She complained to me the other day that I hadn’t linked her yet. Then she admitted she hadn’t linked me yet either. So now I’m being snotty about it to prove a point.

If you look under blogroll, you’ll see a link to “String Bean” – that’s her!!! EVERYONE GO LOOK AT HER BLOG! LOOK AT IT, I TELL YOU, LOOK AT IT!

:::| end snottiness |:::

On New Year’s Day, I went bowling with family and family friends, where even my grandfather got in on the action. My brother Joshua also made some silly faces, because that is what he does best. And I also knitted. We followed this fabulous activity with a family party at my house, which included my godparents and some Jimmy John’s. I knitted some more.

It was a lovely time. And it’s my birthday now. I’m 26. Closer to 30 than to 20. We’ll see what this next year brings. To see the pictures from all of my New Year’s activities, click on “More” below.

Are you single?
Yes.

Have you ever hit a deer?
No, and let’s hope it stays that way. Freakin’ wildlife…

Do you have to drive over a bridge to get home?
Back to the suburbs, yes.

What color is your room?
A generic apartment beige. <– I’m stealing Erika’s answer.

Do you have a small driveway?
No driveway, just a parking lot.

Do you know anyone with the same ringtone as you?
No, but I also have crappy polyphonic ringtones that came with the phone, so I assume everyone else has paid to change theirs.

What do you do first in the morning?
Hit the snooze button and go back to sleep. <– Erika and I are twins.

What brand is your printer?
I don’t remember, my printer’s in storage and we’re using Erika’s.

Do you enjoy fighting with people?
No, I don’t. A healthy debate does not count as a fight.

Is your hair naturally straight or curly?
Wavy. Blegh. Unless “Wavy + Frizzies in the back” counts as an answer.

Who was your kindergarten teacher?
Ms. Lyons. I’m near positive she was diagnosed with a disease that put her in a wheelchair (after I left Kindergarten), and that she killed herself by rolling her chair out on to railroad tracks. How’s THAT for damaging?

What is your ringtone?
It’s called “Speedy Way.” I do not know why it is called that.

Are you taller than your mom?
Haha, yeah. She’s a shrimp-o face.

What curse word do you say the most when your pissed?
Fuck or frack. Though it’s usually “fuckin’,” not just “fuck.” Because usually when I’m pissed, I’m telling a story. Like, “I went to the fuckin’ store and I tried to get some fuckin’ cereal, and they fuckin’ didn’t have any.”

Are you God?
Ha ha, I can’t be something I don’t believe in. Da-da-da-da-da-da *ch*. <– lame attempt at sound effects in a blog post.

Do you like someone?
No, I hate everyone. <– Can I take Erika’s answer again?

Do you enjoy writing in colored pens?
AUGH yes. That’s why I’m going to be a teacher, seriously. I have an unhealthy obsession with office supplies. And colored pens are like…my FAVORITE. 2nd place: colored staples.

Does anything hurt on your body right now?
I had a migraine before. My arms are sore from knitting, and my back hurts from just having terrible posture in general. So yes.

Do you often cry during a movie?
Hahaha, that depends on if it’s “Hook.” I cry every damn time I watch that movie. In fact, there are lots of movies that I cry at, so yeah. I fear that I’m going through early menopause…I am not ashamed to admit that I cry at Walgreens commercials if they’re sweet enough.

Last phone call you received?
Tim, calling me to tell me the most horrifying story I’ve heard in my life. You could not pay me to repeat it. Tim, if you feel like repeating it in the comments section, go for it.

Last text message?
Hahahahaha, it was from Google Calendar, reminding me that tomorrow is my brother’s birthday. For some reason, I find this hysterical. And besides, TODAY is my brother’s birthday, at this point. It’s after midnight.

Do you hate your life?
No. Sometimes I hate people. But I don’t hate my life. I’m just looking forward to the life I’ll have in a few years, that’s all.

Do you get mad easily?
Not really. I may get frustrated, but few people have seen me actually pissed off.

What is your biggest pet peeve?
Illiteracy and bad journalism.

Are you cold?
No, it’s toasty in my room.

Do any of your friends have kids?
No, but I’m about to be an aunt at the end of January.

Do you know anyone that is pregnant right now?
My sister-in-law! Yay!

Who should pay on the first date?
You should go dutch.

How many years older than you are you willing to date?
I don’t really have a set age, seeing as I’ve really only dated one person older than me.

