Heh heh, its been a while, no? I've got good excuses. Trying to plan when and where and how to have my wedding (a week after I graduate medical schoo, in the church where my parents got married, reception in a lovely garden...), trying and suceeding to apply to residency programs (interviews scheduled at 9/10 places that I applied to!), trying to shine like a star during my BUSY but AMAZING month with the Family Practice Hospitalist service. Turns out Family Medicine inpatient floors are WAY better than regular Medicine floors, or at least at my hospital they are!!
Anyhow, I've been busy, but knitting. I'll do pictures later, but now I feel compelled to steal from Sarah, one of my maids-to-be and someone that I wish were closer to tell me how to do this whole wedding thing...Anyway, I always loved these things when they were emails, and couldn't resist sending them on.
48 Things You Could Care Less About
1. FIRST NAME? Mia
2. WERE YOU NAMED AFTER ANYONE? Mia means "mine" in Italian (and Spanish, but my parents didn't know that), and my dad is Italian. I was NOT named after Mia Farrow.
3. WHEN DID YOU LAST CRY? Uh...Saturday when I realized I had bounced my rent check. I hate being stupid and irresponsible!
4. DO YOU LIKE YOUR HANDWRITING? When I try it is pretty neat and legible, which is more than I can say for most doctors, and I'm determined to keep it that way, so yes. I do like my handwriting.
5. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE LUNCHMEAT? I like Tofurkey deli slices. Yes, that is tofu that tastes a bit like turkey, but really is good just because it makes a more filling and tasty sandwich. Tofurkey is the best of the veggie deli meat brands, the others tend to be slimy and not too flavorful. I also highly recommend Tofurkey for Christmas and Thanksgiving. It is SOOO good.
6. IF YOU WERE ANOTHER PERSON WOULD YOU BE FRIENDS WITH YOU? I hope so. Some of my friends are a lot like me, so I THINK so.
7. DO YOU HAVE A JOURNAL? No. I have some old ones, but sometimes I find them and rip up the stupid pages. I know that is counterproductive to keeping one in the first place, but that's the way I am. Sometimes the past embarrases me.
8. DO YOU STILL HAVE YOUR TONSILS? Yeah. Despite having so much strep that I eventually got rheumatic fever in first grade, I do indeed have my tonsils.
9. WOULD YOU BUNGEE JUMP? No. I have a gut crushing fear of jumping from high places, and would be paralyzed with fear. Also, I have a bad neck/upper back from a run-in with a canoe and I don't need it to bother me any more than it already does.
10. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE CEREAL? I go through cereal phases. But if nutritional value were not an issue, I would have to say Golden Grahams, although I NEVER eat it because it is JUNK.
11. DO YOU UNTIE YOUR SHOES WHEN YOU TAKE THEM OFF? Most of the shoes I wear daily (Dansko clogs) don't have laces. But sneaker and running shoes...nope, I just slide them off. Unlike Sarah, I have silly little feet.
12. DO YOU THINK YOU ARE STRONG? In some ways yes. Like in the hospital doing mediciny things. But in some ways I'm a big wimp, just ask my fiancee.
13. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE ICE CREAM FLAVOR? Ice cream I don't eat. But sorbet, I do. And favorite flavor? Ben and Jerry's Chocolate, or Emack and Bolio's Passionfruit. Also, in Italy they are kind enough to have soy gelato, and that I'll take in any flavor. Chocolate, pistachio, hazelnut...hmmm. I need soy gelato.
14. SHOE SIZE? 7.5.
15. RED OR PINK? Pink looks better on me, although for years I HATED it. Now I like it.
16. WHAT IS THE LEAST FAVORITE THING ABOUT YOURSELF? Although overall I'm organized, I occasionally royally screw up (see the part above about bounced checks), and although I keep the kitchen in our house clean, I tend to be a bit of a clutter bug in other areas of the house (my desk...).
17. WHO DO YOU MISS THE MOST? Right now, planning my wedding, I wish so much that my Nana was going to be there. She would have danced the Irish jig. I also really miss my college friends, you know who you are, because we were like PB&J for 4 years, and now I hardly see them, and there are some things that only they understand.
