All Akimbo Has Answers

Erin of “Waiting for Shlomo” laid down a challenge for the bloggers here on Motherlode. These are my answers to the two memes she posted.

Four jobs I have held:

Wal-Mart associate

Graphic artist

Telemarketer (That was my least favorite job EVER.)

Reporter

Four movies I could watch over and over:

Breakfast at Tiffany’s

Barefoot in the Park

When Harry Met Sally

You’ve Got Mail

Four places I have lived:

Maumelle

Little Rock

Dardanelle

Fayetteville

Four TV shows I like (but never have time to watch):

Grey’s Anatomy

Desperate Housewives

Army Wives

Dateline

Four places I would rather be:

On my parents’ deck

Alaska

Ireland

In a chair reading a book

A, B, C, D, E, F …

A – Age: 30-something

B – Band I’m listening to right now: At the moment, Corrine Bailey Rae

C – Career future: Wow – I’d love to write a book someday, if I could just find the time.

D – Dad’s initials: WRM

E – Easiest person to talk to: My mom.

F – Favorite song: I’m not sure … but it’s NOT the theme to Caillou.

G – Gummy Bears or Gummy Worms: Um … can I have chocolate instead?

H – Hometown: Southern Arkansas.

I – Instruments: Does the kazoo count?

J – Job: Freelance writer

K – Kids: Only one, despite my best efforts – a 3-year-old, Mojo. He’s the best. ; )

L – Longest car ride ever: The two hours between Fayetteville and Little Rock after my dad called and said my mom was headed to the hospital in an ambulance and that I should come quick.

M – Mom’s first name: Bobbi

N – Number of jobs I’ve had: 11, I think.

P – Phobias: Being buried alive. (I saw that on CSI.) I’m horribly claustrophobic.

Q — Quote: Dost thou love life? Then do not squander time, for that the stuff life is made of.– Benjamin Franklin

R – Reason to smile: My first real vacation in more than three years starts on Sunday. ; )

S – Song you sang last: Five Spotted Frogs.

T – Time you wake up: I wake up somewhere between 7 and 8, usually.

U – Unknown fact about me: I have extra bones in my feet. (Fascinating, I know.)

V – Vegetable you hate: Brussels sprouts.

W – Worst habit: Picking at hangnails.

X – X-rays you’ve had: I’ve had x-rays of my sinuses, feet, and ribs (which broke when I coughed too hard during a bout of bronchitis.).

Y – Yummy foods: Cheese and sliced tomatoes. And coffee.

Z – Zodiac sign: Taurus.