And knowing is half the battle.
I have decided that today is self-awareness Friday. That means I have an excuse to post a few things about myself that really serve no purpose for the common good. Someday I’ll do a blog entry on our post-post modern culture of compulsive confession, but for now I’ll just participate.
Heather tagged me a while back to list my ten simple pleasures. These things make me happy by just thinking about them.
Continuing in the same spirit, here’s a survey I heisted from David.
[PAUSE]
What are you doing right now? Working and filling out this survey while I’m on the phone.
What are you wearing? A black shirt, grey sweater and jeans.
What are you listening to/playing? NPR
Are you talking to anyone online? No.
What are your parents doing? Probably working too.
[PLAY]
What time is it? 10:01 AM
What school do you go to? Did, you mean? Seattle Pacific University
Who are your friends? Many, many people that have been a part of my life.
Who are your enemies? I can’t think of any.
What do people label you? Usually “Erin.” Or “That tall girl”
Where do you like to hang out? Portland has so many great places to explore. Outdoors is almost always preferable to indoors.
Who's your crush? I’ve got a pretty big crush on my boyfriend.
What's your locker number? It has been a long time since I've had a locker.
[REWIND]
Where were you born? Portland, Oregon
What were you named? Erin Elizabeth
When were you born? August 18th at about 2:30 in the afternoon.
How much did you weigh when you were born? 8lbs-ish
Who were your best friends in kindergarten? Probably Tyler Trautman- I remember playing together a lot, and we carpooled.
Who were your best friends in first grade? Maybe Heather Voight
Who were your best friends in second grade? Dawn Putnam
Who were your best friends in third grade? Still Dawn.
What was(were) your favorite color(s)? Pink.
Who were your heroes back then? I always loved learning about the lives of Amy Carmichael and Clara Barton.
[FAST FORWARD]
What do you want to be when you get older? A person with roots.
Where do you want to live? I love Portland, but I’m open to adventures.
What's your dream house? A place where people feel loved and welcome.
Do you plan on getting married? Plan? Can one plan such things? I guess I hope to, but I don’t plan on the unknown.
Do you plan on having kids? Again, I hope so, but plan?
Where you do want to be buried when you die? I’m not sure I want to be buried. I dislike the whole coffin-embalmment business. Maybe I’ll be cremated.
Does your family plan on moving? My parents might travel when they retire.
What school will you be at in 4 years? Hopefully I’ll have recently finished law school.
Do you plan on going to college? Only grad school now.
[JUST TO KNOW]
1. Do you sleep with your door open or closed? Closed.
2. Do you ever steal the shampoos and soaps from hotel rooms? Is that stealing? Isn’t it considered an amenity?
3. What friend have you had the longest? Outside my family, maybe Carolyn? Or Denise?
4. Have you ever stolen a street sign before? Nope.
5. Do you like to use post-it notes? I use them all the time.
6. Do you cut out coupons but then never use them? Yes.
7. Would you rather be attacked by a bear or a swarm of bees? Probably bees.
8. Who was your favorite teacher in high school? Oh, that's a tough one. Mr. Mark, Mr. Meuser, Mr. Scott- they were all great. Mr. Mark gets the credit for inspiring the most personal epiphanies in his literature classes. Mr. Meuser knew my whole class really well. And Mr. Scott is still one of the smartest people I have ever known.
9. Do you always smile for pictures? If I know that they are being taken.
10. When was your awkward phase? 6th – 8th grade. So awkward.
11. What is your biggest pet peeve? Poor grammar and/or punctuation in emails.
12. Do you sleep with your sheets tucked in or out? In.
13. Do you ever count your steps when you walk? Sometimes, but more often it is the mental narrative “Right, Left, Right, Left…”
14. Have you ever peed in the woods? Yes.
15. Have you ever hooked up with more than one person in a day? No.
16. Do you chew your pens and pencils? Sometimes.
17. Where in the world is Carmen Sandiego? Ah! Rockapella! Get out of my head.
18. What's your favorite animal and why? Meaning one single animal or a type of animal? I really like my parents’ dog, Pekah. And I love hearing the little birds in my yard.
19. Do you like popcorn from those big tins? I can only see myself eating it in the living room of my grandparents' farm house that they sold twelve years ago. That is a vivid memory. Otherwise, I'm not a huge fan.
20. Would you ever tape yourself doing cartwheels? I would if I could do cartwheels… sigh.
21. What's your song of the week? Snow Patrol- Chasing Cars.
22. Is it ok for guys to wear pink? Yes.
23. Do you still watch cartoons? No- I don’t have a television, but I’d watch King of the Hill or The Simpsons if I could.
24. Where would you bury hidden treasure if you had some? Maybe I have some, and maybe I’ve buried it. If so, I won’t tell you here.
Heather tagged me a while back to list my ten simple pleasures. These things make me happy by just thinking about them.
1. Sitting at my kitchen table in the quiet morning.
2. Taking a nap on my parents’ couch.
3. Holding hands.
4. A long drive in the car.
5. Seeing Mt. Hood on a clear day.
6. Ethiopian food.
7. Dancing.
8. Holding little children on my lap.
9. Riding my bike.
10. Finishing a book.
Continuing in the same spirit, here’s a survey I heisted from David.
[PAUSE]
What are you doing right now? Working and filling out this survey while I’m on the phone.
What are you wearing? A black shirt, grey sweater and jeans.
