kim through
   the looking glass

… from my sister Jenny’s blog. Wuhoo for stolen blog fodder!

I can’t get to sleep without:
Brushing my teeth!! But seriously, at this stage in my life (with a 3-month-old and all), I can fall asleep every night just fine, thank you!

If I were a doll, the accessories packaged with me would be:
Gwen, ring sling (or babywearing accessory of some sort), laptop

I have an irrational fear of:
Being attacked by a man while I’m walking somewhere (maybe that’s not irrational?)

At my grandparents house I usually eat:
Ummm … I remember once eating really nasty soup, does that count?

When I was born I weighed:
7 lbs something (Jenny, you were in the 7’s, too!)

I am most opposed to:
Commercialism, war, abortion, the “cry-it-out” method

On myspace I like to stalk:
Me no have no myspace. On Facebook, I often stalk my sisters =)

I am too old to be:
In grade school - or even high school, for that matter!

I find the thought of childbirth:
Exciting and empowering!

Next door to my house is:
Railroad tracks. Like RIGHT next door.

My feet are:
Flat. I need orthopedic shoes =(

My preferred style of jeans are:
Blue ones that have a bit of flare

I know how to cook:
Quite a bit of stuff!! That doesn’t mean I’ve been doing it lately, though …

I am annoyed at:
The fact that I can’t get anything done during the day anymore. I’ve realized I’m a ‘doing’ person and that not be able to ‘do’ drives me bonkers! I’m also annoyed that our house isn’t completely unpacked/set-up, even after being here for months and months …

Men should always:
Hold the door for women =)

Women should never:
Talk about others behind their backs (please remind me of this)

The scariest sea creature is:
Sharks

The world is over populated with:
Cell phones

I recently broke:
Hmm … I can’t remember!

I last cried because:
A girl I love very much is in a very difficult situation

My favorite shoes are:
My birkenstocks (that’s right. I wear birkenstocks)

As a parent my greatest fear is:
Being too selfish and my kids knowing it

When I think of Full House:
I think of the time I tried to start a club like the one in the book Phone Call from a Flamingo - did you even know there was a Full House Stephanie book series??

Chelsea tagged me for this meme, and I quote, “to help her blog about something other than the baby”. LOL Thanks, Chelsea!

What I was doing ten years ago:

1. Finishing grade eight
2. Hanging out with my friends watching horror movies
3. Discovering the internet and messaging random people on ICQ (best. feature. ever.)
4. Preparing to move to Kingston from Port Dover
5. Going on car rides with my sister Becky

5 things on my to-do list today (first off, well done on catching me on a day where I’ve GOT a to-do list):

1. Sweep the main floor of the house
2. Go through all the gifts from my shower with Brad
3. Go for a walk with Brad
4. Knit
5. Clean up my stuff from Brad’s desk

5 snacks I enjoy:

1. Plain yogurt with chocolate chips
2. Doritos
3. Cookies of any type
4. Ice cream!!
5. Salsa and tortilla chips

5 things I would do if I were a billionaire:

1. Build a Generations of Hope here in Hamilton
2. Buy up some houses in our neighbourhood to provide lower-cost housing
3. Pay off the mortgage … and the mortgages of all our family members (maybe student debts as well)
4. Open a yarn shop on Locke Street
5. Do some crazy donating to World Vision and other worthy agencies

5 bad habits

1. Stolen from Chelsea - not thinking before I speak
2. Being sometimes a little too sarcastic
3. Chewing on the insides of my cheeks
4. Forgetting to pray =(
5. Not putting my stuff in it’s place

5 places I’ve lived:

1. Port Dover
2. Kingston
3. Simcoe
4. Waterloo
5. Guelph
6. Hamilton

5 jobs I’ve had:

1. Blueberry picker
2. Non-Registered Nephrology Technician (heehee)
3. Dish pig
4. McDonald’s CSR
5. Microbiology Laboratory Technician

Tag some people:

1. My sister, Jenny because she’s confused about this whole ‘tagging’ thing
2. Ryanne
3. I’m not tagging any more people, because the last time no one did it!

I found this meme on the ramblings and thought I’d fill it out - it’s a pretty good one!

1. One book that changed your life: The Irresistable Revolution (Shane Claiborne)

Brad and I celebrate our first anniversary today! YAY us! I can’t believe it’s already been a year! It’s just flown by!

We took borrowed a car and drove down to the Norfolk County Fair for the afternoon and had a great time looking at the ridiculously sized squash! I’m currently yearning for my camera cord so I can share the insanity that is an 1100 lb pumpkin. We then went for a fantastic dinner at The Erie Beach Hotel (where myself and both sisters once worked - and it literally hasn’t. changed. a bit. since I worked there, almost 10 years ago!), played mini-golf, walked around town, and stayed overnight at Clonmel Estates - a huuuuge estate that I’ve wanted to stay at ever since I was a little girl! It was the perfect ending to our first year together, and the perfect beginning to the next! I think we’re going to try and visit places in only Ontario for our anniversaries - I think it would be tonnes of fun to pick a different place in Ontario every year to visit!