18. DO YOU WANT EVERYONE TO SEND THIS BACK TO YOU? Eh. I want to see it on more blogs...
19. WHAT COLOR PANTS, SHIRT AND SHOES ARE YOU WEARING? Shoes: Dansko "Cordovan" color-a reddish maroon. Shirt: white with pink stitching down front button placket. Pants: Grey with white and pink pinstripes.
20. LAST THING YOU ATE? An apple.
21. WHAT ARE YOU LISTENING TO RIGHT NOW? Disco Inferno by 50 Cent. I have a strange fondness for bad hip-hop.
22. IF YOU WERE A CRAYON, WHAT COLOR WOULD YOU BE? A green one, not too yellow-green, more blue green.
23. FAVORITE SMELL? Garlic in olive oil on the stove, Christmas dinner smells, wool with lanolin, Cape Cod beaches, my finace after he gets out of the shower, ginger.
24. WHO WAS THE LAST PERSON YOU TALKED TO ON THE PHONE? My dad.
25. THE FIRST THING YOU NOTICE ABOUT PEOPLE YOU ARE ATTRACTED TO? Eyes. Eyes. Eyes.
26. DO YOU LIKE THE PERSON you stole THIS from? I adore Sarah. I miss Sarah.
27. FAVORITE DRINK? Water, Odwalla Limeade, apple cider, recently Red Rose Tea.
28. FAVORITE SPORT? To watch: Baseball and then football, and college basketball but only if it is Indiana or Umass. To play: field hockey on a crisp fall day.
29. EYE COLOR? Blue.
30. HAT SIZE? Huge. I don't know mine, but it is huge. Huge.
31. DO YOU WEAR CONTACTS? Yes.
32. FAVORITE FOOD? Tofu, black beans, guacamole, my mom's stuffing, crusty bread, potato anything, brussels sprouts, broccoli, asparagus. Scallion pancakes. Pancakes. Chocolate soy milk from Trader Joe's. Can't chose just one. I love food.
33. SCARY MOVIES OR HAPPY ENDINGS? I personally like happy endings, and a good romantic movie always gets me teary eyed. However, my honey likes the scary movies, and I have to say that watching them with him is pretty fun, because he will simultaneously be very snuggly and protective, but also try to scare the crap out of me by startling me. Never gets old.
34. SENSE OR SENSIBILITY? I'm Elinor too, like Sarah.
35. SUMMER OR WINTER? Both please. I do hate when it is super hot and humid in the summer, unless I'm near the ocean, in which case I'm in heaven. Winter is fun, although this year I'm guessing that my 40 minute commute will make life less fun than usual...
36. HUGS OR KISSES? Hmm. Hugs from friends, kisses from my fiance. But I like his hugs a whole lot, too.
37. FAVORITE DESSERT? A nice fruit sorbet, or a piece of good chocolate.
38. WHO IS MOST LIKELY TO RESPOND? Oh, let’s skip these next two. It doesn’t matter.
39. LEAST LIKELY TO RESPOND?
40. WHAT BOOKS ARE YOU READING? The Jungle, by Upton Sinclair. A book on EKG interpretations.
41. WHAT’S ON YOUR MOUSE Pad? I had one from my mom that was vases from Taipei. She got it while in Taiwan at a conference in her honor.
42. WHAT DID YOU WATCH LAST NIGHT ON TV? Last night was laundry night. TONIGHT we will watch Jericho, which we don't much like but are kinda hooked on, and LOST, which we adore and can't live without.
43. FAVORITE SOUNDS? Baby noises. The voices of my family. The click of
the needles. Regular heart beats! When dogs "talk" to you. A fan at night to sleep with. Church bells around Christmas time. Christmas songs around Christmas time. When I make my fiance REALLY laugh. Waves. Thunder. Running water. Guinea pig squeaks.
44. ROLLING STONES OR BEATLES? Beatles.
45. THE FURTHEST YOU’VE BEEN FROM HOME? Italy. Junior year.
46. WHAT’S YOUR SPECIAL TALENT? Knitting? Cooking random stuff that somehow turns out good? I don't know.
47. WHERE WERE YOU BORN? Chicago, Illinois. My poor little mom was in labor with me for 36 freaking hours.
48. WHO SENT THIS TO YOU? Sarahkins.
