Thanks.... (and a meme)

...for the kind words yesterday.  I really needed to hear (see) them.  Yesterday was a very bad day.  I am trying to make today a better one.  I am not really ready to talk about what's going on but I will.  Soon.  Suffice it to say that no one is ill or injured and I have not lost my job.  Details to follow.

And in the interests of cheering up a bit, I decided to fill out this meme which has been making the rounds.

1. Elaborate on your default icon.
It's a picture my daughter took of me back in March?  February? when we both went to get our hair done.  It's one of the few pictures of myself that I like.

2. What's your current relationship status?
Been in a relationship with David for 4.5 years.  We've been living together for 3 years.

3. Ever have a near-death experience?
Not personally, but I've been close to one.  Remind me to tell y'all about Rob and the 65' cliff some time.

4. Name an obvious quality you have.
Optimistic

5. What's the name of the song that's stuck in your head right now?
Let it Snow, Let it Snow, Let it Snow (MAKE IT STOP!!)

6. Name a celebrity you would marry.
Patrick Stewart.  Liam Neeson.  George Clooney.  Sam Elliott.  Sam Neill.  Alan Rickman.

[Eliminated stupid question.]

8. Has anyone ever said you look like a celebrity?
Yes, I was actually mistaken once for Kathy Najimy.  I don't really think I look that much like her, but I had a heck of an evening because of that.

9. Do you wear a watch? What kind?
Yes, I feel weird without a watch on.  I have a Fossil watch that David got me for my birthday about 3 (4?) years ago.

10. Do you have anything pierced?
Just one hole in each ear.

11. Do you have any tattoos?
No.  It's against my religion and anyway, I don't really like them.

12. Do you like pain?
I'm not a pain junkie, no but I have a pretty high tolerance. 

13. Do you like to shop?
I love to buy things for the people I love but just wandering around a mall?  Shoot me first, please.

14. What was the last thing you paid for with cash?
My dry cleaning this morning.

15. What was the last thing you paid for with your credit card?
I don't use a credit card.  I keep one just for emergencies but I rarely use it.  Can't remember the last time...

16. Who was the last person you spoke to on the phone?
The large group of trainees I just taught in a class for work.  They were all over the place: New York, Kansas City, London and Hong Kong.

17. What is on your desktop background?
A picture of Lake Willoughby in Vermont in full Autumn foliage.

18. What is the background on your cell phone?
A picture of David in Vermont when we were on the cow quest.

19. Do you like redheads?
Of course!  I am one and I gave birth to one.

20. Do you know any twins?
I used to, but not lately.

21. Do you have any weird relatives?
O don't get me started.

22. What was the last movie you watched?
Funny Girl

23. If you had $100 to spare, who would you give it to?
Either UVM or Champlain College - tuition bills are killing me.

24. What was your favorite book as a child?
Charlotte's Web by E.B. White

Thanks.... (and a meme)

...for the kind words yesterday.  I really needed to hear (see) them.  Yesterday was a very bad day.  I am trying to make today a better one.  I am not really ready to talk about what's going on but I will.  Soon.  Suffice it to say that no one is ill or injured and I have not lost my job.  Details to follow.

And in the interests of cheering up a bit, I decided to fill out this meme which has been making the rounds.

1. Elaborate on your default icon.
It's a picture my daughter took of me back in March?  February? when we both went to get our hair done.  It's one of the few pictures of myself that I like.

2. What's your current relationship status?
Been in a relationship with David for 4.5 years.  We've been living together for 3 years.

3. Ever have a near-death experience?
Not personally, but I've been close to one.  Remind me to tell y'all about Rob and the 65' cliff some time.

4. Name an obvious quality you have.
Optimistic

5. What's the name of the song that's stuck in your head right now?
Let it Snow, Let it Snow, Let it Snow (MAKE IT STOP!!)

6. Name a celebrity you would marry.
Patrick Stewart.  Liam Neeson.  George Clooney.  Sam Elliott.  Sam Neill.  Alan Rickman.

[Eliminated stupid question.]

8. Has anyone ever said you look like a celebrity?
Yes, I was actually mistaken once for Kathy Najimy.  I don't really think I look that much like her, but I had a heck of an evening because of that.

9. Do you wear a watch? What kind?
Yes, I feel weird without a watch on.  I have a Fossil watch that David got me for my birthday about 3 (4?) years ago.

10. Do you have anything pierced?
Just one hole in each ear.

11. Do you have any tattoos?
No.  It's against my religion and anyway, I don't really like them.

12. Do you like pain?
I'm not a pain junkie, no but I have a pretty high tolerance. 

13. Do you like to shop?
I love to buy things for the people I love but just wandering around a mall?  Shoot me first, please.

14. What was the last thing you paid for with cash?
My dry cleaning this morning.

15. What was the last thing you paid for with your credit card?
I don't use a credit card.  I keep one just for emergencies but I rarely use it.  Can't remember the last time...

16. Who was the last person you spoke to on the phone?
The large group of trainees I just taught in a class for work.  They were all over the place: New York, Kansas City, London and Hong Kong.

17. What is on your desktop background?
A picture of Lake Willoughby in Vermont in full Autumn foliage.

18. What is the background on your cell phone?
A picture of David in Vermont when we were on the cow quest.

19. Do you like redheads?
Of course!  I am one and I gave birth to one.

20. Do you know any twins?
I used to, but not lately.

21. Do you have any weird relatives?
O don't get me started.

22. What was the last movie you watched?
Funny Girl

23. If you had $100 to spare, who would you give it to?
Either UVM or Champlain College - tuition bills are killing me.

24. What was your favorite book as a child?
Charlotte's Web by E.B. White