Do you have any friends?
Nope. Everyone hates me. <– Again, I’m going to take Erika’s answer.

Do you have any mean friends?
I don’t think so. I’m probably the mean friend.

What is the ugliest color to wear in your opinion?
Purple. Take that, Mom!

Have you ever liked someone who all your friends hate?
Yeah, and they were right.

Have you ever felt like driving off a cliff, seriously?
No.

Have you ever contemplated suicide?
I wouldn’t say contemplated. I had one really bad day and I tried to get attention from one person, and I still regret doing that. But I didn’t actually consider suicide. Life never sucks that bad.

Do you scratch your ears?
? How do I even answer that? I do if they itch.

Who was the last person to hug you?
Kyle, the stage manager at Theatre Fest. He’s the last one I said bye to on the way out the door. Awww…I miss All-State rehearsal! I can’t wait until the next one!

What brand are the pant/jeans you’re wearing right now?
Ummmm…*looks* Old Navy.

How tall are you?
5′4″

What is the closest green object?
The knitting in my lap.

If you were born the opposite sex, what would your parents name you?
I don’t know.

Do you want to have kids?
Pah. Who knows? Probably not. I’d be a bad mom. I’m too selfish. And I don’t want to unleash holy terrors on the world. We’ll see how I feel later in life.

What is the brightest color you’re wearing?
My shirt is white with fuchsia.

Who is the friend you have that you would never have expected to have?
Erika. We hated each other when we met.

Who do you hate the most right now?
I don’t hate anybody.

What kind of car do you want?
A Honda Fit.

What is your favorite video game?
Hm. Tough one. Tetris, Super Mario Brothers, Katamari Damacy, and Kingdom Hearts.

Do you like your dad?
Yes, of course. I love my dad.

Do you have any TV shows on DVD?
24, The O.C., The Simpsons, SuperGALS!, Buffy, Firefly, Kare Kano, Chobits, Fraggle Rock

Are you wearing make-up?
No.

Do you have a tattoo?
Yes, I have 7.

Have you ever broken a piñata?
I think so.

What time is it right now?
12:27am

Do you know how to draw?
Yes, I’m getting much better at it. Thank goodness.

Who loves orange soda?
Katie loves orange soda. Is it true? Mmm-hmm! I do, I do, I do, I do-ooo!

Who did you last IM?
John Craig

Do you work a lot of hours?
20 hours a week, but you sort of have to count schoolwork and theatre work, too…and goodness knows what that adds up to.

Where were you in the last 24 hours?
Home, Centennial West (class), Stevenson (work), Schroeder (class), Stevenson (work), home. Lame, I know.

Is there anything you regret?
Hahahaha. Just one thing.

Do you know where your family name originated from?
No, I don’t. I mean, I know where my family lives in Greece, but I don’t know what those names mean or anything. Smyrniotis was from Garea, Panagopoulos was from…I don’t know, I think all over. And Sarelas was from this little village of crazy old men in nightcaps and nightgowns. Literally.

Is there an animal that creeps you out?
Wolves.

What is your favorite color ON A CAR?
BLUE OR SILVER. WHY ARE WE YELLING?

Do you use digital or film cameras?
Digital.

Do you own an iPod?
Yes.

Have you ever been on a charter bus?
Yeah, for various school/color guard engagements.

Do you like going to water parks?
I don’t know, it’s been years.

Also, this is reposted from my account on ThisIsBy.Us. If you like it, please register for an account, and vote for my post/comment on it. My username is SlytherinPrefect, you can just search for me on the site. Thanks.

The Stall

Don’t know, don’t want to know, don’t care.
You don’t ask who I am and you don’t want to know.
Neither do I.
No connection.
No relationship.
No truth in who we are and how we speak to each other.
You don’t ask who I am because you don’t care.
I don’t ask who I am because I don’t want to find out.
It’s not pretty.
It’s never pretty.
No matter the makeup, the clothes, the posture, it’s never pretty.
Because underneath it’s human.
And being human is being ugly.

Stages,
There’s always stages.
Stages to stand on and stages to go through.
Not, “What is my identity?”
But, “What ISN’T my identity?”
Not, “Who am I?”
But, “Who am I NOT?”
Expected to be everything.
Expect myself to be everything.
I want to be an individual,
But I want to have roots.
To have a full history but a blank future.
But that’s terrifying and then all I want is security:
The knowledge that what I have today will be there tomorrow.

