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Old School Blogging – Alphabet Soup

My friend Andrea tagged me on her post that is making the rounds all along the blogosphere.

A. Attached or Single? My husband never wants to leave my side, so yeah, attached.

B. Best Friend? See above.

C. Cake or pie? Ice-cream cake

D. Day of choice? Thursdays have always been big party nights (Thursday Night Drinking Club or TNDC in grad school, now called Liquidity Preference Function)

E. Essential Item? Tempurpedic bed

F. Favorite color? Baby pink or rose gold if we’re talking jewelry!

G. Gummy bears or worms? Neither

H. Hometown? Born in Oaktown, raised in Alameda, schooled in Berkeley and Chicago, live in San Francisco

I. Favorite Indulgence? Steam rooms

J. January or July? Can’t go wrong with a summer month, so July.

K. Kids? Miracle baby in heaven

L. Life isn’t complete without? Food and wine

M. Marriage date?

Thursday June 3, 2010 at St. Dominic’s in San Francisco

Saturday June 12, 2010 at the Ace Hotel in Palm Springs

N. Number of brothers/sisters? Older sister Therese who looks like my twin

O. Oranges or Apples. I’m not really a fan of either, but I’ll take oranges.

P. Phobias? Mess, dirt, germs, bacteria, people who cough on the bus

Q. Quotes? Anything by Ayn Rand: The Fountainhead, Atlas Shrugged, the Romantic Manifesto. She is genius.

“Do not let your fire go out, spark by irreplaceable spark, in the hopeless swamps of the approximate, the not-quite, the not-yet, the not-at-all. Do not let the hero in your soul perish, in lonely frustration for the life you deserved, but have never been able to reach. Check your road and the nature of your battle. The world you desired can be won, it exists, it is real, it is possible, it’s yours.”

R. Reasons to smile? Too many to count.

S. Season of choice? There’s so much fun to be had in every season.

T. Tag 5 People.

Ferly at Gifts We Use

Jeanine at A Fabulous Life in Jamaica

Charlotte at My Pixie Blog

Dana at Kiss My List

Melanie at She’s Write

Amy at The Bloom-Print Project

Rachel at The Tao of Poop

U. Unknown fact about me? I’m an ex-Republican who went independent to campaign for Hillary Clinton. Hope to do it again in 2016.

V. Vegetable? Brussel sprouts!

W. Worst habit? I have a very bad temper and if you are unlucky enough to experience my wrath, watch out! I don’t take kindly to being taken advantage of.

X. Xray or Ultrasound? Ultrasounds bring painful memories so I’ll take Xrays.

Y. Your favorite food? Pork belly

Z. Zodiac sign? I’m kinda schizo (see U above) hence a Gemini.

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  1. Dana

    June 18, 2013 at 12:52 pm

    I was tagged for this A to Z last week too – posting it this week! So fun to learn more about some of my favorite bloggers. And I’ll try to stay on your good side to avoid that temper 🙂

    Reply
    • Catherine

      June 19, 2013 at 2:17 pm

      Dana, I was surprised I hadn’t seen one from you yet!

      Reply
  2. Janine Huldie

    June 18, 2013 at 1:48 pm

    I, too, am posting this one up tomorrow and truly found it to be so much fun. And being a Gemini, I am so with you on being a bit of a schizo, lol 🙂

    Reply
    • Catherine

      June 19, 2013 at 2:17 pm

      Janine, I am looking forward to reading yours!

      Reply
  3. Michelle

    June 18, 2013 at 6:16 pm

    Looks like some new blogs to check out! This ABC thing has been a lot of fun!! I love learning more about all my blog friends! I love brussel sprouts too! Have a bunch of recipes pinned, but I usually just roast them!

    Reply
    • Catherine

      June 19, 2013 at 2:18 pm

      I agree, such a great way to learn more about our favorite bloggers. As for Pinterest, goodness, I need to get to that as well!

      Reply
  4. Amy Kavelaris

    June 18, 2013 at 6:51 pm

    Thank you for tagging! So fun learning more about you and other bloggies out there!

    Love, Amy

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    • Catherine

      June 19, 2013 at 2:18 pm

      Yay Amy! Your blog is a new one I’ve discovered and I’m loving it!

      Reply
  5. Charlotte

    June 18, 2013 at 7:22 pm

    Love your answers to these! And that quote… So VERY much.

    Ewww, brussel sprouts?! I have tried. Several times. I should give them another chance. I don’t think we’ve been in the same room together since I was 12. LOL.

    Thanks so much for tagging me; this sounds like a lot of fun!

    Reply
    • Catherine

      June 19, 2013 at 2:20 pm

      Poor poor brussel sprouts, getting a bad rap. Ironically, they are all the rage here in the SF restaurant scene.

      Reply
  6. Kate

    June 18, 2013 at 7:37 pm

    I also dislike people who sneeze on the bus! Adorable about your husband never wanting to leave your side 🙂

    Reply
    • Catherine

      June 19, 2013 at 2:21 pm

      Whenever someone sneezes in the bus or the train, I make my way to another seat. I know, I’m awful! But I have a very bad immune system so I need to protect myself.

      Reply
  7. Joi @ Rx Fitness Lady

    June 18, 2013 at 9:15 pm

    I love rose gold jewelry too girl! This was interesting! This OSB is the business!

    Reply
    • Catherine

      June 19, 2013 at 2:27 pm

      My engagement ring and wedding band are both rose gold. I’m dark (my hands especially tend to be very tan), but I also have pinkish undertones so I think it goes really well with dark skin types.

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  8. The Dose of Reality

    June 19, 2013 at 2:29 pm

    Steam room is SUCH a good answer…I love those! Having so much fun with this meme…always interesting to learn more about our favorite bloggers! :)-Ashley

    Reply
  9. She'sWrite

    July 5, 2013 at 9:35 pm

    I’m so lame with this kind of thing. I want to participate and then I forget. Fast forward three/four weeks later and I’m like, oh! I need to do that one post about the thingymabob. At some point I’ll get my shiznit together. At some point.

    But really I just wanted to leave a quick comment, pork bellies? Really?

    Reply

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