1. What bill do you hate paying the most?
All the bills can bite me.

2. Favorite place to eat a romantic dinner?
Edelweiss is nice, but that’s ’cause Brian loves it there and couldn’t be in a bad mood no matter how hard he tried … so I guess that counts as romantic.

3. Last time you puked from drinking?
When I visited Shaune in Queens. Don’t plan on doing that again.

4. When is the last time you got drunk and woke up in a strange place?
Never done that.

5. Name of your first grade teacher?
Don’t remember.

6. What do you really want to be doing right now?
I don’t want to be doing anything else … I’m off work (yay) and will be going to the gym in an hour (yay).

7. What did you want to be when you were growing up?
Lots of things … never anything concrete.

8. How many colleges did you attend before you settled on the one you graduated from?
One … won’t graduate ’til ‘08

9. Why did you wear the shirt that you have on right now?
‘Cause it was clean and not long-sleeved.

10. Gas prices! First thought?
Glad I can fill up in Harrisonburg where it’s a few cents cheaper.

11. If you could move anywhere and take someone with you where would you go and who would you take?
I don’t really want to move anywhere … just travel.

12. First thought when the alarm went off this morning?
Blah … have to go to work …

13. Last thought before falling asleep last night?
Considering I woke up like 396028 times ’cause of the heat, there isn’t one particular thing.

14. Favorite style of underwear?
Normal bikini style.

15. Favorite style of underwear for the opposite sex?
Boxers/boxer briefs.

16. What errand/chore do you despise?
Depends on how much work it’ll take.

17. If you didn’t have to work would you?
Only if it was something I liked and didn’t have to work a set number of hours each week.

18. Sex or sleep?
Sleep … lol.

19. Your favorite cartoon character?
Calvin & Hobbes, Roadrunner & Coyote.

20. Favorite non-sexual thing to do at night with a girl/boy?
Anything without awkward silences.

21. A secret that you wouldn’t mind everyone knowing?
Uh … I currently have 152 Hanson CDs. LOL.

22. What was your first car?
‘91 Toyota Corolla. Still drive it.

23. Your best “your momma” joke?
I have better jokes than that. Why do ducks have flat feet?

24. Your favorite lunch meat?
Vegetarian meat

25. What do you get every time you go into a WAWA (gas station)?
I only go to Sheetz. And if I get something besides gas, it’s usually coffee or a sandwich.

26. Beach or shore?
Aren’t those the same thing?

27. Do you think marriage is an outdated ritual that was invented by people who died at 20?
Not really.

28. Who do you stalk?
No one?

29. Favorite guilty pleasure?
Ice cream, popcorn.

30. Favorite movie you wouldn’t want anyone to find out about?
Don’t have one.

31. What’s your drink?
Bailey’s

32. Cowboys or indians?
Who cares?

33. Cops or robbers?
See above.

34. Do you cheer for the bad guys?
Not usually.

35. What Hollywood star do you think resembles you best?
Dunno. Julia Roberts kinda looks like my mom, though.

34. If you had to pick one which cast member of “Lost” would you be?
Why is everyone obsessed with this show?

37. What do you want when you are sick?
To feel better.

38. Who from high school would you like to run into?
No one in particular.

39. What radio station is your car radio tuned to right now?
100.7. It plays the same crappy 8 songs over and over, but it’s the least redneck-ish for the 10-minute drive to and from work.

41. Stifler or Oz?
Who?

42. Norm or Cliff?
See above.

43. The Cosby Show or The Simpsons?
The Simpsons … though one of the actresses on The Cosby Show supposedly went to Foxcroft.

44. Worst relationship mistake that you wish you could take back?
Not taking breaks between guys.

45. Do you like the person who sits directly across from you at work?
She’s okay I guess.

46. If you could get away with it who would you kill?
“My name is Inigo Montoya. You killed my father. Prepare to die.” LOL.