But today is just a stage.
Tomorrow is another.
I will go through them just as I’ve gone through all of them.
And they will hurt just as much as the others have.
And they will teach me just as much as the others have.
But no matter how many stages I go through, no matter the lessons I learn, I always feel…

Broken.

In pieces, in bits, like a puzzle with no picture.

Half girl.
Half woman.
Half grown.
Half dead.

Split.

No matter what I do, no matter who I am
It’s too much.
Too weak.
Too strong-willed.
Too selfless.
Too selfish.
Too emotional.
Too afraid.
Too damaged.
Too codependent.
Too anxious.
Too controlling.
Too demanding.
Too independent.

And the labels I inherit…
Or earn…
Or simply become.

Enabler.
Addicted.
Victimized.
Empowered.
Emotional.
Detached.
Clingy.
Selfish Bitch.

These are the labels I carry on my back.
These are the names I allow to weigh me down.

WHY?

Why do I allow myself these labels, these names?
Why have I come to understand myself based on a set of buzzwords…
Of insults…
Of oversimplifications…

Why do I let it happen and then claim the damage afterwards?
Why not stop it when it starts?
Get to the root…

Of what it means to be a woman.
Of what it means to be human.
Of what it means to be.

The more I obsess over…

Looks.
Men.
Perfection.
Sex in the City.
Everyone else.
Myself.
The less time I have to actually…

BE MYSELF.

Whatever that means.

Because no matter how hard I try to avoid it, I will always be a girl in a stall.
Trapped, enclosed, alone, hiding behind the walls meant to shelter my shame.
Embarrassed and deprived of human contact.
Down to the raw humiliation of being human.
Not living up to someone else’s standards.
Not living up to my own standards.

So I blunder on through life, blind and looking for a hand to hold that will never come.

And maybe that’s my own fault.
And maybe it’s time that I take responsibility for my actions…
My beliefs…
My choices…

I need to stop making excuses and start making changes.
Stop running away and start facing up to who I am.
Stop hiding and…

Leave the bathroom stall.

And here are all the pictures from the Star Wars Costume Competition. My friend Julius was the MC and I was his escort, so I was in costume, but didn’t compete.

HAHA, DONE! Three days down, one more to go.

1. What do you have in the back seat of your car?
Nothing! It’s clean! For once!

2. When was the last time you threw up?
End of June.

3. What’s your favorite curse word?
Frack.

4. Name one person who made you smile today?
No one, but I haven’t really talked to a lot of people. It’s still early.

5. What were you doing at 8 am this morning?
Showering.

6. What were you doing 30 minutes ago?
Sitting at my desk, waiting for a program to install on a Mac for a faculty member.

7. If you could marry any celebrity today who would it be?
Johnny Depp. Though, honestly, I could list at least 12.

8. Have you ever been to a strip club?
No.

9. What is the last thing you said aloud?
“Okay,” to my boss. He asked me to let him know when a program was done installing.

10. What is the best ice cream flavor?
Mississippi Mudd.

11. What was the last thing you had to drink?
Raspberry and Chocolate Hot Cocoa. I’m going to have some more as soon as I’m done with this survey.

12. What are you wearing right now?
A light blue dress with dark blue polka dots, brown flats, a gray sweater, and an off-white Old Navy fleece jacket.

13. What was the last thing you ate?
Raisin bread with cream cheese. Luckily, I have not had to murder Erika yet, as she has not tried to eat any of it.

14. Have you bought any new clothing items this week?
The dress I’m wearing, and two shirts.

15. When was the last time you ran?
My freshman year at FSU. I went to the health center and ran a mile. Like actually ran it. And I didn’t die or anything. I really wish I’d kept that up.

16. What’s the last sporting event you watched?
The Padres/Dodgers game in San Diego.

17. Last movie you saw in theaters?
The Simpsons Movie.

18. Who is the last person you sent a comment/message on myspace?
Brandon, to tell him he needs to record a song for me before he leaves.

19. Ever go camping?
Yeah, I used to all the time.

20. Were you ever an honor roll student in school?
A long time ago. Grade school was probably the last time, maybe Jr. High.

