honesty...

hey wendy! thanks for the nomination... i'm not sure how interesting this will be. i'm normally pretty terrible at coming up with lists about myself. but let's see... probably the more honest i am, the more interesting this will be...?

1. back in the day when i was in college... at all of my ilead director retreats, we had to come up with these sort of lists. mine were generally boring except when i would impulsively throw in something stupid like "i wish i were tyra banks." whoops? i can't help it that i'm drawn to tall women. they understand my plight in life.

2. i wish people would stop having babies or talking about babies. seriously. how many pregnancy tests can a girl go through? i'm seriously paranoid.

3. charlie and i -really- love our pets. like reallyreally. we sing a song about punkin to the tune of "apple bottom jeans"... called "hoggy-bottom pernk". and today we gave pernkin the scientific name "hoggybottomous poopsiana britanicaa." i mean... we don't study scientific names on our way to school every friday or anything...

4. i've always hated nature because i don't get along with it very well. i must have the blood volume of a pregnant lady (See! another reason to be paranoid!) because mosquitos are innately attracted to me. i could be standing next to charlie and have 12 of them swarming and biting me... and charlie? nothin. every night before bed, i run around the house and smash all the mosquitos that snuck in on the walls and ceiling. it infuriates charlie. but i can't sleep knowing they're drinking my blood and buzzing in my ear. BUT, despite my hatred of bugs, i LOVE living in a little trailer in the country. i hope to find a job on our side of the river so i can keep my life small-towned. i like it.

5. i am addicted to sugar. and when i say addicted... i mean if i resist eating something sweet long enough, chances are i will break and then binge on it. i believe this is called "related disordered eating." well done for the girl who wants to be a nutritionist. at least i will understand people if we talk about diet changes...?

6. i still cry when i get to missin' my mommy. (like every week. ask charlie.)

7. i -love- to cook... and HATE to clean up my mess. HATE. poor charlie. i'm a very messy cook because i like to experiment.

8. i think about children in other parts of the world pretty much every day. i remember the faces i saw in the garbage dump in nicaragua... the kids in la carpio... the girls in thailand. it brings me severe guilt for doing nothing to help them.

9. i want to foster/adopt. we want a big family. with lots of love. giving opportunities to kids that may not have had them. i would also -really- like to start an orphanage somewhere. i know charlie and i will travel and hopefully really help communities with nutrition and agricultural related issues. it makes me antsy. who knows how long we'll have to wait?

10. i love musicals. 7 brides for 7 brothers? christmas gift please?! haha charlie and i are going to see an hansel and gretle opera this weekend! yay! i think musicals of any sort require a lot of brilliance to put together.


the rest of the rules....
1. Must thank the person who gave you the award and list their blog and link it.
2. share 10 honest things about yourself...
3. Present this award to 7 others whose blogs you find brilliant in content and/or design, or those who have encouraged you.
4. Tell those 7 people they've been awarded HONEST SCRAP and inform them of these guidelines in receiving the award.

now my nominations? umm?
1. leslye. you'll say something crazy.
2. melissa. you neverever update. and i love you.
3. susan! i know you do daily things, but you could stand a change of pace?
4. charlie! please? update.
5. molly and her big-city stories..? maybe?
6. amy... you should consider restarting your blog! please?
i don't know. no one updates anymore. i miss my xanga.