- July 3rd 2026 -
Personally, do you think you have a nice smile? It's alright.
Do you have a nervous twitch? Nothing specific. I just get generally fidgety when I'm nervous.
Have you ever taken care of a drunk friend? No.
How about a hungover friend? No.
Does the idea of snow peaked mountains and a large lake sound appealing? Definitely.
Pick any number that has personal significance to you? 7. It was the fleet number of the plane I did my first solo flight in.
Have you ever lost your luggage at an airport? Nope.
Have you ever been on a rollercoaster that actually scared you? No. I hated Magnum at Cedar Point, but that was because it was such a rough ride that it gave me a headache, not because it scared me.
Do you know anyone who can fluently speak more than two languages? Probably.
The last person who texted you, have you ever fought with them? No. We occasionally have disagreements, but we never fight.
How many windows are open on your computer right now? 3.
Do you have a fairly fast or slow internet connection? It's very fast.  We have gigabit fiber internet.
Have you ever gone in a sauna? Nope.
Out of these colors, which appeals most to you: orange, blue, or green? Either blue or green.  Those are my two favorite colors. I don't like orange very much.
Have you celebrated your birthday yet this year? Yes, my birthday is in the very first week of the year.
Is there anything youâre saving up for? Not at the moment, but we might start saving up for a bigger down payment on a house in the DC area, if we decide to move back there.  Houses there are much more expensive and I'd want to add on to whatever we'd get in equity from the sale of our current house.
Are you taller than most of your friends? Nope.
Know anyone with a really annoying laugh? Not that I can think of.
Have you ever punched someone and broke their nose? No.  I did split a bully's lip open when I was 10, though.  He had been teasing/bullying me for about a year, then one day we had all gotten off the school bus and he thought it would be acceptable to throw a chunk of snow/ice at my head.  Something in me snapped and I turned around and punched him in the face.  He ran home crying to his mom, and his mom called my mom to complain that I hurt her precious little baby lol, and my mom was like, well maybe you should raise your son to not bully other kids if you don't want him to be retaliated against.  The little shit didn't bother me again after that.
What is the longest time you have gone without sleep? It think it was close to 2 days.  I was working airport ops and it was the air show weekend so I was extremely busy.
Have you ever been someplace tropical? Yeah.
If given the opportunity, would you act in a commercial? Nope, no thanks.
You see an ant on the ground, do you squish it? No.  If it's outside, I wouldn't bother it at all.  If it was in my house, and there was more than just the one ant, then I'd just put down some Terro ant baits.
Have you ever baked a pie? Yep.  Many times.
What is your favorite social networking site? Tumblr, assuming you'd call this social networking versus a blogging site.
Who was the last person to call you? My husband.
Does anyone in your family tell funny stories? Yeah, a few people.
Is there a war memorial where you live? Yes, there's one in town.
Has anyone in your family fought in any of the wars? Both of my great-grandfathers on my mom's side were in the Navy during WWII.  I also have a bunch of ancestors who fought in the American Revolution.
Would you make any changes to your current bedroom? I'm slowly making changes.  I think the next thing I want to do is change out the light fixture.  And I can't decide if I want to re-paint the room or not.
Has a stray dog ever tried to bite you? No.  Not a stray.  My aunt-in-law's unhinged dog tried to bite me last year, though.  All of my husbands' relative's dogs have serious behavioral issues, thanks to them all being stupid as fuck when it comes to dog ownership.  They don't train them and they don't properly socialize them.
When riding a bus, do you prefer to sit up front, down back or the middle? Doesn't matter to me.  I almost never ride buses, though.  Pretty much only airport shuttles while traveling.
Have you ever been on a cross-country train ride? Not yet. I'll be traveling from London to Inverness on a train in a few months (assuming we do actually go on this trip⌠depends on my brother and sister-in-law's house-hunting timeline). So far, the farthest I've traveled on a train was just Wilmington to the Baltimore airport.
Are you normally a person to tell people off? I reserve that for extreme situations.  I don't tell people off for minor things.
Name an object that most would consider odd thatâs special to you? My very first sectional chart that I used when I started flight training. I had it pinned up on my wall for a while after the new ones were issued.
What animal have you always wanted as a pet but couldnât have? The only animal I'd want as a pet are budgies, and I've already had budgies.
Do you currently have any bug bites? Nope.
Is where you live on a boulevard, road, street, or avenue? Keep guessing. :-P
Is there currently any caffeine in your system? Yes, I just finished a cup of Irish breakfast tea.
Look around, are things organized? Somewhat.
Is there any TV show that ended that you wish hadnât? Yes, I wish The Expanse hadn't ended at that point in the story.  The books go much farther and the TV show left off at a weird point. There were plot lines that you'd be left wondering "wtf was that about?" if you didn't know what happens later on in the books.
Know what youâre planning to do after this? I need to go into town to get some groceries. I should go soon because I just noticed there are some thunderstorms heading this way.