21. Do you like sushi?
I love it.

22. Do you have a tan?
Sort of. I have naturally olive skin from being a swarthy Greek. But sometimes it’s pretty light.

24. Do you drink your soda from a straw?
If it’s a fountain drink.

25. Are you in love?
No.

26. Are you someone’s best friend?
Numerous people, as far as I can tell.

28. Where is your mom right now?
Probably at work, fixing people’s computers.

30. What color is your watch?
I don’t have a watch. I need to get a new one.

31. What do you think of when you think of Australia?
The Rescuers Down Under, The Crocodile Hunter, “Ding dong goes the dingo!” from Jason Economus’ O.C. my junior year

32. Ever ridden on a roller coaster?
Yeah, lots of times. I love roller coasters.

33.What is your birthstone?
Garnet.

34. Do you go in at a fast food place or just hit the drive thru?
Usually drive-thru.

35. What is your favorite number?
17

36. Do you have a dog?
No, but I have had them in the past.

43. What does your first memory of your sister involve?
I don’t have a sister. So N/A, I guess.

44. Biggest annoyance in your life right now?
U.S. History homework. I don’t think I should have to do three writing assignments every week for a 100-level class that only meets twice. It’s just too much, and I keep falling asleep in my books or during the movies I’m supposed to be watching.

45. Last phone call?
Erika, asking me to make her a margarita for when she got home. Oh, except I got a message from Student Health Services today, too, about insurance information. But I don’t think that counts.

46. Are you allergic to anything?
Sometimes pollen, but very very mildly.

47. Favorite pair of shoes you wear all the time?
Chucks.

48. What is one thing you’ve learned about life recently?
I’ve learned how to stop prolonging my misery. Now, putting it into practice may be easier said than done, but we’ll see.

49. Are you jealous of anyone?
People who aren’t in U.S. History.

50. Is anyone jealous of you?
Unlikely.

51. Do You own an iPod?
Yesh.

52. Do any of your friends have children?
No. Unless you count Rae’s dogs. But my brother and sister-in-law are expecting at the end of January.

54. What do you work as?
Student worker in the IT department at the College of Arts and Sciences, and seamstress at a bridal shop.

55. Do you hate anyone right now?
I’d like to think that I don’t actually hate anyone.

58. How old will you be turning on your next birthday?
26.

59. Have you ever been to Six Flags?
Yeah, I should go again soon.

60. How did you get one of your scars?
I have three scars with decent stories. One, on the front of my shin, is from shaving when I was like…14. I sliced my leg open and didn’t notice until later, and you can totally still tell where it happened. Another, I was skateboarding (which was not a common activity for me) and I hit a wire in the street and flew off, did a 180 in the air and skidded on my elbow. The first one I ever had was where I got hit in the face with a rusty shovel that some kids had dug out of a creek and were sliding down a playground slide. I was really little. My dad, the eternal hockey player, just put a butterfly bandage on it. Awesome. Though I think that scar gets a little harder to see every year.

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1. Do you wear a name tag at work?
No, thank God.

2. What kind of car do you drive?
2003 Hyundai Accent 2-door hatchback.

3. What do you order when you go to Taco Bell?
3 Tacos Supreme meal, hard shell

4. Have you ever had a garage sale?
Yeah, lots of times.

5. Is/was your best friend a cheerleader?
No, but Kimmy was in Poms in Jr. High.

6. What is your best friend’s favorite color to decorate with?
Do “Hanson Posters” and “Stuffed Animals” count as colors? Kimmy also likes blue, so she might decorate in those colors. Erika likes blue and brown, she decorates in those colors a lot. I don’t know so much about Tim. He doesn’t really decorate in colors.

7. What’s the most unique thing you have in your room?
A collector’s trading card with a piece of Chief Galen Tyrol’s flight suit in it. By nature, that’s probably the most unique thing.

8. What’s your mom’s mom’s name?
Angeline.

9.Do your bed sheets match your room?
Now they do! I bought some solid ones to match the color scheme in my room.

10. What’s the color scheme?
Green/black/white. It’s sort of Asian-themed.

11. What kind of cell phone do you have?
LG something or other.

12. What color is your iPod?
White.

13.. What kind of dog do you have?
I don’t have a dog, I have two ratties.

14. Have your older brothers or sisters ever told you that you were adopted?
No, they haven’t.

15. What is your favorite key chain on your keys?
The Strong Badia Stop Sign

16.Has someone ever made you a Build-A-Bear?
Yeah, my mom and Kimmy for sure. Someone else may have.

