LAYER ONE
-- Name: Ann
-- Birthdate: January 12, 1964
-- Birthplace: Washington, DC.
-- Current Location: Chesapeake, VA
-- Eye Color: blue
-- Hair Color: brown
-- Height: 4'10"
-- Righty or Lefty: righty
-- Zodiac Sign: Capricorn
LAYER TWO
-- Your heritage: English/Scottish with Irish further back... dunno how much.
-- The shoes you wore today: I go barefoot most days, when I wear anything on my feet, it's slippers
-- Your weakness: disorganization
-- Your fears: getting caught in a place that's not barrier-free
-- Your perfect pizza: if I'm in the mood: Sausage, pepper and onion, but also I also like marina sauce, basil and shimp with no mozzerella.
-- Goal you'd like to achieve: to have a children's novel published, develop a board game idea I have into something that works, and/or have one of the songs I've written sung by a pro singer.
LAYER THREE
-- Your most overused phrase on AIM: not a phrase (exactly), but: ;-)
-- Your first thoughts waking up: what an interesting dream!
-- Your best physical feature: My eyes
-- Your bedtime: usually between one and two am
-- Your most missed memory: Weekends spent playing with my childhood friend Marianne.
LAYER FOUR
-- Pepsi or Coke: neither: Canada Dry gingerale
-- McDonald's or Burger King: neither: Wendy's
-- Single or group dates: group
-- Adidas or Nike: When I have to wear sneakers, New Balance tend to be the only ones that fit.
-- Lipton Ice Tea or Nestea: herb tea
-- Chocolate or vanilla: In Ice cream? vanilla. In cookies? Chocolate!!
-- Cappuccino or coffee: Coffee
LAYER FIVE
-- smoke: no
-- Cuss: better that than whine!
-- Sing: Only to myself
-- Take a shower everyday: no.
-- Have a crush(es): not any one at the moment, but I had a heavy-duty one in highschool
-- Do you think you've been in love: I've come close (see above)
-- Want to go to college: Already been through Grad school, so yeah!
-- Like high school: loved it so much I didn't want to graduate. Good friends and wonderful teachers.
-- Want to get married: only to the right person for me -- not just for marriage's sake
-- Believe in yourself: heh. All the evidence shows that they can't keep me down (and it's a mistake to take me lightly).
-- Get motion sickness: no, not generally
-- Think you're attractive: not in a Hollywood way, but people often smile when they see me, so I'm guessing my looks are not too offensive ;-).
-- Think you're a health freak: LMAO!!!
-- Get along with your parents: Well, mom's dead, but Dad and I have fun together
-- Like thunderstorms: not when there's lightning landing in my yard :-/.
-- Play an instrument: not unless a kazzoo counts.
LAYER SIX: In the past month...
-- Drank alcohol: no
-- Smoked: no
-- Done a drug: asthma and antacid medication
-- Had Sex: (does the imagination count?)
-- Made out: See above.
-- Gone on a date: no.
-- Gone to the mall?: no
-- Eaten an entire box of Oreos: no
-- Eaten sushi: no
-- Been on stage: no. But I will be on June 7th
-- Been dumped: I'd have to be in a relationship first
Gone skating: no.
-- Made homemade cookies: no.
-- Gone skinny dipping: no.
-- Dyed your hair: no
-- Stolen anything: nothing tangible. If I've stolen and idea, it was unconsciously.
LAYER SEVEN: Ever..
-- Played a game that required removal of clothing: (tries to remember) I think so... if you count games played in toddler-hood, probably.
-- Been trashed or extremely intoxicated: no.
-- Been caught "doing something": yes
-- Been called a tease: not that I can recall
-- Gotten beaten up: no
-- Shoplifted: no.
-- Changed who you were to fit in: no.
LAYER EIGHT
-- Age you hope to be married: well, when I was a kid, I expected to be married by now, but now that I'm "here" I just take it as it comes
-- Numbers and Names of Children: see above.
-- Describe your dream wedding: If and when... I'd like it to either be a civil ceremony with a judge, or a Pagan handfasting ... with an all-out party reception to honor the families behind us, and make them feel welcome.
-- How do you want to die: either doing something I love, or in my sleep.
-- Where you want to go to college: Got my bachelor's degree from Mount Saint Mary College, and when through the MA program in Creative Writing at S.U.N.Y. Stony Brook
-- What do you want to be when you grow up: I'm always growing
-- What country would you most like to visit: I'd like to go back to Ireland and Denmark (and I have a friend in Scotland I'd like to meet up with ;-))
LAYER NINE: In a guy/girl..
-- Best eye color?
-- Best hair color?
-- Short or long hair:
-- Height:
-- Best weight:
-- Best articles of clothing:
-- Best first date location: That would depend on who the date's with, wouldn't it?
-- Best first kiss location:
(This whole "Layer" is just silly, if you ask me)
LAYER TEN
-- Number of drugs taken illegally: 0
-- Number of people I could trust with my life: 2
-- Number of CDs that I own: Haven't counted. Maybe around 50
-- Number of piercings: 0
-- Number of tattoos: 0
-- Number of times my name has appeared in the newspaper?: can't recall. Including signatures on letters to the editor, a few.
-- Number of scars on my body: 8 surgical scars, a handful of "mishaps of life" scars.
-- Number of things in my past that I regret: 2: a) not getting up the courage before Mom died to ask her about what happened when she gave her first baby up for adoption, and b) not finding an alternative way to take time off from my graduate studies after she died.