47. What famous person would you like to have dinner with?
Hanson. Preferably Taylor, lol.

48. What famous person would you like to sleep with?
Haha, see above.

49. Have you ever had to use a fire extinguisher for its intended purpose?
No.

50. Last book you read?
Uh … something for Foundations.

51. Do you have a teddy bear?
Many.

52. How many times a day do you text?
I’ll text once a week if I’m lucky.

53. At this point in your life would you rather start a new career or relationship?
Neither.

54. Do you go to church?
Not unless I have to.

55. Pencil or pen?
Pencil ’cause they can erase.

56. What do you think about the person who did this before you?
She’s kinda cool. Never talked to her, but still.

Why does everywhere I go either have the A/C turned up too high, or not available at all? At home I’m hot, at work I’m freezing (despite the space heater) — why can’t there be a happy medium? I keep wanting to take an early lunch break just to go outside and warm up, though after half an hour of that, I’ll be wanting to come back here. Blah. And though I only work 2 days this week, maybe I should get a “work only” hoodie from Target or something to keep in the office. Warm fuzziness would be nice right now lol.

The house is so empty. No kitties, no people, nothing … just vacant rooms, a huge pile of trash in the front yard, and a rotting piece of broccoli in the fridge that’s been there who knows how long (it’s brown, covered with white mold, and halfway dissolved) and needs to be gone … I’m thinking about throwing away the whole freaking crisper drawer since I don’t want to touch it lol.

Spent an hour last night cleaning Starza’s food that I didn’t want from the kitchen and other random things that were left. I won’t have a TV this week, but I can live — the Top Model finale was last week and if I really wanna watch something, there’s UREC. I also need to buy one of those little gray outlet things that turns 3-prong plugs into 2-prong for the microwave … should’ve taken the one I found at home, but wasn’t thinking … eh, oh well, it’s probably like $2. I need to clean the fridge too, something I’ve never done (a Google search says I should use either bleach or baking soda) … anyone have any tips?

Edit: I pretty much just took all the food out and cleaned the door and 3 side walls by hand with a wet sponge, then brought the drawers and wire racks to the sink to be soaked (especially the moldy broccoli drawer) and cleaned. I read online that an open container of coffee grounds or baking soda helps absorb odors long-term, so I’m trying that with some old Starbucks. Right now there’s a faint coffee scent … hopefully it’ll go away soon.

So there was a Hanson chat tonight, and it was pissing me off ’cause all these people were getting more than one of their questions answered that’d been asked a billion times before, and I felt I’d come up with lots of particularly interesting ones (when usually I only ask 1 or 2). Then, suddenly, in the final minutes of the chat, I appear on-screen!

It’s not what I’d have picked for them to answer, and I think Elf (the main moderator) was running out of “good” questions since mine was the last, but hey — out of 250+ fans, my question was chosen! My week/month has been made

I got my grades!

• Three-Dimensional Design: B
• Foundations Seminar: A
• Ceramics: B
• Physical Geology: C
• Portfolio Review: NC (no credit)

Not too shabby. Except for not passing portfolio review, but that’ll all change in the fall. Oh, and congrats to Starza for finally getting hired by PETA!

So I got The Sims 2 on Monday, and wow. Most. Addicting. Game. Ever. I played for like 6 hours last night, but maybe that’s ’cause I played on my own lot instead of one of the presets and made Sim versions of me and Brian lol. It’s weird, I don’t notice time passing when I’m playing … I keep having to remind myself to look at the clock every now and then, otherwise I’d stay up all night without realizing it. If only that could happen with work

I am DONE with junior year Just took my Foundations exam, and got 3 out of 40 wrong, but that’s okay ’cause the class average is 36. Now I have two senior, part-time years to get through (graduating in spring ‘08), but not all of that is my fault … at least Dawn said my portfolio was a lot better, and that she’ll definitely pass me next year. Yay. I’m looking forward to taking Web Design and the other cool classes next spring.

Edit: Got it all figured out … here’s what my class schedule will be for the rest of college:

• Fall ‘06: ART 380 (Seminar in Aesthetics), ART 362 (Figure Drawing), and GRPH 250 (Portfolio Review)
• Spring ‘07: GRPH 346 (Intermediate Typography) and 2 of the following:
  • GRPH/SMAD 339 (Web Design)
  • GRPH 345 (Advertising Design)
  • GRPH 347 (Package Design)
  • GRPH 349 (Illustration)
  • GRPH 390 (Topics in Graphic Design)
  • GRPH 490 (Independent Study in Graphic Design)
  • GRPH 495 (Internship in Graphic Design)
• Fall ‘07: GRPH 446 (Advanced Typography) and GRPH 447 (Type and Image)
• Spring ‘08: GRPH 498 (Graphic Design Portfolio)