17. What DVD is in your DVD player?
Fraggle Rock Season 2 Disc 4.

18. What’s something fun you did today?
Costume Design class is always fun. I enjoy that. I’ve also been walking around with my headphones on blasting awesome music. Does that count?

19. Who was the principal of your high school?
Dr. Jack Elliott, who tried to set me up with his son once. Ah, memories. Seriously, you’d think having the principal as your small group chaperone in New Orleans would suck. You would be wrong. Dr. Jack Elliott was awesome.

20. Has your house ever been TP’d?
Haha, yeah, and once by me. Oh, me and my high school friends were completely ridiculous.

21. What are you listening to right now?
Nothing. I’m in my office. I wish I had a way to hook up my iPod right now, but alas. I WAS listening to “Show Me” by Cham Pain on the way into the office.

22.. What is your favorite aisle at Wal-Mart?
Back in the day, the fabric aisle, but that is no longer extant. *shakes fist at Wal-Mart* CURSE YOU! Where will I get $1 fabric now?!?!

23.. When is your mom’s birthday?
March 9th

24. When is your dad’s birthday?
November 12th

25.. What’s the area code for your cell phone?
309

26. What did you get for valentine’s day?
Nothing.

27. Where did you buy the shirt you’re wearing now?
Dress. And I bought it at Bergner’s.

28. Is there anything hanging from your rear view mirror?
Worry beads from Greece (which are sorely drained of color due to constant sun exposure) and a little angel that used to hang in my Grandma Adele’s car.

29. Favorite class last year?
History of Chinese Civilization, and Theatre History.

30. How many states in the US have you been to?
27 (if you count D.C.)

31. Which ones?
Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, New Mexico, New York, South Dakota, Ohio, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Washington D.C., Wisconsin.

32. What kind of milk do you drink?
Skim.

33 What are you going to do after this?
Work some more, then I have two more classes today, one of which is horrible, and the other of which is fabulous.

34. Who was the last person you went shopping with?
Erika on Saturday, for the Halloween party and our costumes.

35 What is your favorite fruit?
Plums or cherries or peaches or apricots or pears or raspberries. No such thing as one favorite fruit.

36 What about your favorite dessert?
Chocolate Rush from Friday’s (R.I.P.).

37 What is something you need to go shopping for?
Nothing right now. Except maybe milk.

38. Do you have the same name as one of your relatives?
Similar names to my aunts Kathy and Sue. Though my brother and two of my cousins either have dated, are currently dating, or married a Katie of some kind or another. We call my brother’s girlfriend “Dave’s Katie,” which is cute.

39. What is your mom’s mom’s maiden name???
Sarelas.

40. Do you like pickles?
Yes. Especially sweet and sour pickles.

41. How about olives?
Yeeeees, so much. Kalamata olives in particular, but also black olives and manzanilla olives.

42. What is your favorite kind of gum?
Orbit Raspberrymint

43. What is your favorite kind of juice?
Orange, apple, or grapefruit. I’ve also trained myself to drink excessive amounts of cranberry juice if necessary.

44. Do you have any tan lines?
Yeah, on my shoulders. I think next summer I’m just going to go strapless the whole time, if I can manage it. I hate big strap/halter tan lines.

45. What hospital were you born in?
Northwest Community Hospital in Arlington Heights, IL

46. Do you remember the name of your kindergarten teacher?
Ms. Lyons.

47. What bank do you go to?
ISU Credit Union or Chase

48. Do you have someone in your life that you want to be with?
No.

49. Do you have a friend you secretly want to have no strings sweaty sex with?
No.

50. At your funeral, what would you want people to remember you most for?
Helping others and/or being a revolutionary. Fabulous costume designs. :P

1. WERE YOU NAMED AFTER ANYONE? No, although I have an aunt named Kathy and an aunt named Sue, my parents swear it’s coincidental.

2. WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME YOU CRIED? I got sniffly today when my dad was commenting in the talk-back after my play. He was talking about watching your daughter mature and how he liked to see the maturing of the characters and I got a bit weepy-faced.

3. DO YOU LIKE YOUR HANDWRITING? Actually, no. I think it’s sloppy and juvenile. I wish it was classier or really zany. Not boring like it currently is.