-- Name: Ann
-- Birthdate: January 12, 1964
-- Birthplace: Washington, DC.
-- Current Location: Chesapeake, VA
-- Eye Color: blue
-- Hair Color: brown
-- Height: 4'10"
-- Righty or Lefty: righty
-- Zodiac Sign: Capricorn
LAYER TWO
-- Your heritage: English/Scottish with Irish further back... dunno how much.
-- The shoes you wore today: I go barefoot most days, when I wear anything on my feet, it's slippers
-- Your weakness: disorganization
-- Your fears: getting caught in a place that's not barrier-free
-- Your perfect pizza: if I'm in the mood: Sausage, pepper and onion, but also I also like marina sauce, basil and shimp with no mozzerella.
-- Goal you'd like to achieve: to have a children's novel published, develop a board game idea I have into something that works, and/or have one of the songs I've written sung by a pro singer.
LAYER THREE
-- Your most overused phrase on AIM: not a phrase (exactly), but: ;-)
-- Your first thoughts waking up: what an interesting dream!
-- Your best physical feature: My eyes
-- Your bedtime: usually between one and two am
-- Your most missed memory: Weekends spent playing with my childhood friend Marianne.
LAYER FOUR
-- Pepsi or Coke: neither: Canada Dry gingerale
-- McDonald's or Burger King: neither: Wendy's
-- Single or group dates: group
-- Adidas or Nike: When I have to wear sneakers, New Balance tend to be the only ones that fit.
-- Lipton Ice Tea or Nestea: herb tea
-- Chocolate or vanilla: In Ice cream? vanilla. In cookies? Chocolate!!
-- Cappuccino or coffee: Coffee
LAYER FIVE
-- smoke: no
-- Cuss: better that than whine!
-- Sing: Only to myself
-- Take a shower everyday: no.
-- Have a crush(es): not any one at the moment, but I had a heavy-duty one in highschool
-- Do you think you've been in love: I've come close (see above)
-- Want to go to college: Already been through Grad school, so yeah!
-- Like high school: loved it so much I didn't want to graduate. Good friends and wonderful teachers.
-- Want to get married: only to the right person for me -- not just for marriage's sake
-- Believe in yourself: heh. All the evidence shows that they can't keep me down (and it's a mistake to take me lightly).
-- Get motion sickness: no, not generally
-- Think you're attractive: not in a Hollywood way, but people often smile when they see me, so I'm guessing my looks are not too offensive ;-).
-- Think you're a health freak: LMAO!!!
-- Get along with your parents: Well, mom's dead, but Dad and I have fun together
-- Like thunderstorms: not when there's lightning landing in my yard :-/.
-- Play an instrument: not unless a kazzoo counts.
LAYER SIX: In the past month...
-- Drank alcohol: no
-- Smoked: no
-- Done a drug: asthma and antacid medication
-- Had Sex: (does the imagination count?)
-- Made out: See above.
-- Gone on a date: no.
-- Gone to the mall?: no
-- Eaten an entire box of Oreos: no
-- Eaten sushi: no
-- Been on stage: no. But I will be on June 7th
-- Been dumped: I'd have to be in a relationship first
Gone skating: no.
-- Made homemade cookies: no.
-- Gone skinny dipping: no.
-- Dyed your hair: no
-- Stolen anything: nothing tangible. If I've stolen and idea, it was unconsciously.
LAYER SEVEN: Ever..
-- Played a game that required removal of clothing: (tries to remember) I think so... if you count games played in toddler-hood, probably.
-- Been trashed or extremely intoxicated: no.
-- Been caught "doing something": yes
-- Been called a tease: not that I can recall
-- Gotten beaten up: no
-- Shoplifted: no.
-- Changed who you were to fit in: no.
LAYER EIGHT
-- Age you hope to be married: well, when I was a kid, I expected to be married by now, but now that I'm "here" I just take it as it comes
-- Numbers and Names of Children: see above.
-- Describe your dream wedding: If and when... I'd like it to either be a civil ceremony with a judge, or a Pagan handfasting ... with an all-out party reception to honor the families behind us, and make them feel welcome.
-- How do you want to die: either doing something I love, or in my sleep.
-- Where you want to go to college: Got my bachelor's degree from Mount Saint Mary College, and when through the MA program in Creative Writing at S.U.N.Y. Stony Brook
-- What do you want to be when you grow up: I'm always growing
-- What country would you most like to visit: I'd like to go back to Ireland and Denmark (and I have a friend in Scotland I'd like to meet up with ;-))
LAYER NINE: In a guy/girl..
-- Best eye color?
-- Best hair color?
-- Short or long hair:
-- Height:
-- Best weight:
-- Best articles of clothing:
-- Best first date location: That would depend on who the date's with, wouldn't it?
-- Best first kiss location:
(This whole "Layer" is just silly, if you ask me)
LAYER TEN
-- Number of drugs taken illegally: 0
-- Number of people I could trust with my life: 2
-- Number of CDs that I own: Haven't counted. Maybe around 50
-- Number of piercings: 0
-- Number of tattoos: 0
-- Number of times my name has appeared in the newspaper?: can't recall. Including signatures on letters to the editor, a few.
-- Number of scars on my body: 8 surgical scars, a handful of "mishaps of life" scars.
-- Number of things in my past that I regret: 2: a) not getting up the courage before Mom died to ask her about what happened when she gave her first baby up for adoption, and b) not finding an alternative way to take time off from my graduate studies after she died.