Survey meme
(Stolen from 
zhelana)
Marriages: One. We ran over to California in 2008 the second it was legal, got married at the Orange County Courthouse, spent the weekend at Disneyland, and then came home and threw a reception at our house the next weekend.
π Divorces: None.
πΌ Children: None. Back when we were young and energetic, IVF was vastly too expensive, and the legal difficulties with same-sex adoption in Arizona were not small (and it's also vastly expensive.) I sort of mildly regret it now and then, especially now that I'm getting to the age where I think about how we'll deal when we get even older, but overall, I think I'm happy with our life as it is.
π¦ Pets right now: Bo (Lab/Shepherd-of-some-kind mix, we think), Churro and Cairo (Siamese mixes), Ma-San and Little Bit (alley cats of the finest kind.)
βοΈ Surgeries: I had all four wisdom teeth extracted, but that's it.
β Tattoos: Nope.
ππΌ Piercings: Two piercings in each earlobe.
βπΌ Quit a job: Once. I worked at a bookbindery at which the pay was low and the benefits non-existent, and the owners let everyone go for two weeks without pay every Christmas, so that they could shut the place down and kite off to their vacation home in Hawaii. I hope they were first against the wall when the revolution came.
π΄ Been to an Island: Many.
π What do you drive: 2015 Toyota Highlander.
βοΈ Flown on a plane: Quite a few times.
πΉ Favorite Drink: Coconut water.
β€ Fallen in love: Yep.
π Been cheated on: Not that I'm aware of.
π Rode in ambulance: Nope, though I probably should have at least once. The time I fell off my bike, several bystanders offered to call one, but I told them no, I couldn't afford it, the fall having completely knocked out of my head the concept of insurance. (At the time, I had awesome, incredible, platinum-level insurance -- the company ditched it for something cheaper several years ago, alas.)
π€ Sang karaoke: A couple of times
β Ice skating: Once, maybe twice? It did not go well. I couldn't go more than a foot or two without falling down.
π Been surfing: No
π’ Been on a Cruise: Several
π Rode on a motorcycle: Nope.
π Own a motorcycle: Nope.
π΄ Rode on a horse: Only at Girl Scout camp as a kid.
π² Almost died: Maybe? There was one time in college when we went rock climbing, and I got into a position beyond my skill to get out of, and was stuck, and could very easily have fallen fifty feet to a nasty death, or at least many broken bones, on sharp pointy rocks. Luckily, a friend got to me and helped me down. This is also why I have a fear of heights; it's gotten better over the years, but for quite awhile I couldn't get anywhere near a drop without having a mild panic attack. I still don't like them very much, unless I have something sturdy to hang on to.
And I have had assorted close calls in traffic over the years.
π₯ Stayed in a hospital: Nope.
π Favorite fruit: Cherries? Or maybe blueberries.
π Favorite Day: Saturdays.
π Favorite color: Blue
π² Last phone call: With my brother.
π± Last text: I think it was to a friend, letting them know that we had arrived at the place where we were meeting them.
π Watch someone pass: If pets count, then yes. I didn't get to be there with my mother or my sister or my father.
π΅οΈ Coffee or Tea: Tea. I only like coffee when it's heavily adulterated with cream and sugar. But honestly, I'd rather have milk/juice/water than either.
π½π° Favorite pie: Cherry, berry, or peach.
π Favorite pizza: Thin crust, pesto, chicken, tomatoes, artichoke hearts, black olives, fresh basil, and feta cheese.
πΆ Cats or dogs: Yes.
π Favorite Season: Spring.
π Favorite holiday: I... don't know. I would have said Christmas once, but right now it's still too closely associated with Mom's death for me to feel festive about it.
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zhelana)
Marriages: One. We ran over to California in 2008 the second it was legal, got married at the Orange County Courthouse, spent the weekend at Disneyland, and then came home and threw a reception at our house the next weekend.
π Divorces: None.
πΌ Children: None. Back when we were young and energetic, IVF was vastly too expensive, and the legal difficulties with same-sex adoption in Arizona were not small (and it's also vastly expensive.) I sort of mildly regret it now and then, especially now that I'm getting to the age where I think about how we'll deal when we get even older, but overall, I think I'm happy with our life as it is.
π¦ Pets right now: Bo (Lab/Shepherd-of-some-kind mix, we think), Churro and Cairo (Siamese mixes), Ma-San and Little Bit (alley cats of the finest kind.)
βοΈ Surgeries: I had all four wisdom teeth extracted, but that's it.
β Tattoos: Nope.
ππΌ Piercings: Two piercings in each earlobe.
βπΌ Quit a job: Once. I worked at a bookbindery at which the pay was low and the benefits non-existent, and the owners let everyone go for two weeks without pay every Christmas, so that they could shut the place down and kite off to their vacation home in Hawaii. I hope they were first against the wall when the revolution came.
π΄ Been to an Island: Many.
π What do you drive: 2015 Toyota Highlander.
βοΈ Flown on a plane: Quite a few times.
πΉ Favorite Drink: Coconut water.
β€ Fallen in love: Yep.
π Been cheated on: Not that I'm aware of.
π Rode in ambulance: Nope, though I probably should have at least once. The time I fell off my bike, several bystanders offered to call one, but I told them no, I couldn't afford it, the fall having completely knocked out of my head the concept of insurance. (At the time, I had awesome, incredible, platinum-level insurance -- the company ditched it for something cheaper several years ago, alas.)
π€ Sang karaoke: A couple of times
β Ice skating: Once, maybe twice? It did not go well. I couldn't go more than a foot or two without falling down.
π Been surfing: No
π’ Been on a Cruise: Several
π Rode on a motorcycle: Nope.
π Own a motorcycle: Nope.
π΄ Rode on a horse: Only at Girl Scout camp as a kid.
π² Almost died: Maybe? There was one time in college when we went rock climbing, and I got into a position beyond my skill to get out of, and was stuck, and could very easily have fallen fifty feet to a nasty death, or at least many broken bones, on sharp pointy rocks. Luckily, a friend got to me and helped me down. This is also why I have a fear of heights; it's gotten better over the years, but for quite awhile I couldn't get anywhere near a drop without having a mild panic attack. I still don't like them very much, unless I have something sturdy to hang on to.
And I have had assorted close calls in traffic over the years.
π₯ Stayed in a hospital: Nope.
π Favorite fruit: Cherries? Or maybe blueberries.
π Favorite Day: Saturdays.
π Favorite color: Blue
π² Last phone call: With my brother.
π± Last text: I think it was to a friend, letting them know that we had arrived at the place where we were meeting them.
π Watch someone pass: If pets count, then yes. I didn't get to be there with my mother or my sister or my father.
π΅οΈ Coffee or Tea: Tea. I only like coffee when it's heavily adulterated with cream and sugar. But honestly, I'd rather have milk/juice/water than either.
π½π° Favorite pie: Cherry, berry, or peach.
π Favorite pizza: Thin crust, pesto, chicken, tomatoes, artichoke hearts, black olives, fresh basil, and feta cheese.
πΆ Cats or dogs: Yes.
π Favorite Season: Spring.
π Favorite holiday: I... don't know. I would have said Christmas once, but right now it's still too closely associated with Mom's death for me to feel festive about it.
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