Reposted from Formspring (anonymous question site):Where all has your spleen been?
Farthest-reaching places: London, Japan (Tokyo, Hiroshima, Kyoto, Osaka, Nikko), Ecuador (landed in Guayaquil and immediately took midnight bus for 8 hour ride up Andes mountains to capital city Quito), Hawaii (The Big Island, Oahu, Kauai) and Mexico (Baja California).
Also a bunch of states: East coast from Florida to Maine. Drove from Maryland to Arizona on central US route. Lived in Flagstaff, AZ for a summer. And visited California and Washington State (Puget Sound area, Whidbey Island) multiple times.
I love traveling! I definitely have wanderlust.
What is the best photo you've taken? Also, what is your favorite photo you've taken, if they are not the same?
My 3 favorite photos (sorry, I couldn't narrow it down to just one!):
1. Black & white composition, taken a few weeks ago from the bushes outside my house:
https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiowE_alBGNFW3xky-TKDdPrHuSKZ52pAYBPto5V-Bz47nVM5_Dz75kEnzf6x2MGRWOd_zFmzbPv0IBm8LmxUljYwM8yx_DW9adVINCOIZ1sCM25DauDE3jmxJip305M31MmoVL4xDAfmY/s1600/whiteflowers-blackwhite.jpg
2. Dreamy African violets, taken from flowers my mom gave me:
http://wavianarts.blogspot.com/2009/11/dreamy-african-violets.html
3. And lastly, this yellow flower gleaming in Arizona sun:
http://wavianarts.blogspot.com/2009/11/life-is-about-creating-yourself.html
How do did you get to be so charming and adorable? :) Okay, no, seriously, that's a mom question if ever there was one. Not that I'm your mom. ANYWAY, what was the last movie you saw that you loved?
Awww, love you too mom! hehe
Last movie I saw & loved? Persepolis. Cried while simultaneously enchanted by the people and art of the storyline presentation.
Have you ever peed or pooped your pants in public?
In kindergarten, I think. Unless this is a dream and not actually a fuzzy memory.
I desperately had to use the bathroom and asked to be excused but the witchy teacher declined.
Truly out of some kind of compromised wee human survival mode, I had the bright idea that well, the reason it *hurt* so bad that I had to go is because well, the "bag" was full. If I could just let a little go, then maybe the ensuing extra space would mean relief.
But try stopping peeing when you start, when you're 4. (Yeah, I got in school early, I've traditionally been about a year younger than my peers.)
Now, when I think about it, it's terribly embarrassing. But the teacher TOTALLY deserved it. When a kid has to go, they have to go!
If you could date superman/spiderman/batman, who would you choose and why?
Superman! I loved him when I was a kid. I loved his sensitive inner nerd and do-good desires. The giant "S" on his chest was just icing.
What are your theories on what the hell is going on in Lost? What is the smoke monster?
Gawd, so this is probably disappointing, but I have never seen Lost.
favorite tv show? favorite reality tv show?
I don't watch TV. I wish I did sometimes so I would understand what the heck the rest of the world is talking about sometimes.
When I do indulge, very rarely (like once every couple of months), I like House, Dirty Jobs, Family Guy, Simpsons, Monk.
What reality shows are out there? I don't think I've ever seen more than a few minutes of one before getting annoyed and moving on.
Why Spleen? where did you get the idea from?
I studied premed as an undergrad and just fell in love with the word "spleen."
I am enamored with medical terminology. I read medical texts for fun. Like, I love "uvulopalatopharyngoplasty" -- the name of the operation to remove the little hangy thing in the back of the throat -- but that makes a bad aliases. No one could spell it.
Spleens are popular. There's a whole underground fan base of spleens, identified by the early alt.spleen.faq usenet newsgroup (now Google Groups):
http://anon.razorwire.com/alt.spleen.FAQ/
With questions like:
- How do I care for my spleen?
- Are the rumors of spleen violence true?
- How can I keep my spleen clean?
- Can I splendify my spleen by adding aluminum siding?
- When I die, should I convert my spleen to binary and post it to alt.spleen?
- Does trephination hurt your spleen?
- Did Andy Warhol really lose his spleen?
- What did Ricky say when Lucy came home with an extra spleen?
-Lately my spleen has been ordering pizzas and expects me to pay. Surely this is unfair as I have been a good host. Furthermore, how could my spleen be using the phone?
Did you know some people can have more than one spleen? And it's also possible to NOT have a spleen?
