That 12-question meme
I haven't posted much this week, but there has been some stuff going on. I'm off to shop now, but hopefully I'll be able to post more later. Instead, have a meme to entertain you all. :D
You know how sometimes people on your friend's list post about stuff going on in their life, and all of a sudden you think "Wait a minute? Since when are they working THERE? Since when are they dating HIM/HER? since when???" And then you wonder how you could have missed all that seemingly pretty standard information, but somehow you feel too ashamed to ask for clarification because it seems like info you *should* already know? It happens to all of us sometimes.
Please copy mine below, erase my answers putting yours in their place then post it in your journal! Please elaborate on the questions that would benefit from elaboration! One-Word-Answers seldom help anyone out :)
1. First Name: Sharon. Specific people are allowed to call me Shaz, but that is a VERY short list.
2. Age: 28
3. Location: Brooklyn, New York
4. Occupation: I work in the Legal department of a Big International Publisher. Sometimes I like it a lot, sometimes it drives me absolutely insane.
5. Partner?: I am newly involved with J, a guy I met recently at a play and whom I hit it off with almost instantly. We have a ton of things in common, including a sense of humor, and things are really going awesome so far. I'm really happy.
6. Kids: I like them in general, provided they're well-behaved. As for my own, I have to be able to contemplate the idea of having them without first having an anxiety attack.
7. Brothers/Sisters:: As most of you know, I am fortunate to have quasisonic as my younger sibling. We're 22 months apart, most people think we're twins, and we really do get along really well.
8. Pets:: Allergic to almost everything. May one day get a dog, but not yet.
I had a guinea pig named Peanut Butter when I was 8 that I loved dearly and who lived to a ripe old guinea pig age of 7 years. We also briefly had a cat named Einstein whom we rescued from certain death, but who unfortunately proved the depth of my mother's and my cat allergies. :(
9. List the 3-5 biggest things going on in your life:
A) I've been experiencing all of the fun and strangeness and negotiations that one encounters in a fledgling relationship, and trying to finally accept that something good may have come along without the accompanying kick in the head that I'm used to. I hope.
B) My sister is engaged. Granted, she's engaged to a great guy whom I think is great for her and that they'll be happy. But this is MY BABY SISTER and she's GETTING MARRIED. ZOMG. It's a lot to take in, you know.
C) I'm going to Las Vegas with redesigner in August. We're going for the usual round of Vegas-ness, but with the added bonus of attending the gigantic Star Trek Con. I'm more psyched about this than I thought I would be. I'm not sure if I'm cosplaying as anyone yet, though I've had ideas. Nor am I sure of what I'll be going to see, aside from the Las Vegas Philharmonic's salute to the Music of Star Trek, which hopefully will not conflict with some other things I want to see. Know this - if it costs more than $30 to get into? I ain't interested. :P
10. School: I graduated from the State University of New York at Albany in 2002. I graduated Magna Cum Laude, with a major in English (concentration in writing), and minors in History and Journalism. Going to UA was one of the smarter things I think I ever did. I did well, I made friends, and got a lot of fantastic experience there. All this, plus a relatively low student loan bill. My amazing parents (more on them in a minute) put it to me like this: I could go to one of the many prestigious schools I was accepted to and be $160,000 in debt, or I could go to this really good State school and be $16,000 in debt. They told me that I was smart and hard working enough that where my diploma was from would not matter. And they were right.
11. Parents: My parents are awesome. No, really. Ask anyone. They're beyond cool. They don't try to be, mind you. They never pulled that stupid "Oh, we're BFF" stuff. They just succeeded in being interesting people who knew how to talk to their kids instead of at them. They set clear rules, didn't stand for any crap, and were just indulgent enough (I think). And, somehow, they managed to raise me as a Stealth!Geek. As someone who grew up honestly surprised to discover that other people's parents didn't watch Star Trek or read Science Fiction.
They've always supported me, too. When I told them about how my insisted upon plan to become a business major had been changed so that I would be an English major instead, both of them cheered with relief that I'd come to my senses. They've also always been super supportive of my writing, and of me in general. Again, I am lucky. :)
12. Who are some of your closest friends?:
There are so many. I mean, how do you choose?
There are the ones I can barely go two days without talking to, who have listened to the lion's share of my whining and with whom I engage in the best snarking.
There are the ones I don't see as often as I like, but whom I have endless amounts of fun with when I do.
There are ones that I've known for ages and ages and whom I can't imagine my life without.
