks! Or shoe shopping! Or if you want to pay me six figures to write a book! Unfortunately, I am not available for dating. That’s been taken care of.
 
B - Best Friend? Why, M of course.
 
C - Cake or Pie?  This is like asking me which of my (currently unborn) children I like better! Impossible to answer! I like both equally and enthusiastically. (Note: does cobbler count as pie? If not, then the answer to this question may, in fact, be “other: cobbler”)
 
D - Drink of Choice? In the morning, a tall skim caramel macchiato. During the day, Poland Spring or SmartWater (I’m a water snob too, Molly!). In the evenings? Some syrah or sauvignon blanc. Perhaps sangria - white or red. A Sam Adams maybe? OK FINE ANYTHING WITH ALCOHOL WILL DO.  
 
E - Essential Item(s)?  This is going to sound so very, very bizarre but I feel lost if I do not have the following items in my purse: my birth control pills (because what if I’m kidnapped and therefore unexpectedly spend the night chained to a chair in an abandoned warehouse! I’ll still need to take a pill at 8pm!) and an ultra fine point Sharpie marker. There is no bizarre rationalization for the latter.
 
F - Favorite Color?  I love all the “baby” colors: baby blue, baby pink, baby yellow… (“Hi, Dr. Freud? It’s Clink. I want to run something by you…”)
 
G - Gummi Bears or Worms?  Both! In plentiful supply! But if I had to choose, it might just be the worms.
 
H - Hometown? Adorable Town, New Jersey.  
 

I -  Indulgence?  Online shopping. Edy’s Grand Light slow-churned vanilla ice cream with chocolate syrup and rainbow sprinkles. Weekly manicures, bi-weekly pedicures. Any of the many hair/skin/make-up products I walk out of Duane Reade with, even though I only went in for toilet paper.
 
J - January or February? February. Because on the 14^th day, I get a gift and M is a GREAT gift giver.
 
K - Kids?  Yes please! M and I are currently discussing (read: WARRING) about names. A question, readers: Do you think it’s okay to name your child Lucas (with a C) and call him Luke (with a K?) Because the OCD “everything has to be PERFECT AND SYMMETRICAL AND PERFECT” in me says no, no, no. M thinks “yes, of course it’s fine, stop being crazy.”
 
L - Life is incomplete without… Love and friendship. (Aww, that’s sweet Molly. I’ll leave your answer up there, even though my first instinct was bluefly.com.)
 
M - Marriage Date I’m thinking late summer or early fall of 2008. It has to be 2008, because I have a thing about odd numbers. Fear not, I’ve already warned M. And yes, he wants to marry me anyway.
 
N - Number of Siblings Two. A gorgeous 21 year old sister who is about to graduate college and go to law school and essentially be the child my parents always wished I would be, but I had to go and get all “creative” and “I want a job in TV” on them. Also, a handsome 14 year old brother who is sarcastic and tall and a kick ass snowboarder and makes all the ladies swoon. I still treat him like he’s five.
 
O - Oranges or Apples?  I’m very picky about apples - they need to be either golden delicious or
Fiji. I’m much more easily satisfied by oranges.

P - Phobias/Fears Hi, have we met? FLYING. OF COURSE.
 
Q - Favorite Quote “We won’t crash. I promise.” - Every pilot/flight attendant I have ever spoken to on any flight I have ever taken. Usually in response to me bawling my eyes out and revealing my deep-seeded fear of flying. The words always reassure me, but only to the point where I can function enough not to get kicked off the plane.
 
R - Reasons to Smile?  Oh, I don’t know, the fact that my BOYFRIEND HAS AN APPOINTMENT NEXT WEEK TO LOOK AT DIAMONDS could have me smiling just a bit.
 
S - Season? As temperamental as it can be, I truly enjoy spring. And early fall.
 
T - Tag Three You, you and….YOU! 

U - Unknown Fact About Me I was hospitalized for asthma over 10 times when I was younger. My parents used to call me Wheezy.
 

V - Vegetarian or Oppressor of Animals?  I didn’t eat meat - red or poultry - for nine years. Then I studied abroad in
London, during the height of the Mad Cow Disease scare, and decided I was a carnivore again. Go figure.
 

W - Worst habits? Not budgeting, ever (which leads to: not saving any money! Ever!), leaving shoes all over the apartment (which leads to: tripping over them! In the middle of the night!)

X - X-rays or Ultrasounds?  To me, having an ultrasound = having a baby, so yeah, in a few years time I’ll take one of those.
 
Y - Your Favorite Foods I could eat something of the Mexican variety every day for the rest of my life and not get sick of it.

Z - Zodiac Libra! (Very, very Libra)