Admitting my ABCs

Friday, July 24, 2015
Ah, another Facebook meme, moved to blog-space because I'm verbose. 
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A- Age: 50. Can you believe that shit? There were so many years where I was always the youngest person in the room on a professional basis, and now that's most assuredly not the case. Also? My shoulder has started to hurt for no apparent reason. Lovely.
 
B- Biggest Fear: Dementia. As I've gotten older, my memory has started to go, and I'm terrified I'm doomed to a later life of fear and dementia. Scary. 

 
C- Current Time: 7:27 a.m. I have a non-participatory call every Friday at 7:00 a.m., so I'm listening while answering.

 
D- Drink you last had: Caramel Vanilla Coffee. Hm....coffee. 


E- Easiest Person To Talk to: This is a tough one. There are three people in my life with whom I can share anything: 

  • The Smart Man, because he's my partner in this life, and I love him to pieces. And he's my friend, too, which is extra-special bonus material. It's dreadfully important for me to have a partner I like, and who likes me in return. I've done it the other way, and it blows.
  • The Mechanicky Gal and Sister Stacey, because they're my sisters, and I love them. They've seen me at the absolute lowest points in my life (and in the case of The Mechanicky Gal, more than once), and have helped pull me back into the light. It's not an exaggeration to say their friendship is one of the most precious things in my life. 
I once heard a piece of marriage advice that was basically, "Nurture your friendships with other women." Just so. It's inappropriate to ask a single person, even if they're your spouse, to be ALL THINGS to you.

F- Favorite Song: At the moment it's The Parting Glass, performed by Peter Hollens.


G- Grossest Memory: Being initiated to Chief Petty Officer while serving on the USS JASON. Yuck.


H- Hometown: Wheat Ridge, Colorado

I- In love with: The Smart Man. <3>


J- Jealous Of: I'm not really jealous of anyone. But I am envious of parents who have never lost a child. 
 
 K- Killed Someone? No

L- Longest Relationship: 17 years


M- Middle Name: Janiece


N- Number of Siblings: None that aren't dead to me. But I have Sister Stacey and the Mechanicky Gal, so I consider that an outcome that's well to my advantage.

 
O- One Wish: To have been able to save my daughter. 

 
P- Person who you last called: Mom. I really, really don't like to talk on the phone, but make an exception for (as Moe used to call it) "The Parentals."


Q- Question you're always asked: "Would you mind taking this on?"

R- Reason to smile: Miss Jackson Pi

S- Song you last sang: Wreck of the Day, recorded by Anna Nalick


T- Time you woke up: 5:58 a.m. Thank you, Miss Jackson Pi.
 
U- Underwear Color: Peach paisley

 
V- Vacation Destination: New York, NY (with Sister Stacey and the Superlative J.R.! Squee!)


W- Worst Habit: Being self-righteous. I've been struggling with this for YEARS, and some days I'm more successful in keeping it under control than others. 

X- Xrays you've had: Both feet, wrist, knee
 
Y- Your favorite food: The edible kind.

 
Z- Zodiac Sign: Who cares?

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You can thank longtime reader Anissa_Roy for this one.

3 comments:

John the Scientist said...

Oooh, we can combine V and Y when you come to NYC - for sufficiently lenient definitions of "edible".

When are you coming to NY again?

:D

Janiece said...

Forget about it, John. The only questionable thing I'm eating while there is a hot dog at Yankee Stadium.

LucyInDisguise said...

In other news:

Quote: USS JASON was both decommissioned and stricken from the Navy list on June 24, 1995. At that point of time, the JASON was the Navy's oldest ship in active commission. JASON was subsequently berthed at the Suisun Bay Reserve Fleet, Benecia, Calif. The ship was sold for scrap in November 2006. The JASON was later towed to Marine Metal, Inc., at Brownsville, Tx., arriving there on March 1, 2007. Scrapping started shortly thereafter.

Just don't say i never gave ya nuthin ...

Lucy