Do you wonder what the spleen does? It filters blood. It also plays some role in your immunity.
So I made up the word "blogrollandroll" -- it's my way of being rich with all things spleen. But one of the first woodburning cuts I ever made said, simply: "Spleen Me" (my polite version of F me or FML (see http://www.fmylife.com). It just sounded right. I don't know how else to describe it. Spleen lovers, unite!
What are the pros and cons of being a cougar and/or MILF?
haha, this made me laugh. Cons: I don't feel like a cougar because I just feel young, mentally & physically.
I did one of those "how old are you REALLY" online games that asks about smoking, drinking, eating flesh & driving without seatbelts. According to some 12-yr-old programmer's view of "old" I am still in my 20s.
Pros? Maybe I can be graceful about aging since I'm not terribly concerned about it as long as I feel good. We all need good role models for women who are getting older and maybe I can be that for someone.
I wrote a whole blog post about this: http://blogrollandroll.blogspot.com/2009/09/tmi-thursday-wrestling-aging-beast.html
MILF? Don't I need kids for that?
Where would you want to live if you could live anywhere!?
I need to be near the ocean.
I grew up on the Jersey shore and spent all my time at the beach racing my bike down the boardwalk and finding comfort and solace in the sand and waves.
The NJ coast isn't as beautiful as the shores of the Pacific so I'd pick California as an ideal place but my desire to be near family mucks this up. California, though my heart sings when I visit it, is too far to live.
I also love cities; the nightlife, people, culture, museums, events.
Where I live now (near DC) is pretty cool. I just miss the beach.
What was the best meal you've ever eaten?
OMFG. The first time I tasted bruschetta a few months ago. YES, that the first time.
(I ate it with a spoon, I'm not into bread.) I was bowled over by the magnificence of properly vinegared tomatoes, basil & garlic. It was so good that I stopped at the supermarket on the way home from the restaurant, bought 10 tomatoes and made AND ATE a batch immediately upon walking in the door.
My homemade bruschetta needs work. But man, it was good!
There's also this one Chinese restaurant in Flagstaff, AZ (east side, near the mall) that makes the BEST. FREAKING. hot & sour soup I have EVER. EATEN. IN. MY. LIFE. I regularly drove 10 miles out of my way just to get this stuff.
Writing about it hurts since it's so far away and I can't have it. I might literally be able to eat nothing but else on a desert island for a month.
Are they real?
bwahahahahahahahahahHaahahhHAHAHAHA!!
You're kidding, right?
So... how big is it?
Is what? My hair? Not very big. My genitals? Not very big. My ass? Pretty big. My fear of spiders? Enormous. Help me narrow this down a bit....
are you planning to have little blogrollandrolles at some point?
A few questions came in asking if my spleen would reproduce so I'll just address them all here.
I always imagined I'd have kids someday. But I don't have them yet and don't feel ready right this minute, so it's very possible that I may never have them.
I went through this phase where I agonized over not being "ready." I actually went out and bought the book, "Maybe Baby" because that's what I do when I'm ambivalent. I research.
It was a fantastic read: individual stories of the journey into parentdom or childlessness.
What lesson did I learn?
That people are happy *as long as* they have what they want.
This makes sense. It applies to everything in life, really -- a job, love, food, housing, toys, time... not just parenting.
If I *did* have kids, I'm sure it would be a love I'd never known before. I get that. I'm a pretty affectionate & nurturing person and could imagine being a parent. I have such respect for the love & dedication parents give. (Although the exhaustion and resources required terrifies me, which is part of my ambivalence.)
The other part is that I feel, mentally, like I'm 22.
If the urge strikes, then I'll consider it. If not, I'm at peace with that. I wasn't expecting my kids to wipe my ass in the nursing home anyway so plan B still applies.
I like kids though, most of the time.
Unless I am in Walmart.
why do you take so long to answer questions?
It takes time, baby! I gotta mull them over while cracking open and sucking the juices out of giant spider legs. Which I only do at night, after work. Nothing gets the muse going like spider meat.
Do these pants make me look fat?
No, but I bet they make ME look fat.
What do you do to shake the blues?
I channel my inner 12 year old, meaning I bust out some Justin Timberlake and dance & sing. (Singing is out if there is another human being within a 47 foot radius as I suck! But the car, alone? YES.)
I also read and write. Writing is the number one way I deal with almost anything.
How would you describe your personality?
Goodnatured, happy, intense. I genuinely care about people and enjoy going out of my way to help.
Have a question for me?
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