4. WHAT IS YOUR FAVOURITE LUNCH MEAT? Turkey.

5. DO YOU HAVE KIDS? No.

6. IF YOU WERE ANOTHER PERSON WOULD YOU BE FRIENDS WITH YOU? No.

7. DO YOU USE SARCASM A LOT? Sometimes.

8. DO YOU STILL HAVE YOUR TONSILS? Yes.

9. WOULD YOU BUNGEE JUMP? No.

10. WHAT IS YOUR FAVOURITE CEREAL? Special K or Life.

11. DO YOU UNTIE YOUR SHOES WHEN YOU TAKE THEM OFF? No.

12. DO YOU THINK YOU ARE STRONG? That remains to be seen.

13. WHAT IS YOUR FAVOURITE ICE CREAM? Mississippi Mudd.

14. WHAT IS THE FIRST THING YOU NOTICE ABOUT PEOPLE? Their shoes. I typically look at the ground when I walk. I need to stop doing that.

15. RED OR PINK? Pink.

What happened to question 16?

17. WHO DO YOU MISS THE MOST? Jordan and my grandmother.

18. DO YOU WANT EVERYONE TO SEND THIS BACK TO YOU? Not really applicable, though people are free to respond with the survey in the comments.

19. WHAT COLOUR PANTS AND SHOES ARE YOU WEARING? Red FSU shorts. I don’t have shoes on, but when I go out to the car in a minute, it’ll be black flip-flops with rainbow straps.

20. WHAT WAS THE LAST THING YOU ATE? Spaghetti at Avanti’s.

21. WHAT ARE YOU LISTENING TO RIGHT NOW? The sound of Erika watching TV downstairs.

22. IF YOU WERE A CRAYON, WHAT COLOUR WOULD YOU BE? Inch Worm. It’s the awesomest shade of green ever.

23. FAVOURITE SMELLS? Hocus Pocus, Scarlet Oaks, Ginger Pumpkin (PartyLite candles). My grandma.

24. WHO WAS THE LAST PERSON YOU TALKED TO ON THE PHONE? My aunt Debby.

25. DO YOU LIKE THE PERSON WHO SENT THIS TO YOU? I live with her, I’d better like her after all this time. :P

26. FAVOURITE SPORTS TO WATCH? Baseball, football, golf, tennis, figure skating.

28. EYE COLOUR? Blue.

29. DO YOU WEAR CONTACTS? No, glasses are just easier.

30. FAVOURITE FOOD? Spaghetti.

31. SCARY MOVIES OR HAPPY ENDINGS? Happy endings. I hate scary movies. Though, to be honest, happy endings have been making me a little nauseous lately.

32. LAST MOVIE YOU WATCHED? “A Mighty Wind,” I believe. “WHA HAPPEN?!”

33. WHAT COLOUR SHIRT ARE YOU WEARING? Black t-shirt that says “Frack Me” on it (thank you Dragon*Con!).

34. SUMMER OR WINTER? Summer summer summer.

35. HUGS OR KISSES? Kisses.

36. FAVOURITE DESSERT? Ice cream or certain kinds of cheesecake. Only because they stopped making the Chocolate Rush at Friday’s.

37. MOST LIKELY TO RESPOND? Tim.

38. LEAST LIKELY TO RESPOND? Kim.

39. WHAT BOOK ARE YOU READING NOW? Nothing for pleasure. When I get ten seconds to myself, “Devil in the White City,” which Dan from work loaned me and I’d like to get back to him before I’m 130.

40. WHAT IS ON YOUR MOUSE PAD? I don’t have one; I use a laptop. <– what she said.

41. WHAT DID YOU WATCH ON T.V. LAST NIGHT? I don’t watch TV. Instead, I fall asleep with my face in my textbooks more often than I’d like to admit. Waking up at 2am asleep in “Major Problems in American History,” is not fun. FYI.

43. ROLLING STONES OR BEATLES? Beatles.

44. WHAT IS THE FARTHEST YOU HAVE BEEN FROM HOME? Halkidiki, Greece.

45. DO YOU HAVE A SPECIAL TALENT? Not really. Sewing, I guess, but it’s not like I’m incredible at that. I can do it, but I’m not amazing just yet.

46. WHERE WERE YOU BORN? Arlington Heights, IL.

47. WHOSE ANSWERS ARE YOU LOOKING FORWARD TO GETTING BACK? Nobody, since I don’t know who will read this and/or respond to it.