What are you listening to/playing? NPR
Are you talking to anyone online? No.
What are your parents doing? Probably working too.
[PLAY]
What time is it? 10:01 AM
What school do you go to? Did, you mean? Seattle Pacific University
Who are your friends? Many, many people that have been a part of my life.
Who are your enemies? I can’t think of any.
What do people label you? Usually “Erin.” Or “That tall girl”
Where do you like to hang out? Portland has so many great places to explore. Outdoors is almost always preferable to indoors.
Who's your crush? I’ve got a pretty big crush on my boyfriend.
What's your locker number? It has been a long time since I've had a locker.
[REWIND]
Where were you born? Portland, Oregon
What were you named? Erin Elizabeth
When were you born? August 18th at about 2:30 in the afternoon.
How much did you weigh when you were born? 8lbs-ish
Who were your best friends in kindergarten? Probably Tyler Trautman- I remember playing together a lot, and we carpooled.
Who were your best friends in first grade? Maybe Heather Voight
Who were your best friends in second grade? Dawn Putnam
Who were your best friends in third grade? Still Dawn.
What was(were) your favorite color(s)? Pink.
Who were your heroes back then? I always loved learning about the lives of Amy Carmichael and Clara Barton.
[FAST FORWARD]
What do you want to be when you get older? A person with roots.
Where do you want to live? I love Portland, but I’m open to adventures.
What's your dream house? A place where people feel loved and welcome.
Do you plan on getting married? Plan? Can one plan such things? I guess I hope to, but I don’t plan on the unknown.
Do you plan on having kids? Again, I hope so, but plan?
Where you do want to be buried when you die? I’m not sure I want to be buried. I dislike the whole coffin-embalmment business. Maybe I’ll be cremated.
Does your family plan on moving? My parents might travel when they retire.
What school will you be at in 4 years? Hopefully I’ll have recently finished law school.
Do you plan on going to college? Only grad school now.
[JUST TO KNOW]
1. Do you sleep with your door open or closed? Closed.
2. Do you ever steal the shampoos and soaps from hotel rooms? Is that stealing? Isn’t it considered an amenity?
3. What friend have you had the longest? Outside my family, maybe Carolyn? Or Denise?
4. Have you ever stolen a street sign before? Nope.
5. Do you like to use post-it notes? I use them all the time.
6. Do you cut out coupons but then never use them? Yes.
7. Would you rather be attacked by a bear or a swarm of bees? Probably bees.
8. Who was your favorite teacher in high school? Oh, that's a tough one. Mr. Mark, Mr. Meuser, Mr. Scott- they were all great. Mr. Mark gets the credit for inspiring the most personal epiphanies in his literature classes. Mr. Meuser knew my whole class really well. And Mr. Scott is still one of the smartest people I have ever known.
9. Do you always smile for pictures? If I know that they are being taken.
10. When was your awkward phase? 6th – 8th grade. So awkward.
11. What is your biggest pet peeve? Poor grammar and/or punctuation in emails.
12. Do you sleep with your sheets tucked in or out? In.
13. Do you ever count your steps when you walk? Sometimes, but more often it is the mental narrative “Right, Left, Right, Left…”
14. Have you ever peed in the woods? Yes.
15. Have you ever hooked up with more than one person in a day? No.
16. Do you chew your pens and pencils? Sometimes.
17. Where in the world is Carmen Sandiego? Ah! Rockapella! Get out of my head.
18. What's your favorite animal and why? Meaning one single animal or a type of animal? I really like my parents’ dog, Pekah. And I love hearing the little birds in my yard.
19. Do you like popcorn from those big tins? I can only see myself eating it in the living room of my grandparents' farm house that they sold twelve years ago. That is a vivid memory. Otherwise, I'm not a huge fan.
20. Would you ever tape yourself doing cartwheels? I would if I could do cartwheels… sigh.
21. What's your song of the week? Snow Patrol- Chasing Cars.
22. Is it ok for guys to wear pink? Yes.
23. Do you still watch cartoons? No- I don’t have a television, but I’d watch King of the Hill or The Simpsons if I could.
24. Where would you bury hidden treasure if you had some? Maybe I have some, and maybe I’ve buried it. If so, I won’t tell you here.
posted by Erin 10:38 AM
5 Comments:
Funny stuff Enron i'm glad that you recognize that you tear out coupons but never use them - at sometime...at some point... you might use one and save 45 cents...
You can't cartwheel? I can cartwheel. And I can barely do anything. I suddenly have a vision of teaching you. We'd be in a sunny park, there'd be little kids riding bicycles, and I'd be sooo encouraging.
Also..." Do you like to use post-it notes? ". Quite possibly the most non-essential quiz question ever. I would respect highly anyone who had an educated objection to post-its, and who could frame it in a way to make both the question and the answer seem relevant.
Erin, what types of Ethiopian food do you like? We have a neat Ethiopian restaurant in Winnipeg called "Masawa". I've only been there once, but loved it! They served the food on a big "pancake" type thing, that you tear off and use to scoop up food. Mine was a mix of mushrooms and garlicy stuff. It was great. Some of the pureed veggies didn't look too appealing though.
Heather- Oh, I love it all. We usually order big combo veggie and meat platters, and then everyone shares it from the center of the table. I especially love their cabbage. YUM.
Mmmmmm... I'm getting hungry.
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