Ladies & Gentlemen, boys & girls, lads "n'" lasses, here is round two of FAQ - Finally Answer the damn Questions. Round one is here, although I could sum it up for you right now: I have this job and I went to UW, go dawgs.
6. Have you been to all 50 states?
When I was a precocious 19 year old, I began a quest I called '48 before 21.' My goal- to visit all the lower 48 states by the time I was 21.
I failed. By the time I could legally drink alcohol, I hadn't even been to Montana, which was two states away. Also, at the time, I was counting airport layovers as a legitimate 'visits' which I've since been told is truly reproachable behavior.
I'm almost 29 now, and I've been to every state except Hawaii and North Dakota. I keep hoping work will send me to North Dakota, but I don't see that happening. Still, a girl can hope! Come on, Bismarck public housing authorities!
7. What happened with the raw/vegan thing?
So I never intended to go completely raw or vegan.
I did think about eating primarily raw because at the time I lived in Seattle (it's big in Seattle) and I was rather heartbroken, and when I'm heartbroken I like to temporarily immerse myself in severe nutrition trends.
I quickly became disenchanted with the idea. The 80 dollar pan of raw peanutbutter and jelly bars put me over the edge.
Also, I'm completely un-heartbroken now and I eat whateverthehell. Absolutely whatever I want. It's become an issue. Just yesterday, I had to talk myself down from buying a bottle of champagne to drink while making dinner with my boyfriend.
I really think, said rational me, that you should save Champagne for when you have something special to celebrate.
Something special to celebrate? Irrational me shot back. We're making soup together!
What could be more celebratory?
Either way, I didn't buy it. Victory.
8. How did Hometeam get her name?
I once visited the distant island of Western Samoa. While I was there I built a toilet or something.
One of the islands was infested with cute puppies. The islanders spoke Samoan, but they had an English nickname for all the puppies- they called them all 'Hometeam.'
I decided this was the best name for a dog, ever. Hands down.
Five or six years later I had this terrible boyfriend. Just terrible. He had his moments, but still. Anyway, I told him my very special and secret dog name. He thought it was fantastic. When we broke up, he told me "I'm going to steal your dog name. And I'm obviously in more of a position to get a dog, so I'll probably get one first."
Three weeks later I picked out Hometeam.
Him: still no dog. I should add he's no longer so terrible.
That concludes round 2, thanks for playing everyone!
6. Have you been to all 50 states?
I failed. By the time I could legally drink alcohol, I hadn't even been to Montana, which was two states away. Also, at the time, I was counting airport layovers as a legitimate 'visits' which I've since been told is truly reproachable behavior.
I'm almost 29 now, and I've been to every state except Hawaii and North Dakota. I keep hoping work will send me to North Dakota, but I don't see that happening. Still, a girl can hope! Come on, Bismarck public housing authorities!
7. What happened with the raw/vegan thing?
I did think about eating primarily raw because at the time I lived in Seattle (it's big in Seattle) and I was rather heartbroken, and when I'm heartbroken I like to temporarily immerse myself in severe nutrition trends.
I quickly became disenchanted with the idea. The 80 dollar pan of raw peanutbutter and jelly bars put me over the edge.
Also, I'm completely un-heartbroken now and I eat whateverthehell. Absolutely whatever I want. It's become an issue. Just yesterday, I had to talk myself down from buying a bottle of champagne to drink while making dinner with my boyfriend.
I really think, said rational me, that you should save Champagne for when you have something special to celebrate.
Something special to celebrate? Irrational me shot back. We're making soup together!
What could be more celebratory?
Either way, I didn't buy it. Victory.
8. How did Hometeam get her name?
One of the islands was infested with cute puppies. The islanders spoke Samoan, but they had an English nickname for all the puppies- they called them all 'Hometeam.'
I decided this was the best name for a dog, ever. Hands down.
Five or six years later I had this terrible boyfriend. Just terrible. He had his moments, but still. Anyway, I told him my very special and secret dog name. He thought it was fantastic. When we broke up, he told me "I'm going to steal your dog name. And I'm obviously in more of a position to get a dog, so I'll probably get one first."
Three weeks later I picked out Hometeam.
Him: still no dog. I should add he's no longer so terrible.