11 Things About Moi

Morning! 

The lovely Shasta from In the Old Road tagged me in this little traveling question game, so I thought I'd play along. I was always a sucker for those awful 100-question email forwards, so this is right up my alley!

(How long until I start embarrassing him? Two months ago?)

1.  What was the first blog that you "followed"?
The first blog I read was The Pioneer Woman - my mom sent a couple recipes and that was how I discovered the whole world of fabulous blogs in 2009 (as opposed to just home photo diary blogs, which is how I was using the medium). The first home blog I actually followed was probably Centsational Girl, but I'm not absolutely certain -- I didn't dip my toes in the home blog water, I went a little crazy and started gobbling them up. Blogs, not my toes. That didn't quite work.

2.  Do you still have any Christmas decorations out?  (inside or outside).
Nope, no Christmas... but I admit, the snowflakes on my dining room chandelier and on the bathroom branch are still up -- it was still winter. I've been meaning to take them down for a couple weeks though. I'm lazy. You caught me!

3.  Who is your celebrity crush?
You mean right this second? Because I appreciate beauty. Jon Hamm, Ryan Gosling, Joaquin Phoenix (his smoldering eyes! oooh! aah!), Jeffrey Dean Morgan... I could go on. Okay, you twisted my arm. Paul Newman was gorgeous. Robert Redford still is. I have a habit of going all broody and developing crushes on actors when their characters are endearing even if they wouldn't appear shirtless on a magazine cover -- I wandered around pining for Zach Braff for a couple days after watching the Scrubs finale, for example. It's my hormones or something.

4.  Do you have children? (If yes, list age and sex)
Yep, I have two boys, aged 6 1/2 and 4 1/2. Half years are very a big deal at these ages.

 5.  Milk chocolate or dark chocolate?
It depends on the context, but by itself, I'll take dark chocolate. Unless there's a doughnut nearby. Then chocolate is for suckers.

6.  What is your favorite TV show?
Smart shows that make me laugh. The Office, 30 Rock, and Parks & Recreation. Love them.

7.  Do you have a nickname?  If so, what is it?
I've always been Anna Banana, but my husband started calling me 'bean' when we were dating and it stuck. I know I'm in trouble if he calls me Anna!

8.  What would you do if, all of a sudden, you had a full day of "me" time?  (no children, no husband, just you.)
Probably wonder what the heck I did with my spare time before I got married and had kids! Ha. Okay, I would probably relax - go get a pedicure, give myself a facial and read books with a bright green mud mask face... go out for drinks or lunch with girlfriends, maybe hit TJ Maxx... ;) Relax some more. I love quiet, and I don't get it a whole bunch. 

9.  Have you ever gone "unplugged" for over 24 hours? (No electronic devices, i.e. cell phones, computer, etc.)
Ohh, sure I have... after a while I stop thinking about it. Doesn't happen very often, but it's always nice to take a break! I'm actually torn over whether or not to upgrade to an iPhone this spring - while I'd love all those apps and fancy pants things... the idea of being plugged in constantly is also a little frightening and off-putting to me.

10.  Would you ever dine alone in a crowded restaurant?
Um, HECK no. I'm a giant wuss who is afraid of doing things alone.

11.  What are you wearing?
Pajamas. I'm hot like that. (Did I mention I haven't brushed my hair? Ooooh, yeah.)

Thanks for tagging me, Shasta!

Now I'm tagging all of you guys... I'd love to know:

1. If you could have a condiment dispensed from your navel, what would it be?

2. If you could travel anywhere, where would you go first?
3. If you were a professional wrestler what would your name be?

(and of course I have to answer these ones too: whipped cream/Greece/The Flailing Windmill of Pain)