Crystal from The Song of My Soul tagged me again =) This time it’s for a screenshot of your desktop. So without further ado, here’s the insanity of my desktop currently (it’s been much, much worse):

Can you see the documents on the right at the bottom?

Those are all the documents I currently have open for composing my paper. Ugh.

Doing memes is like blogging for dummies. I love it!

This meme is ‘The Moaning Meme’ - I was tagged again by Crystal, apparently because I have some unfulfilled need to be flattered (lol) - thanks for the free pass to rant away! (Edited to add: Sarah at My Peculiar World also tagged me … I feel so special and loved!)
5 people who will be annoyed you tagged them.

1. Everybody I know who blogs.
2. I’m not tagging anyone.
3. (Because I’ve five and insulted that no one has responded to my tags from yesterday.)
4. So I’m beginning the moaning meme by moaning about that!
5. So there. (Really though, please do the meme even though I haven’t tagged you. You know you secretly want to!)

4 things that should go into room 101 and be removed from the face of the earth.

1. Spandex. I don’t care how skinny you are or that you’re a marathon runner and it cuts your time down, it’s ugly and wrong. The only time spandex was okay was the 80s, and seriously people, 80s fashion? Was only barely okay and should never be re-lived!
2. The AIDS virus (HIV). Need I expand on that? I think not.
3. Pornography. I think it’s destructive to society (and marriage!) and is disgusting.
4. Plastic. It’s a horrible polluter - not just the substance itself but the process to make it.

3 things people do that make you want to shake them violently.

1. Give unsolicited advice about childbearing. I believe that the choice to have children and if/when a couple chooses to have 0, 1, 2, 8, or 24 children is between that couple and God. Regardless of how you feel about their choice, it is none of your business and you should not presume that it is! (This is not directed at anyone in particular … just an observation!)
2. Ask really stupid questions. I know, I know, “there are no stupid questions.” But there are … oh yes, there are!
3. Muggings. Really now. You need to resort to pushing some old lady over and stealing her purse? I don’t think so.

2 things you find yourself moaning about.

1. How much I want to be finished school.
2. My job. I shouldn’t - really, it’s fantastic - but I do anyways.

1 thing the above answers tell you about yourself.

1. I complain a lot!

RULES

• Link to the original meme at freelancecynic.com so people know what it’s all about!
• Be as honest as possible, This is about letting people get to know the real you!
• Try not to insult anyone - unless they really deserve it or are very, very ugly!
• Post these rules at the end of every meme!

Well, Crystal from The Song of My Soul tagged me for 8 Random Facts/Habits meme. (I’m actually quite flattered that I was tagged! I’m always secretly hoping that I’ll get tagged for memes!!)

RULES - Post rules before giving the facts - Players start with eight random facts/habits about themselves - People who are tagged need to write on their own blog about their eight things and post these rules - At the end of the your blog you need to tag (hopefully) six people and list their names - Leave them a comment on their blog, telling them they have been tagged and not to forget to read your blog.

Without any further ado, here goes!

1. I know 40 digits of pi. Yep, the number that has something to do with the circumference of a circle! Let me know if you ever want me to recite them for you!
2. I chew on the inside of my cheeks when I’m anxious. And by chew, I mean gnaw it so hard that I give myself canchre sores and have drawn blood. Bad, bad habit!
3. I finished five years of high school in four years on purpose because I didn’t want to graduate with the double-cohort.
4. I hate dusting with a passion that is unlike any other dislike I have.
5. I am a MASSIVE geek. I love all things Star Wars, The Lord of the Rings, and Star Trek: The Next Generation. In fact, I’m currently reading The Making of Star Wars and it’s fascinating! I know most of the Star Wars dialogue by heart, and read The Lord of the Rings about once/year - speaking of which, it’s about time!
6. I like to hide on Brad. I find it quite entertaining to hide and make him find me. Yep, I’m weird! (What makes this even more bizarre is that we have a two-bedroom apartment, so the chances that he’ll be looking for me for long are quite slim!)
7. I have a tattoo of the word “think” on my upper right arm and a nose piercing.
8. I have no style and no favourite type of music. I used to be a punk, and listen to punk music and ska and wear oversized pants and have funky hair. Then I stopped listening to that type of music, and I’m at this weird stage in my life where I don’t know how I want to dress or what type of music I want to listen to. I love 8o’s music (random, I know) and I also love, love, LOVE ballad-y guy bands like Dashboard Confessional, The Postal Service, and Franz Ferdinand. But when people ask what my favourite type of music is, my answer is ” … Um … I don’t know.” It’s awkward! After having an “image” for so much of my childhood and teenage years, it’s hard on me to not be portraying one now. I think it’s good for me though, since it’s forcing me to face myself and figure out who I am as opposed to who I want to be or who I want to portray or what my identity is. Wow. Apparently I’ve got some thinking to do!

Now for the tagging. Six people, huh?

1. Jenny at Our Baby Doe
   
2. Dave at i spoke too soon
3. Crystle at Crystal Clear
4. Nicole at Bellies and Babies
5. Di & Russ at Diane + Russell
6. Ryanne at Random Thought and Ramblings