I could name names, but I think you all know who you are. :)
And now, praise the Universe, I get to GET OUT OF HERE!! YAY summer Friday!
You know how sometimes people on your friend's list post about stuff going on in their life, and all of a sudden you think "Wait a minute? Since when are they working THERE? Since when are they dating HIM/HER? since when???" And then you wonder how you could have missed all that seemingly pretty standard information, but somehow you feel too ashamed to ask for clarification because it seems like info you *should* already know? It happens to all of us sometimes.
Please copy mine below, erase my answers putting yours in their place then post it in your journal! Please elaborate on the questions that would benefit from elaboration! One-Word-Answers seldom help anyone out :)
1. First Name: Sharon. Specific people are allowed to call me Shaz, but that is a VERY short list.
2. Age: 28
3. Location: Brooklyn, New York
4. Occupation: I work in the Legal department of a Big International Publisher. Sometimes I like it a lot, sometimes it drives me absolutely insane.
5. Partner?: I am newly involved with J, a guy I met recently at a play and whom I hit it off with almost instantly. We have a ton of things in common, including a sense of humor, and things are really going awesome so far. I'm really happy.
6. Kids: I like them in general, provided they're well-behaved. As for my own, I have to be able to contemplate the idea of having them without first having an anxiety attack.
7. Brothers/Sisters:: As most of you know, I am fortunate to have quasisonic as my younger sibling. We're 22 months apart, most people think we're twins, and we really do get along really well.
8. Pets:: Allergic to almost everything. May one day get a dog, but not yet.
I had a guinea pig named Peanut Butter when I was 8 that I loved dearly and who lived to a ripe old guinea pig age of 7 years. We also briefly had a cat named Einstein whom we rescued from certain death, but who unfortunately proved the depth of my mother's and my cat allergies. :(
9. List the 3-5 biggest things going on in your life:
A) I've been experiencing all of the fun and strangeness and negotiations that one encounters in a fledgling relationship, and trying to finally accept that something good may have come along without the accompanying kick in the head that I'm used to. I hope.
B) My sister is engaged. Granted, she's engaged to a great guy whom I think is great for her and that they'll be happy. But this is MY BABY SISTER and she's GETTING MARRIED. ZOMG. It's a lot to take in, you know.
C) I'm going to Las Vegas with redesigner in August. We're going for the usual round of Vegas-ness, but with the added bonus of attending the gigantic Star Trek Con. I'm more psyched about this than I thought I would be. I'm not sure if I'm cosplaying as anyone yet, though I've had ideas. Nor am I sure of what I'll be going to see, aside from the Las Vegas Philharmonic's salute to the Music of Star Trek, which hopefully will not conflict with some other things I want to see. Know this - if it costs more than $30 to get into? I ain't interested. :P
10. School: I graduated from the State University of New York at Albany in 2002. I graduated Magna Cum Laude, with a major in English (concentration in writing), and minors in History and Journalism. Going to UA was one of the smarter things I think I ever did. I did well, I made friends, and got a lot of fantastic experience there. All this, plus a relatively low student loan bill. My amazing parents (more on them in a minute) put it to me like this: I could go to one of the many prestigious schools I was accepted to and be $160,000 in debt, or I could go to this really good State school and be $16,000 in debt. They told me that I was smart and hard working enough that where my diploma was from would not matter. And they were right.
11. Parents: My parents are awesome. No, really. Ask anyone. They're beyond cool. They don't try to be, mind you. They never pulled that stupid "Oh, we're BFF" stuff. They just succeeded in being interesting people who knew how to talk to their kids instead of at them. They set clear rules, didn't stand for any crap, and were just indulgent enough (I think). And, somehow, they managed to raise me as a Stealth!Geek. As someone who grew up honestly surprised to discover that other people's parents didn't watch Star Trek or read Science Fiction.
They've always supported me, too. When I told them about how my insisted upon plan to become a business major had been changed so that I would be an English major instead, both of them cheered with relief that I'd come to my senses. They've also always been super supportive of my writing, and of me in general. Again, I am lucky. :)
12. Who are some of your closest friends?:
There are so many. I mean, how do you choose?
There are the ones I can barely go two days without talking to, who have listened to the lion's share of my whining and with whom I engage in the best snarking.
There are the ones I don't see as often as I like, but whom I have endless amounts of fun with when I do.
There are ones that I've known for ages and ages and whom I can't imagine my life without.
I could name names, but I think you all know who you are. :)
And now, praise the Universe, I get to GET OUT OF HERE!! YAY summer Friday!